Last September, at the annual Worcester Pride festivities and parade in the Canal District, Glenn Stewart was just about ready to take the stage. Walking toward the steps, a float of drag queens passed by the country rocker, and one of them pointed and said "Hey, that's Glenn Stewart."

The singer laughed at being "spotted by a bunch of drag queens."

That same queen who pointed him out � Joslyn Fox, the nationally recognized drag queen and entertainer originally from Worcester � returned to say hello and introduce herself.

"I was stunned by her beauty and comfortable with the conversation," said Stewart. "At one point, I said, 'Hey, it's almost time for "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6,"which I knew because I'm a huge fan of the show. I said, 'You should look into it � you have the whole package and should try it out.'"

He didn't realize Fox had already shot the entire season of the reality competition, but she couldn't talk about it because of contracts and legalities.

"When Joslyn announced that she was representing Worcester on Season 6 of Drag Race," said Stewart, "let's just say I felt like an idiot."

Fox hardly thought Stewart was an idiot, though. They had never met, but Fox was a fan of the artist, who is making waves with his kick-up-the-dust, riff-heavy modern country. And Stewart, too, was a fan.

The two texted a bit, and she sent a message to Stewart saying, "I want to be in your video." Stewart, who has been working on his CD release on record label New Nashville North Entertainment, promptly hit her back that he had the perfect song for the duo.

With a lot to plan, and logistics to sift though, Fox and Stewart shot the video for "Little Miss John Wayne" on Feb. 9 at the Dark Star Tavern in Louisville, KY.

Born Patrick Joslyn, she was raised in Auburn, not very far from Stewart, which they learned during the shooting.

"She was a total freaking pro," said Stewart of his experience working with Fox. "While we were planning the video shoot and all the details, we started to forge a solid lifelong friendship, along with his fianc�, Andre. Things were very smooth between us all, to the point where I offered them to stay at my house as well as to pick them up from the airport. I always knew Joslyn as 'Joslyn versus Patrick.' Very funny. We got to spend a full day with Patrick, then Joslyn, then Patrick. It could sound a bit schizophrenic, but I know I have two to three great new friends. As we filmed, she owned that place and we joked on each other. In one scene she said, 'I'm going to steal all your thunder.'"

While it was too late for the video or song to be featured in "RuPaul's Drag Race," Stewart expects the connection to give his song some legs. Stewart's upcoming disc is still unnamed, but will surely have one by its springtime release. As part of the label's mission statement, Nashville North states it wants to "successfully merge the world of country music and the LGBT community, diminishing stereotypes, prejudice, bias and create a foundation for tolerance, acceptance and equality."

"I think one thing is clear," said Stewart, whose album was given financial backing by donations on Kickstarter. "I am breaking all the rules and stereotypes. I want the title to define what I have achieved. It's not just my usual country that kicks. It's way beyond that. It has gotten very personal. My passion for this CD has exploded and driven me not to let any of you down."

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