There’s a scene early on in the 1995 comedy “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! But when “To Wong Foo” came out, theatergoers had yet to see “The Birdcage” or “The RuPaul Show” on VH1, both of which debuted in ’96. It was in ’95 when “To Wong Foo” introduced the world to its queens: Swayze, Wesley Snipes and John Leguizamo. While the marketing communicated one thing, the story of “To Wong Foo” was something different ― one that humanized its characters and paid real homage to drag as a culture. What’s so key about this is that “To Wong Foo” didn’t ask the audience to cackle at the main characters’ expense.

Source: Huffington Post March 22, 2018 17:48 UTC