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Gita Gilmore, Doc Brenner, Danny Brown and Paris DeLaire with a group of men and women, Jewel Box Revue
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: 1946 Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag performers, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Danny Brown, Doc Brenner, Gita Gilmore, Jewel Box Revue, Paris DeLaire Description: Photograph of Gita Gilmore, Doc Brenner, Danny Brown and Paris Delare posing for a group photo with five performers in elaborate satin and accessorized outfits with headpieces. A few are seated on ... -
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... -
Good Golly, Miss Holly! Interview with Holly Woodlawn
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Dragazine Date: Unknown Topics: Drag community, Drag in film, Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ autobiographies, LGBTQ+ cinema, LGBTQ+ magazines, Trans women Subject: A Low Life in High Heels, Andy Warhol, Dragazine, Holly Woodlawn, Scarecrow in A Garden of Cucumbers Description: This clipping comes from Vol. 1 Issue 09 of Dragazine spotlighting Holly Woodlawn, a famous drag queen, actress, and trans woman. The interview discusses the release of her book "A Low Life in High... -
Group Photo of Finocchio's Performers
Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Date: circa 1960 Topics: Drag community, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators Subject: Elton Paris, Finocchio's Club Description: A photo of a group of drag performers at Finocchio's. Elton Paris is pictured at upper left. This item comes from the Felicia “Flames” Elizondo papers (#2021-06) at the GLBT Historical Society. Fel... -
Group Photo of Seven Queens at Aunt Charlie's
Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Date: circa 1995 to circa 2005 Topics: Drag community, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities Subject: Aunt Charlie's Lounge Description: A group of performers at Aunt Charlie's Lounge. This item comes from the Felicia “Flames” Elizondo papers (#2021-06) at the GLBT Historical Society. Felicia Elizondo, who performed as Felicia Fl... -
Group photo with Peewee Nattajon
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: 1995 Topics: Children of LGBTQ+ people, Children of queer people, Drag, Drag community, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people Subject: Peewee Nattajon Description: Photograph of Peewee Nattajon posing with her son in a group of people. They are posing in front of a tapestry, with some of them crouching next to a couch and some of them standing behind. -
Hanging with a Queen
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: LeWine, Sarah Date: Dec. 1, 1995 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, Drag community, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ people, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Trans women Subject: Chanelle Pickett, Vaunessa Vale Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence. -
How Far Can a Girl Go, When She Really is a Man?
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: Jan. 18, 1934 Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Organisations Subject: Female Impersonators of America, Jean Barrios -
HX Magazine Issue 6.17: God Save The Empress
Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Young, Gregory Date: Apr. 19, 1996 Topics: Drag community, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ magazines, LGBTQ+ monuments, Queens (Gay culture) Subject: Broadway Cares, Coco LaChine, Empress Coco Lachine, Empress X Ran-Dee, Imperial Court of New York, In The Life, RuPaul Description: HX Magazine article on the 1996 Night of a Thousand Gowns, organized by the Imperial Court of New York. The article gives an overview of the event and the history of the Imperial Court through stat... -
ICON - May 1996
Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Minuk, Steven Date: May 1996 Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Cosmetics, Drag community, Drag performers, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ films Subject: Million Man March, RuPaul Description: Clippings from ICON Magazine featuring an interview with RuPaul, who discusses things like drag in the mainstream media and representions of AIDS and LGBTQ+ rights in drag films. -
Icon Magazine Article on Joan Jett Blakk
Collection: Ephemera Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Ramelb, Carol Date: Unknown Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag community, Drag queens, HIV/AIDS, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Lesbian authors, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ literature, LGBTQ+ plays, LGBTQ+ poetry, LGBTQ+ politicians, LGBTQ+ press, Queer studies Subject: A Different Light Bookstore, DramaDIVAS, Joan Jett Blakk, Kris Kovick, Susan Stryker Description: An article discussing A Different Light's Third Annual Readers and Writers Conference, subtitled "A Bay Area Queer Event." The article details the various topics such as spoken word and speaker eve... -
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. -
Imperially Yours Vol. 25.2 (February 1994)
Collection: Imperial Queens and Kings of New York Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Imperial Queens & Kings Date: Feb. 1994 Topics: Drag community, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ musicians, Queens (Gay culture), Stonewall riots Subject: Allyson Ann Allante Description: This two-page newsletter discusses upcoming appearances of Imperial Queens members on TV and recent releases by queer musicians. -
Imperially Yours Vol. 28.12 (Xmas 1996)
Collection: Imperial Queens and Kings of New York Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Imperial Queens & Kings Date: Dec. 1996 Topics: Drag community, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ events Subject: Allyson Ann Allante, Imperial Court of New York, Stonewall Description: Newsletter by the Imperial Queens and Kings of NY, LI, NJ, CT, PA advertising upcoming events in the queer community, commemorating those who protested at Stonewall, and proclaiming that the Imperi... -
Imperially Yours Vol. 30.1 (January/February 1998)
Collection: Imperial Queens and Kings of New York Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Imperial Court of New York Date: Feb. 1998 Topics: Drag community, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ events Subject: Allyson Ann Allante, Empress Coco Lachine Description: This edition of Imperially Yours newsletter contains a rundown of the new elected officers of Imperial Queens & Kings, and a calendar of upcoming events.
