Listen "DRAG STORY HOUR with Lil Miss Hot Mess (children’s book author, professor, and board member of Drag Story Hour)"
Episode Synopsis
Lil Miss Hot Mess is a joy and gift to children of all ages (including adults). As the author of Lady's personal favorite book, The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish, Lil Miss Hot Mess shares stories behind the incredible books. We discuss Drag Story Hour and the importance of using our voices to speak up for the youth in our country. I feel the timing of this episode is more important than ever! Please enjoy this beautiful episode where we bring such colorful light, love and joy to the pages of Lil Miss Hot Mess' books!
Lil Miss Hot Mess is the author of the children's books If You’re a Drag Queen and You Know It (Running Press Kids, 2022) and The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish (2020), and serves on the board of Drag Story Hour. She has appeared on world-class stages like SFMOMA, Stanford University, and Saturday Night Live, was a founding organizer of the #MyNameIs campaign that challenged Facebook’s “real names” policy, and has published in Curriculum Inquiry as well as The Guardian, Wired, and Salon. When not twirling, Lil Miss Hot Mess is a professor of public humanities and media studies.
Lil Miss Hot Mess is the author of the children's books If You’re a Drag Queen and You Know It (Running Press Kids, 2022) and The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish (2020), and serves on the board of Drag Story Hour. She has appeared on world-class stages like SFMOMA, Stanford University, and Saturday Night Live, was a founding organizer of the #MyNameIs campaign that challenged Facebook’s “real names” policy, and has published in Curriculum Inquiry as well as The Guardian, Wired, and Salon. When not twirling, Lil Miss Hot Mess is a professor of public humanities and media studies.
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