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Central Standard

Queen Of Drag

Bruce Winter brought his Melinda Ryder persona to Kansas City in the 1970s, when all was quiet on the drag-queen front. A 60th-birthday profile of this leader within Kansas City's drag scene, who feels more free in costume. 

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  • Bruce Winter, AKA Melinda Ryder
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