Leslie Jordan

The Tennessee native has had a prolific career as both an actor and writer, arriving in Hollywood in 1982 and got his first major notices when he played the Tammy Wynette-fixated drag queen in Del Shores' hit play "Sordid Lives" and went on to star in the film adaptation of that play. He also won virtually every Los Angeles-area award for best supporting actor gives in theatre for his portrayal of Peanut Leroy, the sodden, aging homosexual in …