The abbreviation stands for the recent (1995) feature film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, which stars three prominent male leads, all in drag. The film was made possible, in large measure, by the popularity of RuPaul (see previous note). The film, like RuPaul him-self, pushes the boundaries of gender, style, and "appropriate" (in the sense of what is "proper" to the self) behavior.