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Audra McClain

Audra McClain is a queer storyteller. She graduated from Kent State University in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Her work has appeared in Flaunt Magazine, Out Front Magazine, The Buckeye Flame and numerous newspapers.

Audra's Latest Articles

Riley Poppyseed makes queer Black history as Ohio’s summer-campiest drag king

By Audra McClain ● Culture ● July 31, 2023

‘Anything is possible,’ says the Columbus-based YouTube reality star currently breaking boundaries on a screen near you.

Ohio’s alternative performers are shaking up the drag scene

By Audra McClain ● Culture ● February 27, 2023

Across Ohio, drag performers are defying traditional ideas about drag, pushing boundaries and asking: “What can drag be?”