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Stonewall Inn, West Village
New York City’s Stonewall Inn, a historically significant gay bar and drag venue and the site of the June 28, 1969, Stonewall Riots (also called the Stonewall Rebellion and Stonewall Uprising).
Jewel Box Revue Program, Page 2
This is the second page of a Jewel Box Revue Program from July 1950. The page gives information on the founders of the revue, Doc Benner and Danny Brown. The Jewel Box Revue was America's first travelling show of female impersonators.
Drag Queen Bingo
A drag queen hosts drag queen bingo. Drag Queen Bingo is a comedy show featuring a drag queen entertainer who acts as both comedian and bingo moderator. There may also be additional singing performances and crowd participation.
Drag Queen Advertisement in Wild Side Story (1977)
Wild Side Story is a musical revue originally conceived in Miami Beach in 1973 as a drag parody of West Side Story. This image is one of the “Prologue” slides that would have been displayed before a performance of the show. Eddie Valdez (as José…
Drag Performance at Pulse Night Club (2015)
Trixie Mattel performing on stage at Pulse Nightclub on November 19, 2015. Pulse, a gay and drag landmark in Orlando, was one of the most visited and involved clubs in Orlando's gay community before the tragic loss of 49 souls that occurred in June…
Lady Bunny
Lady Bunny performing at A Drag Queen Christmas in Austin, TX, in December 2019. Lady Bunny is the founder of the annual Wigstock event and is a comedian, singer, and actor.
Drag Queen Float, Chicago Pride (2007)
Drag float advertising the Diva Royale Drag Queen Show in Chicago Pride Parade.
Wigstock
Lady Bunny and other performers at Wigstock 2000. Wigstock is an annual outdoor drag festival that began in 1984 in Manhattan's East Village. The festival was created by drag performer Lady Bunny.
High Heel Race, Washington DC (2015)
The High Heel Drag Queen Race is an informal costumed drag queen race in Washington, D.C. Each year on the Tuesday before the Halloween holiday, thousands of spectators come to Dupont Circle to watch as 100 or so costumed drag queens show off their…