Meredith Heller is a Sociology professor at Northern Arizona University. She holds a Ph.D. in Theater with a doctoral emphasis in Feminist Studies and specializes in performance studies, queer theory, and media analysis. Queering Drag: Redefining Discourse on Gender-Bending is the winner of the Popular Culture Association's 2021 Award for Best Book in LGBTQ Studies and one of NBC's "10 LGBTQ books to watch out for in 2020."