Watch this drag queen transform from day job to drag show

Are you exhausted yet?
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Watch this drag queen transform from day job to drag show
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Having a full-time job can be exhausting, tack on a 4 hour drag transformation followed by a 3 hour performance and it sounds almost impossible, but for many performing drag queens this is standard procedure. Petra Fried, a favorite among NYC's drag scene, gave us a peak inside the life of a drag queen with a 9-5 and what it takes to do both.

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