Appalachian Queen - Spillin' Sweet Tea with Ted Brightwell

Podcast: Spillin' Sweet Tea · Morgan Robinson

Opublikowano: 2026-06-02

For more than five decades, Ted Brightwell has been entertaining audiences, breaking barriers, and helping shape LGBTQ+ visibility in Appalachia. In this special Pride Month episode of Spillin’ Sweet Tea, Morgan sits down with the legendary female impersonator known to many as the “Appalachian Queen” to reflect on 52 years of drag, the evolution of Pride in West Virginia, and the journey from performing in the 1970s to becoming one of the state’s most recognizable LGBTQ+ entertainers and advocates. Ted shares stories from the stage, memories of Charleston’s early LGBTQ+ community, the progress that has been m...