10 Fun Facts About My Trip To WWE WrestleMania 21
7. Friends' Brother Turns Out To Be A Drag Queen
My friend Fiona was living in LA around the time that I booked my flights to Californaia. She was staying with her Brother and insisted we should go stay with them for the weekend. Not men to turn down free accommodation, we gladly obliged.
Fiona was working when we arrived at the airport, so her brother Thomas picked us up and he was a really cool guy, chatting away to us, taking an interest in WrestleMania and mentioning that he had to work that night so we could chill at the apartment and then see Fiona later.
We get back to the apartment to drop off our bags and are just chilling out as Thomas went to get changed for work. He was taking almost an hour but we didnt ask any questions. Suddenly, this woman walks out of the bathroom. Well, what we thought was a woman.
So, it turns out that Thomas was a drag queen. I was absolutely gobsmacked.
In the next few days, we ended up at a couple of drag shows and it was an incredibly fun experience to see a life that youd just never see back home. I still have pictures from Thomas' act and whenever I see them I still chuckle and think back to my initial reaction when he walked out of the bathroom, dressed to the nines.
Thomas would end up as a contestant on Rupaul's Drag Race (as Morgan McMichaels) but we got to see him back in his early days performing in clubs throughout California. What a trip.