Drag superstar Alyssa Edwards is coming to Netflix with the help of Los Angeles-headquartered World of Wonder Productions.
The 8 x 45-minute Dancing Queen will follow the multi-layered life of Edwards, also known as Justin Dwayne Lee Johnson, as he navigates dance life, drag life, family life and love life in his hometown of Mesquite, Texas. The docuseries will also pull the curtain back on Johnson’s Beyond Belief Dance Company as he looks to prepare young dancers for a competitive dancing season.
The eight-episode docuseries catches up with the drag performer after several successful appearances on RuPaul’s Drag Race on VH1, most recently in this year’s 10th season.
World of Wonder’s Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Roy Orecchio serve as executive producers alongside RuPaul Charles. Johnson serves as producer.
Dancing Queen will be available to stream globally on Netflix beginning Oct. 5.
Watch the trailer below.
The queen you know. The stories you don’t.
Watch #DragRace fan-favorite @AlyssaEdwards_1 in #DancingQueen, a brand new docuseries premiering October 5! pic.twitter.com/ohG4QQwtvQ
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