Press/Media

Interviews, Readings, OpEds, Quotes, Write Ups

“‘There’s nothing inherently sexual about drag’: drag entertainers fear bills to restrict performances will hurt their livelihoods.” MarketWatch

Book review of Queering Drag: Redefining the Discourse of Gender-Bending, Meredith Heller. Queer Studies in Media & Popular Culture 8 (2023)

Cline Library author spotlight on Meredith Heller. Instagram and Facebook.

“How drag queens became the latest far-right target — in Tennessee and across the US” GRID News

“What Drag Queens are Actually About” GRID News

“An Introduction to Drag Performance and History” presentation for Derry Public Library

Queering Drag podcast interview with Isabel Machado for New Books Network (Gender Studies)

“JMS Screening Circle: An Interview with Meredith Heller” on drag culture, JMS Front Desk Journalism at SDSU

“Excess: Aesthetics, Gender, Performance” round table featured speaker, The LGBTQ Community Center of NY

“‘Riots’ is Racist” Guest OpEd on Lawyers, Guns & Money

“Exploring the world of women’s and gender studies” The Lumberjack  

“10 LGBTQ books to watch out for in 2020″ NBC News

 “Celebrating Valentine’s Day without romantic love and lust” The Lumberjack 

“Meredith Heller authors Queering Drag: Redefining the Discourse of Gender-Bending” College of Social and Behavioral Sciences News

“Revolutionary Words: Professors Pick Most Culturally Influential Books” Contributing author on The Lumberjack 

“Drag Queen Asks: Is Drag Degrading to Women?”
Guest commentator with Miz Cracker, AirTalk