BANGKOK (AP) — Lady Gaga has met Thailand’s premier “lady boys” at a Bangkok drag show featuring busty dancers who were not born that way.
Diving in to the city’s nightlife, the pop diva and an entourage from her “Born This Way Ball” took in a show at the well-known Calypso Cabaret, where she cheered on a transvestite review of Broadway show tunes.
“A million people have to pay to see a Gaga concert, but Gaga paid to see our show!” cabaret manager Nipon Boonmasuwan told today’s Thairath newspaper. When the performance ended, she took the stage to shake hands with the dancers and handed out six tickets to her show.
“Born This Way,” the title track of Lady Gaga’s latest album, has become a gay anthem. It includes the line, “Don’t be a drag, just be a queen.” Transvestites and transsexuals are known in Thailand as lady boys.
Promoters confirmed Lady Gaga visited the cabaret Wednesday night, just hours after her arrival in Bangkok.
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