The All-American Contradictions of <em>Queer Eye</em>
For Season 3 of the Netflix makeover show, Kansas City provides subjects in need of pep talks or paychecks—and often both.
Before the five divine spirits of the Queer Eye makeover crew whooshed into his life, the 47-year-old Joey Greene didn’t regularly bathe, cut his hair, buy clothes, cook meals, or deal with the fridge stench described as resembling rotten chicken carcasses that had been eaten and then excreted by a skunk. The director of a summer camp for kids, Greene lived out of a deteriorating RV and barely used his work-appointed cabin. “It’s just never been a big deal for me to take care of myself, because I have what I need,” he explains.
“What’s wrong with wanting something that you just want, not that you need?”
