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Drag, Divas, and the Dust of the Desert: A Retrospective on To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
The 1995 film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar To Wong Foo -1995- Wesley Snipes Patrick Swayze...
Final thought: If you only remember To Wong Foo as the movie where Patrick Swayze wears a gown, you’ve missed the point. Watch it again—and watch Wesley Snipes. That’s not a man in drag. That’s a king in disguise. Drag, Divas, and the Dust of the Desert:
The story follows three New York City drag queens—Vida Boheme (Swayze), Noxeema Jackson (Snipes), and the "drag princess" Chi-Chi Rodriguez (Leguizamo)—as they embark on a cross-country road trip to a national pageant in Hollywood. Watch it again—and watch Wesley Snipes
The film’s greatest gamble was its trinity. Patrick Swayze (fresh off Point Break), Wesley Snipes (hot off Demolition Man and Passenger 57), and John Leguizamo (the edgy wildcard from Super Mario Bros.) were tasked with playing Vida Boheme, Noxeema Jackson, and ChiChi Rodriguez—three drag queens on a road trip from New York to Hollywood.
