Drag queens across Texas, and the country, have experienced increasing protests and threats from a small group of vocal opponents and their political allies...
of the 1920s and ‘30s, and the prohibition of alcohol drew more everyday folks to underground clubs where queer artists performed.article from 1924 said the Pantages vaudeville program at the Melba Ball would showcase the performance and fashions of Francis Renault. “His gowns are marvelous creations by Zanel of Paris,” the story noted. “A copy of Marie Antoinette’s wedding gown and a kimona [sic] covered with roses of gold hand embroidery are two of the costumes.
In 1938, a Houston drag show venue, the Wagon Wheel, was intentionally set ablaze, investigators determined, just after a grand jury decided to look into its “type of entertainment,” according to archives kept byDrag continued to draw crowds at late night revues and supper clubs in the 1950s and ‘60s, with queens like T.C.
In the 1970s and ‘80s, the drag scene in Texas was graced by the talents of Donna Day, Tasha Kohl and Hot Chocolate, and the latter two continue to perform today. “There’s a tradition of handing a drag queen a dollar bill or five. The transferring of a dollar bill to a drag queen was based on the idea that she was there to entertain you for a cause,” he said.
From TV shows to TikTok, drag is as ubiquitous as sequins on a diva’s dress. The queens — and kings — of this performance art are as diverse as they come, with high glam, avant-garde and goth styles all exhibited on different stages across North Texas and the state. After the advent of Drag Queen Story Hour in 2015, drag performers have also become regular storytellers at public libraries, church bingos and some schools.
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