Trans Pageant Legend Mimi Marks on 40 Years of Living Unapologetically

Trans icon and Miss Continental 1992 winner Mimi Marks sits down with TS Madison for a raw, emotional conversation about four decades of refusing to hide. From winning Miss Waterloo in 1986 to becoming one of the most legendary names in pageant history, Mimi shares how a kid from Iowa who always knew she was a girl found her community—and her voice—when drag became her doorway to living authentically.

In This Episode:
How Mimi discovered trans community in Milwaukee drag bars in the 1980s
Navigating the Jerry Springer era and exploitative daytime television
The legacy of Chicago's Baton Show Lounge and pageant excellence
Why "boy team/girl team" never made sense for trans kids
How Mimi's relationship with her siblings has changed and why
The impact of Fox News and Pro-Trump propaganda on Mimi's family
What the next generation of trans performers needs to know about their history
Mimi's first time seeing Madison's viral Ursula monologue (and falling in love with her talent)
The importance of being on time, professional excellence, and respecting the craft

Trans history. Pageant royalty. Mutual admiration between two legends who paved the way.

Featured Guest: Mimi Marks (@mimimarks11) - Miss Continental 1992, Chicago Baton Show Lounge icon, Jerry Springer alum, trans pageant pioneer

Topics: transgender history, drag pageants, LGBTQ culture, trans representation, Jerry Springer, Chicago nightlife, trans elders, pageant competition, living authentically, 1980s trans community, Miss Continental, Baton Show Lounge, trans activism, queer history

Subscribe to "OUTLAWS" with TS Madison for conversations that honor the legends who made space for all of us. Check out past episodes with Gigi Gorgeous, Laverne Cox, ballroom icon Sexy Lexy and more!

"Outlaws" is hosted by TS Madison, and is part of the Outspoken Network from iHeartPodcasts and iHeartRadio, co-produced by Turtle Run Entertainment.

Trans Pageant Legend Mimi Marks on 40 Years of Living Unapologetically
Trans icon and Miss Continental 1992 winner Mimi Marks sits down with TS Madison for a raw, emotional conversation about four decades of refusing to hide. From winning Miss Waterloo in 1986 to becoming one of the most legendary names in pageant history, Mimi shares how a kid from Iowa who always knew she was a girl found her community&mdash;and her voice&mdash;when drag became her doorway to living authentically.
In This Episode:
<ul>
<li>How Mimi discovered trans community in Milwaukee drag bars in the 1980s</li>
<li>Navigating the Jerry Springer era and exploitative daytime television</li>
<li>The legacy of Chicago's Baton Show Lounge and pageant excellence</li>
<li>Why "boy team/girl team" never made sense for trans kids</li>
<li>How Mimi's relationship with her siblings has changed and why</li>
<li>The impact of Fox News and Pro-Trump propaganda on Mimi's family</li>
<li>What the next generation of trans performers needs to know about their history</li>
<li>Mimi's first time seeing Madison's viral Ursula monologue (and falling in love with her talent)</li>
<li>The importance of being on time, professional excellence, and respecting the craft</li>
</ul>
Trans history. Pageant royalty. Mutual admiration between two legends who paved the way.
Featured Guest: Mimi Marks (@mimimarks11) - Miss Continental 1992, Chicago Baton Show Lounge icon, Jerry Springer alum, trans pageant pioneer
Topics: transgender history, drag pageants, LGBTQ culture, trans representation, Jerry Springer, Chicago nightlife, trans elders, pageant competition, living authentically, 1980s trans community, Miss Continental, Baton Show Lounge, trans activism, queer history
Subscribe to "OUTLAWS" with TS Madison for conversations that honor the legends who made space for all of us. Check out past episodes with Gigi Gorgeous, Laverne Cox, ballroom icon Sexy Lexy&nbsp;and more!
"Outlaws" is hosted by TS Madison, and is part of the Outspoken Network from iHeartPodcasts and iHeartRadio, co-produced by <a href="https://turtlerunent.com/">Turtle Run Entertainment</a>.

Is it on? Is it on?? Honey, is this thing recording?! TS Madison broke the Internet with six seconds and a 22-inch weave. And she didn’t just go viral — she became part of the culture, from "RuPaul's Drag Race" to Beyoncé’s "Renaissance." Her superpower? Her voice. Her kryptonite? Doesn’t exist. Her podcast? The one they never saw coming. Each week on "Outlaws," Madison sits down with living legends and rising stars who shed their armor and own their stories — turning side-eyes into sermons, pain into punchlines, and grief into galaxies. They speak when silence is safer. They dream when told to disappear. And they know what so many are taught to fear: that when you speak your truth, you open a portal. Some episodes will crack you up. Others may crack you open. Keep the tissues nearby, just in case. "Outlaws" is proud to be part of the Outspoken Network from iHeartPodcasts, in partnership with Turtle Run Entertainment.

Is it on? Is it on?? Honey, is this thing recording?!&nbsp;TS Madison broke the Internet with six seconds and a 22-inch weave. And she didn&rsquo;t just go viral &mdash; she became part of the culture, from "RuPaul's Drag Race" to Beyonc&eacute;&rsquo;s "Renaissance." Her superpower? Her voice. Her kryptonite? Doesn&rsquo;t exist. Her podcast? The one they never saw coming. Each week on "Outlaws," Madison sits down with living legends and rising stars who shed their armor and own their stories &mdash; turning side-eyes into sermons, pain into punchlines, and grief into galaxies. They speak when silence is safer. They dream when told to disappear. And they know what so many are taught to fear: that when you speak your truth, you open a portal. Some episodes will crack you up. Others may crack you open. Keep the tissues nearby, just in case. "Outlaws"&nbsp;is proud to be part of the Outspoken Network from iHeartPodcasts, in partnership with Turtle Run Entertainment.

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Mimi Marks: If God Didn't Make Me This Way, Then Whose Fault Is It?

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