His makeup was flashy and his attitude flashier. The founder of the House of LaBeija can be heard on the track saying, “Because you’re beautiful and you’re young, you deserve to have the best in life” - a direct clip from the 1968 documentary The Queen. Divine's iconic look, a direct assault on the traditional drag queen appearance of the times, made him legendary. One of the most recognizable and celebrated counterculture artists, Divine performed mainly female roles. On an interlude song titled “Ambience 001: A Certain Way” from his visual album Endless, the singer samples Crystal LaBeija, one of the most iconic names in the 1980s New York City ball scene. An indomitable icon of queer culture, Harris Glenn Milstead, better known by his stage name, Divine, was a trailblazing performer whose alter ego was rude, raunchy and outrageous: a joyously self-determined, deeply liberating figure. This isn’t the first time Ocean has referenced a drag legend to his fans. And her Adele impersonation is hilarical. Shes essentially the plus-size Floridian version of Bianca Del Rio. “I love the way Michelle Wolf thinks,” he wrote, simply, after the comedian came under fire in March for her performance at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner the post satirized Kanye West’s similar tweet about far-right commentator Candace Owens. A Tribute to Divine, Hollywood’s Most Infamous Drag Queen. Ginger is beautiful, quick-witted, sharp-tongued and long-eyelashed. Ocean rarely posts on his Tumblr page and usually reserves posting for releasing or announcing songs, sharing cryptic lyrics or messages, or very occasionally his sporadic thoughts. Sold for 376 American actor, singer, and drag queen (1945-1988). (Photo by Catherine McGann/Getty Images) (Catherine McGann/Getty Images). Frank Ocean Seemingly Pokes Fun at Kanye West With Tumblr Post Supporting Michelle Wolf drag queen and RuPauls Drag Race alum, to MSNBC.
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