(Drag) Queen of Scots - The hilarious heartwarming memoir from UK s favourite drag queen

''It''s no mystery or secret how much I enjoy Lawrence Chaney.'' - RuPaul ''Tackles everything from gender identity, the thrill of a wig and why Scottish talent is often overlooked.'' - i News Lawrence Chaney has wowed audiences across the globe as the winner of RuPaul''s Drag Race UK. In Lawrence (Drag) Queen of Scots , Lawrence shares heartfelt and candid moments from their past. From being bullied as a child to what it''s like to date as a drag queen, they give us an insight to their journey towards acceptance and better mental health. The loch ness legend themself takes us through the struggles faced to get to where they are now. From their childhood, growing up as a queer kid in Glasgow, feeling self-conscious and turning to humour to avoid being bullied, Lawrence shares their painfully relatable coming out story, and how finding drag was a vehicle towards confidence and self-love. __________ ''Gorgeous, hugely talented, funny, charismatic, adorable, Chaney is a goddess and brings us joy.'' - Lorraine ''Lawrence shares some of [their] most intricate and personal stories...such as concocting a drag name, mental health and dating.'' - Gay Times ''Lawrence Chaney is the funniest queen by a country mile. She has delivered the laughs a locked down nation needed in abundance. But there''s much more to Chaney than her quick wit. Her vulnerability is also part of her natural gift.'' - Vogue

Product details

• Authors: Lawrence Chaney
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 22.09.2022
• EAN: 9780552178884
• ISBN: 978-0-552-17888-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 198 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Scotland, PERFORMING ARTS / Comedy, Autobiography: arts & entertainment, Performing arts: comedy, Other performing arts, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Of specific Gay interest, LGBTQ+ / Gay and Lesbian Studies, Gay Studies (Gay Men), SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, Relating to gay people