Welcome back to It Pays the Bills! Today’s guest is George Lester. From folding clothes at Primark publishing a book during the pandemic to his award-winning drag act, That Girl, George has had a wealth of experience in and out of creative industries.
A bit about George:
George Lester is the author of award nominated YA novel Boy Queen, an actor and drag queen based in London. When he’s not living in a world of words, he’s living his best life in the biggest wig imaginable as drag queen That Girl. In 2023, following protests from the far right at a Drag Storytime event, That Girl was named Pink News Drag Artist of the Year 2023 for her community work and went on to write and star in multi-award nominated show, THAT GIRL VS THE WORLD, which premiered at The Bridge House Theatre in 2024. He lives in Twickenham with his partner, is obsessed with romcoms of all kinds (gloriously classic to deliciously trashy), and, if pushed, would probably say that they were on a break but Ross still shouldn’t have done what he did.
George’s Instagram | That Girl’s Instagram | Boy Queen | See That Girl Live!
In the condensed transcript below, I’ve italicized my questions and comments. Paid subscribers will receive a bonus edition next week, Perks of the Job. Enjoy!
