The episode was directed by Mike Frank Polcino and written by Carolyn Omine and Robin Sayers.
In this episode, Marge successfully sells plastic containers because the buyers think she is a drag queen while Lisa tries to anonymously bring joy to others.
When Homer realizes what she's doing, he interrupts a party and reveals her true gender, a decision he immediately regrets.
She decides to help all of Springfield's outcasts, including Gil, Agnes and Seymour Skinner, and the Van Houtens.
When Agnes discovers the trick, Lisa is ashamed, but those people she helped invite her to lunch on the roof of the school as they appreciate her efforts.
Club gave the episode a B+ ranking, stating "'Werking Mom’ is written by Carolyn Omine, who’s been credited with some of the most grounded and surprising (in that good way) Simpsons episodes in recent years...Alongside first-time co-writer Robin Sayers, whose only other IMDb credit is for a Jerky Boys project unpromisingly enough, Omine has penned a spiritual sequel to ‘Homer's Phobia’ that might not equal one of the show’s most groundbreaking and enduringly funny episodes, but is still so locked onto the core of the show’s heart that it provides a blueprint for the show going forward, should anyone in The Simpsons’ hierarchy care to listen.