I can voice my opinion on anything, not only as a drag queen but as a comedian. There is the fun of being in front of an audience, and when you’re in drag, you really get to show your true self. I wanted to stand up at the time, and 27 years later, here we are,” she explains. It also gave me an outlet to perform and do comedy. “It was kind of born out of the necessity of money, and also being a struggling college student. While out and still in costume, Lynn was called on stage by Tinsel Garland (a Philly icon) who was performing at 12th Air Command (now Tabu.) Garland motivated Lynn to try out a drag competition, which she did. That gig led to a stint as Alice in a musical based on ‘The Brady Bunch’, which played in Philly that same year, which then eventually led to a night out with the cast. That was the first time my mom, dad and grandparents saw me in drag,” Lynn recalls. And in the 90s, being gay and body-conscious, it was a lot to take in. I had to walk in heels obviously, wear corsets, fishnets, the bustier-the whole thing. “Playing that was kind of boot camp for drag.
