The Little Pageant That Could

The story

A documentary that chronicles the journey of L.A.’s “Best in Drag Show” to support the Alliance for Housing and Healing. The event, which started as a spur-of-the-moment spoof of Miss America thrown by a few twenty-something friends in a tiny West Hollywood apartment in 1990, grew to become L.A.’s longest-running drag benefit, including appearances by A-list actors, playing before thousands of people and grossing over $6 million to help those living with HIV/AIDS. With humor and heart, director John Carlos Frey takes us through an emotional journey of queer life and activism from the 90s to today.

Cast

P Patrick RushSelf J Jeffrey DrewSelf J John PaschalSelf J Jack LorenzSelf C Christina ApplegateSelf (archive footage) N Nell CarterSelf (archive footage) J Jennifer CoolidgeSelf (archive footage) J Jon CryerSelf (archive footage) A Anna FarisSelf (archive footage) K Kathy GriffinSelf (archive footage) M Melanie GriffithSelf (archive footage) K Kristen JohnstonSelf (archive footage)

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D Dot-Marie JonesSelf (archive footage) K Kathy KinneySelf (archive footage) J Julia Louis-DreyfusSelf (archive footage) J Jane LynchSelf (archive footage) C Chris PrattSelf (archive footage) C Charlie SheenSelf (archive footage) M Martin SheenSelf (archive footage) H Holland TaylorSelf (archive footage) V Vanessa WilliamsSelf (archive footage)