Mother of Pearl (novel) they had not had before, until their paths cross owing to their common acquaintance of loner mystic Joody Two Sun. Mother of Pearl (novel) "See Nacre for material produced by mollusks." Mother of Pearl (1999) is a novel by Melinda Haynes, and was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection, June 1999. The audio version is performed by Nana Visitor. Set in Petal, Mississippi, a small town at the close of the 1950s, this novel tells the story of the 28-year-old Even Grade, a black man who grew up an orphan, and Valuable Korner, a 15-year-old white girl, who is
Pearl (drag queen) Pearl (drag queen) Pearl, occasionally known as Pearl Liaison, is the stage name of American drag performer and record producer Matthew James Lent. Lent garnered fame through competing on the seventh season of "RuPaul's Drag Race", finishing joint runner-up. Lent grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida with his mother and two sisters. He spent time drawing "rich old ladies with big diamond rings and furs", which eventually morphed into his drag persona. After moving to Chicago, Lent began performing in drag in 2012, alongside Kim Chi, using the stage name Pearl. He has described Pearl's persona as a "stepford wife