Varla Jean Merman has been in the business of drag for 30 years, doing her best to āmake people laugh, scream, gasp, and sometimes groanā¦all in a dress completely stretched beyond recognition.ā
This drag iconās 2024 proudest achievement was putting together a Taylor Swift-inspired show called Varla Jean: The Errors Tour. āI explore all the horrible errors I have made in my career, like not telling the director of one of my All My Children episodes that snot flew out of my nose before they aired it,ā she says, āand discover that the only real mistake in life is the one you donāt learn from.ā
Merman adds, āLiving in Florida, I had to not only deal with the government trying to ban my job, but also deal with people in our community, all over our country, wanting to boycott my state. Our country is one body. If your hand hurts, do you cut it off? No. You show it more love and more support until it is well. Florida is filled with amazing LGBTQ+ people who are not responsible for the hideous policies that have occurred.ā @varlajeanmerman
