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  1. Camp Hairspray

     
    Collection: Clothing Collection
    Institution: Wearing Gay History
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 30, 1993
    Topics: Drag community
    Subject: Bag Ladies, Camp Hairspray

  2. Coco LaChine to be Crowned Empress VII of New York at the Night of a Thousand Gowns

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Asian American LGBTQ+ people, Drag community, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ events, New York (State)--Fire Island Inlet, Queens (Gay culture)
    Subject: Coco LaChine, Empress VI Saleen, Empress VII Coco LaChine, Gay Games, George Wilson, Jerry Scott, Shelly Schusteroff
    Description: Page 38 of a newsletter that is part of the Private Lives section. The page discusses the rise of Coco LaChine in the New York drag scene and her appointment as Empress VII to the Imperial Court. I...

  3. Destination Asia Flyer

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Asia, Asian American LGBTQ+ people, Benefit performances, Birthday parties, Drag community, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities, Queens (Gay culture)
    Subject: Coco LaChine, Imperial Court of New York
    Description: A single-page flyer advertising a birthday party for Empress VII Coco LaChine for the benefit of the Imperial Court.

  4. Donald Fortune aka Eartha Kitt

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 26, 1993
    Topics: AIDS activists, Drag community, HIV/AIDS
    Subject: Donald Fortune, Eartha Kitt, Miss Gay USA
    Description: This is an obituary for Donald Fortune aka Eartha Kitt, who was known for his participation in pageants and AIDS activism.

  5. Dragazine No. 6

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Commondenominator, Lois
    Date: 1993
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag community, Drag performers, Drag queens, Trans women
    Description: The sixth Dragazine issue includes a review of Nan Goldin's The Other Side, a satirical profile of J. Edgar Hoover, reports from Wigstock '93, and brief pieces on anti-fur activism and goth culture...

  6. Evergreen Lounge Collage 18

     
    Collection: Te Papa Collection
    Institution: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
    Creator: Witoko, Chrissy
    Date: 1980 to circa 2002
    Topics: Art objects, Drag community, LGBTQ+ communities, Maori (New Zealand people)
    Subject: Evergreen Lounge
    Description: This collage was formerly displayed at the Evergreen Coffee Lounge on Vivian Street in Wellington. It includes photographs and assorted artifacts pertaining to the experiences of Chrissy Witoko, th...

  7. Evergreen Lounge Collage 22

     
    Collection: Te Papa Collection
    Institution: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
    Creator: Witoko, Chrissy
    Date: 1975 to 2002
    Topics: Art objects, Drag community, LGBTQ+ communities, Maori (New Zealand people)
    Subject: Chrissy Witoko, Evergreen Lounge
    Description: This is a collage of business cards made by Chrissy Witoko.

  8. Evergreen Lounge Collage 26

     
    Collection: Te Papa Collection
    Institution: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
    Creator: Witoko, Chrissy
    Date: 1975 to 2002
    Topics: Art objects, Drag community, LGBTQ+ communities, Maori (New Zealand people)
    Subject: Evergreen Lounge
    Description: This is a collage of business cards created by Chrissy Witoko.

  9. Evergreen Lounge Collage 31

     
    Collection: Te Papa Collection
    Institution: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
    Creator: Witoko, Chrissy
    Date: 1984 to 2000
    Topics: Art objects, Drag community, LGBTQ+ communities, Maori (New Zealand people)
    Subject: Evergreen Lounge
    Description: This is a collage of match packets created by Chrissy Witoko.

  10. Flyer for Fourth Night of a Thousand Gowns

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Ballroom dancing, Benefit performances, Dance, Drag balls, Drag community, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities
    Subject: Night Of A Thousand Gowns
    Description: A two-page save-the-date for the fourth Night of a Thousand Gowns. Cover shows photo of a Barbie doll standing at the top of an ornate staircase, and the second page contains information about the ...

  11. Girlfriend Magazine No.1 Summer 1993

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Summer 1993
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Drag community, Drag queens, Drag shows, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ photographers
    Subject: Joan Jett Blakk, Paris Is Burning
    Description: Girlfriend first edition, featuring interviews with queer performers, beauty tips for "fags and dykes," media recommendations, reflection on queer club culture, and the closing of Club Uranus and a...

  12. Glaad Presents: The Night of 1000 Legends

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Dance, Drag balls, Drag community, Drag queens, Gay bars, Transgender people
    Subject: Buster Hymen, Club 58, Coco LaChine, Diane Torrance, Empress IX Philomena, GLAAD, Lady Bunny, Night Of A Thousand Gowns
    Description: A one-page flyer for GLAAD's Night of a Thousand Legends celebration. The flyer lists several famous drag performers who will be in attendance, including Lady Bunny, Buster Hymen, Empress Philomena...

  13. Imperial Court of New York Press Releases on Night of a Thousand Gowns

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Benefit performances, Charity organization, Dance, Drag community, Fund raising, LGBTQ+ events
    Subject: Night Of A Thousand Gowns
    Description: Two press releases discussing events and awards that will happen at the next Night of a Thousand Gowns, and the various causes funded by past charity balls held by the Imperial Court.

  14. Thing Magazine No. 9

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Ford, Robert
    Date: Spring 1993
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag community, Drag queens, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ death and dying, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ magazines, LGBTQ+ night life, LGBTQ+ people in the military
    Subject: Chaka Khan, Chi-Chi LaRue, Del Rubio Triplets, Diva, Fenton Bailey, George Elmer Patterson, Lady Bunny, Liza Minelli, Madonna, March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation, Michelle Lee, Randy Barbato, RuPaul, Sandra Bernhard, The Goddess, The West Hollywood Cheerleaders, Whitney Houston
    Description: Thing Magazine Number 9, with an article about gay and lesbian people in the military, the Queer March on Washington, musical group the Pop Tarts, dancer and choreographer George Elmer Patterson, a...

  15. Third Annual Night of a Thousand Gowns: A Debutante's Guide to the Evening

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Ballroom dancing, Benefit performances, Dance, Drag community, Drag queens
    Subject: Night Of A Thousand Gowns
    Description: An 8-page pamphlet describing the etiquette and dress code for the third Night of a Thousand gowns.