The Beauty President

Meet "America's First Drag Queen for President". In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen persona Joan Jett Blakk. Today, Smith reflects back on his seminal civil rights campaign and its place in American history. Breakwater Studios, Hillman Grad Productions, and LA Times Studios present THE BEAUTY PRESIDENT. Festival premiere: SXSW (2021)