Fancyīeyond “Fancy,” McEntire’s discography has plenty of gems for any country queer. Today we look back on some of McEntire’s greatest songs, times when she has been an ally to LGBTQ+ people, and what a Country Queer might take from Reba. McEntire proves that where you come from does not have to be your destiny, and you can cherish the past without turning away from the future. With outings on stage and screen, in TV shows, including her sitcoms Reba and Malibu Country (the latter of which McEntire served as Executive Producer for and included LGBTQ+ characters), McEntire has been a mainstay in US popular culture for more than 40 years. After some success in the mid to late 70s with country-pop, McEntire relaunched herself in the 1980s as part of the country neotraditionalists.Ĭlearly inspired by the music of past country eras, yet McEntire always made sure her kind of country spoke to the lives of people in the present day and was not defined to one sound. It’s the one and only Reba (McEntire)! McEntire was one of the most consistent album sellers at a time when the country music industry was expanding. By James Barker, Staff Writer Reba Was Her NameĪ country music queer icon who goes by one name with flaming locks of auburn hair.
