I think the bottom line is that bees build (draw out) comb when they need it and they draw out the size that they need.
If they need drone comb, that is what they draw out. If they need brood comb, they draw much smaller cells.
In addition, where you place the starter strips or foundation also affects what kind of comb they draw. If you place the frame with starter strips or foundation in the brood chamber or in the area where the queen is laying, the bees will draw out brood sized comb. If it's on the edge of the brood chamber, they are more likely to draw out drone comb.
If you place the frame with the starter strips or foundation in a honey super, the bees will draw out larger cells for honey.
If you are using starter strips for the first time and your bees have been raised on 5.9, then the brood cells they draw out at first will be larger than "small cell" but as you continue to add in starter strip frames to the brood area, they will draw smaller and smaller cells until they reach what THEY want.
Linda T in Atlanta, speaking, I hope, from what I've learned from Michael Bush