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Letter from Lee Brewster to Rupert Raj (January 26, 1982)
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Brewster, Lee G. Date: Jan. 26, 1982 Topics: Drag, Drag performers Subject: DRAG Magazine, Rupert Raj Description: Letter from Lee Brewster to Rupert Raj granting him permission to use DRAG Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 26, published 1978. -
Lucian Phelps reclining on a bed of feathers
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1943 to 1948 Topics: Drag, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators Subject: Lucian Phelps Description: Photograph of Lucian Phelps reclining on a bed of feathers in a long sequined black dress and black fishnets. Handwritten in the upper left side of the photo is an autograph addressed to Jackie Sta... -
Marlow Monique Dickson Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Dickson, Marlow Monique Date: Jun. 19, 2021 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag performers, Female impersonators, Older transgender people, QTPOC, Trans women Subject: Crystal LaBeija, Jewel Box Revue, Josephine Baker, Marlow Monique Dickson Description: OUTWORDS guest interviewer Zackary Drucker interviewed Marlow Monique Dickson in Chicago in 2021. In the 1960s, Marlow moved from Chicago to New York, performing in bars around Greenwich Village. S... -
Marsha's Script for the First Harvest Moon Cabaret
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Hot Peaches Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag performers, LGBTQ+ theater, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Hot Peaches, International Chrysis, Marsha P. Johnson Description: Marsha P. Johnson's script for her role as host of the first Harvest Moon Cabaret, performed by the drag theater company the Hot Peaches. -
Marsha's Script for the Third Annual Harvest Moon Cabaret
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Hot Peaches Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag performers, LGBTQ+ theater, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Hot Peaches Description: Marsha P. Johnson's script for the Third Annual Harvest Moon Cabaret, performed by the Hot Peaches. -
Michael Phelan as "Miss Thing"
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1946 to 1956 Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color Subject: Michael Phelan Description: Photograph of Michael Phelan as his "Miss Thing" character leaning back in a feather hat, a white crop top, and a knee-level patterned skirt. Handwritten in the bottom right corner is Phelan's auto... -
Montell Infiniti Ross
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: House of History Creator: Date: Feb. 24, 2024 Topics: African American LGBTQ+ people, AIDS activists, Ballroom families, Black LGBTQ+ people, Coming out, COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-, Drag performers, LGBTQ+ activism Subject: House of Infiniti, Montell Infiniti Ross Description: An interview with Montell Infiniti Ross. Montell Infiniti Ross is a male drag performer who works as an advocate for LGBTQ rights. In the interview, Ross discusses the creation of the House of Infi... -
Mr. Ike Champagne as Dionne Warwick Signed Photo 1
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag performers, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ arts Subject: Dionne Warwick, Mr. Ike Champagne Description: Photo of performer Mr. Ike "Champagne" as Dionne Warwick. -
Negatives from the "They Lived It "Out!"" Event, 1998
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Gwenwald, Morgan Date: Jan. 23, 1998 Topics: Asian LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black people, Drag performers, Jewish LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ events, Non-binary people, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender community Subject: Cindy Chan, Gender Identity Project, Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, Leslie Feinberg, Queen Allyson, Riki Anne Wilchins, The Allysonians, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center), They Lived it "Out!" Description: Negative strips featuring performers from the "They Lived It 'Out!'" Event, 1998. -
Negatives from the "They Lived It "Out!"" Event, 1998
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Gwenwald, Morgan Date: Jan. 23, 1998 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black people, Drag performers, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ events, Transgender community Subject: G. Winston James, Gender Identity Project, Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center), They Lived it "Out!" Description: Negative strips featuring performers from the "They Lived It 'Out!'" Event, 1998. -
Negatives from the "They Lived It "Out!"" Event, 1998
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Gwenwald, Morgan Date: Jan. 23, 1998 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black people, Drag performers, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ events, Transfeminine people, Transgender community, Transmasculine people Subject: Arlene Hoffman, Coco LaChine, Gender Identity Project, Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, Rosalyne Blumenstein, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center), They Lived it "Out!" Description: Negative strips featuring performers from the "They Lived It 'Out!'" Event, 1998. -
Nick Arthur standing in a suit
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: 1947 Topics: Butches, Drag kings, Drag performers, Lesbians, Male impersonators Subject: Mickey Baasch, Nick Arthur Description: Photograph of Nick Arthur standing in a suit with his hand in his pocket. He is next to a wood side table and a couch chair. -
Nick Arthur with Bobbie Kingville
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1950 Topics: Butches, Drag kings, Drag performers, Lesbians, Male impersonators Subject: Bobbie Kingville, Mickey Baasch, Nick Arthur Description: Photograph of Nick Arthur with a white streak in his hair and an arm around Bobbie Kingville. Arthur is wearing a tuxedo and Kingville is wearing a white dress shirt. -
'Not a Boy, Not a Girl, Just Me'
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Regelson, Rosalyn Date: Nov. 16, 1969 Topics: Crossdressers, Drag community, Drag performers, Dramatists, Gender expression, Gender identity, Theater Description: This is an article about Jackie Curtis where she discusses her identity and her play "Heaven Grand in Amber Orbit." -
Oh, What a Drag! The Life and Career of Wacky Jackie Phillips, Finnochio's Riotous Redhead
Collection: Rare Books Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Dewsnap, James Date: 1994 Topics: Celebrities, Clothing, Comedians, Cruising (LGBTQ+ culture), Drag performers, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, Gender roles, Homosexuality, Jails, LGBTQ+ people who use substances, LGBTQ+ spiritual people, LGBTQ+ theater, LGBTQ+ youth, Passing (Gender), Queens (Gay culture), Traffic accident victims Subject: Beige Room, Bobby Lane, Bobby Raye, Carroll Wallace, Cleo Stafford, Colonial Club, Elton Paris, Finocchio's Club, Flash Gordon, Halloween, Jack Long, Jackie Phillips, Jean Barrios, Jean LaMar, Kara Montez, Kitty Carlisle Hart, LaVerne Cummings, Les Lee, Lonnie Harper, Mardi Gras, Poppy Lane, Ray Saunders, Ricki San Juan, Russell Reed, Rusty Parkor, Tallulah Bankhead, Walter Hart Description: The autobiography of Jackie Phillips, longtime comedy queen at Finocchio's, as told to and ghostwritten by James Dewsnap. Book recounts Jackie's personal life and career development both pre- and p...
