5 LGBTQ+ country artists you should add to your playlist right now

Joy Oladokun, Trixie Mattel, and Brooke Eden are all LGBTQ+ country artists.Steven Simione/Getty Images; Christopher Polk/Getty Images; Erika Goldring/Getty Images

• Country music has a strong and ever-growing LGBTQ+ presence.
• One example is artist Joy Oladokun, who has gone on tour with John Mayer.

On the surface, country music might not seem synonymous with the LGBTQ+ community, but that's not the case.

In recent decades, a strong contingent of out and proud artists have emerged and are making their mark on the genre.

Here are five LGBTQ+ artists doing just that.