: Screenwriter Douglas Carter Beane wrote the script as a defiant response to an anti-gay propaganda film. The unusual title was inspired by an autographed photo of actress Julie Newmar he saw in a Times Square restaurant.
: Three New York City drag queens— Vida Boheme (Swayze), Noxeema Jackson (Snipes), and "drag princess" Chi-Chi Rodriguez (Leguizamo)—embark on a cross-country road trip to the Miss Drag Queen of America pageant in Hollywood. Their journey is interrupted when their 1967 Cadillac breaks down, leaving them stranded in the conservative small town of Snydersville . To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar - IFC Center : Screenwriter Douglas Carter Beane wrote the script
