We Are Stoke-on-Trent: Meet the heavy metal drag queen
Heavy metal fan Ash began doing drag two years ago after watching hit US show, RuPaul’s Drag Race.
But the 27-year-old was worried how people would react to his drag persona – Maria Weaver Rose – on the metal scene in his home city of Stoke-on-Trent.
They loved it, leaving Ash keen to inspire people to “dress up and rock out”.
This video was created as part of We Are Stoke-on-Trent – a BBC project with the people of the city to tell the stories that matter to them.
26 September 2019
PAWTUCKET – The band members of the Kings and Queens of Rock and Roll live to rock, whether playing their hearts out at their Tuesday afternoon practice sessions or making their first CD, “My Heart,” a recently released compilation of five original songs that band members wrote.
The band members’ energy and enthusiasm for making music and enjoying life are infectious.
As do many other bands, the Kings and Queens of Rock and Roll have members with tattoos, and some musicians occasionally rotate in and out. Unlike other bands, however, the Kings and Queens of Rock and Roll perform for free and remain hyper-local. The band is composed of two staff members and several clients of Resources for Human Development Rhode Island (RHD-RI), a nonprofit, arts-based studio program serving adults with a range of disabilities.
With an irrepressible smile and hearty laugh, Baron explained why band members have so much fun together, whether playing for themselves or an audience.
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