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Being BeBe: The BeBe Zahara Benet Documentary

Being BeBe: The BeBe Zahara Benet Documentary

Marshall Ngwa (aka BeBe Zahara Benet) came to the US in pursuit of education and discovered his gifts in the art form of drag. Immigrating from Cameroon, where Queer identity is criminalized, BeBe eventually becomes the very first winner of iconic reality show RuPaul’s Drag Race. He fights to maintain the trajectory of his career alongside a deep connection with his African roots and family.

Being BeBe: The BeBe Zahara Benet Documentary

Video has Closed Captions

Special | 54m 50s | From Cameroon to stardom: 15 years in the life of a reality TV champion (54m 50s)

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