Drag queen, Art, History & Culture
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Drag queen, a man who dresses in women’s clothes and performs before an audience. Drag shows (typically staged in nightclubs and Gay Pride festivals) are largely a subcultural phenomenon. Though drag has never enjoyed mainstream appeal, drag queen is a common enough term in popular culture, partly
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History of Drag Queens, Drag, and Drag Culture
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A Brief History of Voguing National Museum of African American
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How a 24-hour drag show predicted the past seven years in America
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Pride Month 2023: Drag performers who made 'herstory
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Drag queen, Art, History & Culture
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How 'RuPaul's Drag Race' star Gottmik has become a pop culture icon
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Drag queen - Wikipedia
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From Medieval Theatre To RuPaul's Screen Queens: 9 Things You
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The US has a rich drag history. Here's why the art form will
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And Don't F&%k It Up: An Oral History of RuPaul's Drag Race (The
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Drag Queens Do Art History Sartle - Rogue Art History
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A Brief History of Drag in the Art World
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The Art of Drag – It Gets Better
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The Latinx Drag Queens of Brooklyn: How Queering Their Culture