The Drag Gospel of Queer Jesus

by Chris Watkins

Rescuing biblical language from those who would persecute queerness and subjugate the natural world, The Drag Gospel of Queer Jesus contemporizes and enlivens Biblical mysteries. Exploring queer/trans identities and Florida ecologies through poetic forms (both received and invented) as often as through free verse, The Drag Gospel is simultaneously playful and serious, like the best drag performances. These poems nod equally and as often to the work of RuPaul and Marsha P. Johnson as to William Shakespeare or the authors of Genesis. Meanwhile, as the poems point to the artificial constructions of gender, they also embrace the (queer) natural world.

Genres: Poetry

Kindle Edition

First published March 15, 2026

Reviews

[Liesel Hamilton · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely debut. Weird, whimsical, thought-provoking, fun, and widely accessible —even for readers who usually feel intimidated by poetry. My favorite section is the queer ecologies section (I’m a sucker for nature books), where Chris demonstrates the complexity of a nature often constricted within a binary. These poems get nature, and Florida, right.