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The use of drag in this sense appeared in print as early as 1870 [5] [6] but its origin is uncertain. One suggested etymological root is 19th-century theatre slang, from the sensation of long skirts trailing on the floor. [7] It may have been based on the term grand rag which was historically used for a masquerade ball. [8]
A drag queen may either pick a drag name, or be given it by a friend or a "drag mother". [112] Drag mothers often come to lead their drag house, or start their own, and are more experienced and acclaimed members of the drag community. As such, drag mothers and drag daughters have a mentor-apprentice relationship. This is because drag mothers ...
The modern drag show originated in the speakeasies and underground bars of 1920s and 1930s Prohibition America, in what was known as the Pansy Craze. Drag became a part of gay culture and a form of entertainment usually enjoyed by adults in bars. [1]
In 1972, Harlem drag queens Lottie and Crystal LaBeija founded the first house, the House of LaBeija, and drag balls evolved into house ballroom. [2] In the ballroom scene, Black and Latino drag performers could achieve glory, find surrogate families, and feel a sense of belonging. [ 5 ]
In 2023, anti-drag laws have become a subject of heated debate in 14 states across the nation. And yet onstage cross-dressing goes way, way back — from ancient Greeks through Shakespeare to ...
Audiences will see cultural history as two phenomenons come together: queens from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and original cast members from “The Brady Bunch.” The iconic merger will recreate ...
Drag queens from Argentina in 1995. In the 1990s, drag queens became a fixture in the flourishing gay nightlife of Buenos Aires. [17] [18] There was a complex and visible culture of homosexuals and cross-dressers that extended in all the social classes of Buenos Aires during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [19]
In 2009, Mariah Carey dressed as a male stalker in her “Obsessed” video, while Lady Gaga cast her own campy drag character, Jo Calderone, to star in the video for “You and I” in 2011.