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A definitive deep-dive into queer history and culture with hit reality show RuPauls Drag Race as a touchstone, by the creators of the pop culture blog Tom and Lorenzo

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From the singular voices behind Tom and Lorenzo comes the ultimate guide to all-things RuPauls Drag Race and its influence on modern LGBTQ culture. Legendary Children centers itself around the idea that not only is RuPauls Drag Race the queerest show in the history of television, but that RuPaul and company devised a show that serves as an actual museum of queer cultural and social history, drawing on queer traditions and the work of legendary figures going back nearly a century. In doing so, Drag Race became not only a repository of queer history and culture, but also an examination and illustration of queer life in the modern age. It is a snapshot of how LGBTQ folks live, struggle, work, and reach out to one anotherand how they always haveand every bit of it is tied directly to Drag Race. Each chapter is an examination of a specific aspect of the showthe Werk Room, the Library, the Pit Crew, the runway, the Untucked lounge, the Snatch Gamethat ties to a specific aspect of queer cultural history and/or the work of certain legendary figures in queer cultural history.