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Temple Univ. Dental Student Accepts Diploma as Drag Queen Ruth Canal

Ruth Canal

Ruth Canal's follow-up video after graduation night partying isn't quite as glamorous. 


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Temple University's Kornberg School of Dentistry's graduation ceremony was treated to some extra flair when a drag queen, Ruth Canal, accepted her diploma in full glam regalia. The audience hooted with applause as she accepted her sash as a doctor of dental medicine.

The student, Jacob A. Dockery, posted the video of the moment to TikTok with the caption "Graduated from dental school in full drag" and hashtags including #doctor, #LGBT, and #dragqueen.

The graduation video was Dockery's first TikTok post. The follow-up video is of a drunk Ruth Canal later that evening sprawled in a construction site with filthy feet and her graduation gown hiked up to her waist as she chows down on late-night food and a friend sings "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miserables.

Watch the messy follow-up below. And here's to more of Ruth Canal!

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