Texas-born drag queen Shangela Laquifa Wadley, also known as DJ Pierce, makes a splash in HBO’s docuseries We’re Here. Along with Bob the Drag Queen and Eureka O’Hara, the fierce Shangela travels to small towns to recruit local residents for one-night-only drag shows. The result is a modern marvel of queer television with LGBTQ2 youth, estranged parents, and supportive allies all in stunning drag.
Shangela competed on three seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race and has since proved herself as a force in the entertainment business, touring worldwide and guest starring on TV shows like Toddlers & Tiaras and Glee. In 2019, she became the first drag queen to walk the red carpet at the Academy Awards after appearing in A Star is Born.
