I think there’s some ‘truth’ to it in some ways. Dolly acknowledges that she plays a lot with femininity and feminine expectations, and that ‘look’ she has is a costume in many ways. She doesn’t dress like that when she’s out incognito.
In the same way drag is a costumed examination of what makes someone look ‘like a woman’, subverting in some ways and embracing in others
I think there’s some ‘truth’ to it in some ways. Dolly acknowledges that she plays a lot with femininity and feminine expectations, and that ‘look’ she has is a costume in many ways. She doesn’t dress like that when she’s out incognito.
In the same way drag is a costumed examination of what makes someone look ‘like a woman’, subverting in some ways and embracing in others
Now I’m curious what she looks like with no makeup, would nobody recognize her?
And oh my gosh isn’t she like 80 years old now?
I bet her husband and Reba McEntire would be the only two people who would know.