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I'm Beggin' of You, Please Watch This Drag Queen "Jolene" Music Video

12/12/2018 - 06:40 PM

Netflix is doing the absolute most to promote its new movie, Dumplin' [1]. If you're not familiar, it follows the story of an spunky, curvy, Dolly Parton-obsessed teenager named Willowdean as she tries to figure out who she is in a small Texas town. The clear Dolly Parton connection has yielded a treasure trove of exciting additions to the film: even during press rounds, Parton roasted her husband on national television [2], casually sipped tequila with Jennifer Aniston and Sandra Bullock [3]. When it comes to the actual film, she wrote new music for the soundtrack [4], and released a gorgeous, stripped-down version of "Jolene" [5] that will absolutely give you chills.

Speaking of the phenomenon that is "Jolene," Netflix has done us one better: a new music video featuring tons of popular RuPaul's Drag Race [6] alumni. The video, which features a slightly more uptempo version of Jolene, stars Ginger Minj, Alaska Thunderf*ck, Katya, Bebe Zahara Benet, BenDeLaCreme, and Manila Luzon. They get into all sorts of shenanigans: tire-swinging, home-making, bull-riding . . . and even outhouse-using! It's all par for the course, especially since there was literally a Dolly Parton drag queen [7] at the film's premiere. Now, if you'll excuse us, we're going to be finding the nearest hoedown and getting our entire lives.


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