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  1. A blonde Jackie Starr with two people sitting at a table

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1946
    Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Strippers
    Subject: Jackie Starr
    Description: Photograph of female impersonator Jackie Starr (at right) with two companions, the three sitting at a table with drinks.
  2. A Photograph of Coco LaChine at "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, Drag performers, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transgender community
    Subject: Coco LaChine, Gender Identity Project, Imperial Court of New York, Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center), They Lived it "Out!"
    Description: A photograph of drag queen Coco LaChine performing at the "They Lived it Out!"" event on January 23, 1998.
  3. Amanda St. Jaymes interview, part 2

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator: Stryker, Susan
    Date: 2001
    Topics: Coming out, Drag performers, Drag queens, Education, Female impersonators, Hormones, LGBTQ+ adoption, LGBTQ+ night life, Prostitution, Strippers
    Subject: 181 Club, Amanda St. Jaymes, Billy DeVoe, Center for Special Problems, El Rosa's Hotel, Finnochio's, Frolic Room, Heath Street, Screaming Queens, Tenderloin
    Description: Susan Stryker interviews Amanda St. Jaymes, a trans woman who moved to the Tenderloin in December 1963 at the age of 19. St. Jaymes worked at the Chukker Club, a 1960s venue frequented by trans peo...
  4. Backstage at Belle Reprieve

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wakefield, Michael
    Date: 1991
    Topics: Drag performers, LGBTQ+ clubs, LGBTQ+ communities
    Subject: Bloolips, Split Britches
    Description: These photographs were taken backstage at Belle Reprieve with Bloolips and Split Britches getting paid after the show.
  5. Bill Scott and Jackie Starr posing

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1947
    Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Strippers
    Subject: Bill Scott, Garden of Allah, Jackie Starr
    Description: Photograph of Bill Scott and Jackie Starr in formal wear and dramatic lighting.
  6. Billy DeVoe, Jackie Starr, Hotcha Hinton and Ricky Reynolds in tropical costume

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1950
    Topics: Burlesque (Theater), Drag community, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Strippers, Trans women, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Billy DeVoe, Garden of Allah, Hotcha Hinton, Jackie Starr, Ricky Reynolds
    Description: Photograph of Billy DeVoe, Jackie Starr, Hotcha Hinton and Ricky Reynolds in tropical costume posing in a line.
  7. Billy DeVoe, promotional photograph

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1947
    Topics: Drag, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators
    Subject: Billy DeVoe, Garden of Allah
    Description: Promotional photograph of Billy DeVoe in the Garden of Allah posing in a black skirt with a slit and a cropped black top with flowy open sleeves in platform heels wearing a necklace, stacked bracel...
  8. Billy DeVoe, Robin Raye, Jackie Starr and Hotcha Hinton dressed as cowgirls

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1950
    Topics: Burlesque (Theater), Drag, Drag community, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Strippers, Trans women, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Billy DeVoe, Garden of Allah, Hotcha Hinton, Jackie Starr, Robin Raye
    Description: Photograph of Billy DeVoe, Robin Raye, Jackie Starr and Hotcha Hinton dressed as cowgirls.
  9. Black and white portrait of Jackie Starr

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator: Moss Photo
    Date: circa 1939
    Topics: Drag, Drag performers, Female impersonators
    Subject: Jackie Starr
    Description: Black and white portrait of Jackie Starr wearing an elaborate hat and fur coat photographed by Moss Photo.
  10. Chilli Pepper with Tony Midnite

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1983 to circa 1993
    Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag performers, Drag queens
    Subject: Chilli Pepper, Tony Midnite
    Description: Photograph of Chilli Pepper and Tony Midnite in a dark room at the Baton Club. Chilli Pepper is wearing a robe, full face of makeup, and short blonde hair with an arm around Tony Midnite wearing a ...
  11. Comedian Rae Bourbon

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 8, 1942
    Topics: Drag performers, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ comedians
    Subject: Rae Bourbon
    Description: A photograph of comedian Rae Bourbon dressed in a suit with a polka dotted tie, wearing makeup.
  12. Controversy Erupts Over Drag Act

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: GAY Magazine, Skir, Leo
    Date: Mar. 12, 1973
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag performers, Lesbians, Transvestites
    Subject: Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Lesbian Liberation Committee, Liz Eden, Pudgy Roberts, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR)
    Description: This item is a clipping from GAY Magazine Vol. 4 No. 97 about the controversy surrounding Pudgy Roberts' drag performance at a Gay Activist Alliance meeting.
  13. Countess Estelle as a brunette

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: 1930 to circa 1960
    Topics: Drag, Drag performers, Female impersonators
    Subject: Countess Estelle, Garden of Allah
    Description: Photograph of Countess Estelle standing in front of a curtain wearing a sleeved dress with a long pleated skirt, dangly earrings, black heels, and a dark fur piece draped around both wrists.
  14. Countess Estelle at a party with five men, most in party hats.

     
    Collection: Francis Hill Photograph Albums
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960
    Topics: Drag performers, LGBTQ+ people, Transgender people
    Subject: Countess Estelle
    Description: Photograph of Countess Estelle in a black beret at a party with five men, most in pirate-themed and spider-themed party hats. There is a black spot in the image that blurs out the face of one of th...
  15. Countess Estelle in red dress

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1980 to 1990
    Topics: Drag, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people
    Subject: Countess Estelle
    Description: Photograph of Countess Estelle smiling with velvet red dress and tassel earrings.