The same year that lang came out, country singer Kathy Mattea performed at the second annual AIDS Walk Atlanta. Her coming out interview surprised no one, and coincided with her release of “Ingenue,” the album that marked her move beyond country and earned a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “Constant Craving.” While lang’s quirky style and butch look made lesbian pulses race, they also kept her from ever truly being embraced in the country mainstream.
