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Drag pageantry is a developed form of pageantry for female impersonators, drag queens, and trans women, styled after traditional beauty pageants or contests for cisgender women. It has also evolved into a pageantry for male impersonators , drag kings and trans men .
Also known as the Continental Pageantry System, the pageant features different competitions. Miss Continental Plus debuted in 1991, a pageant for competitors weighing 225 lb (102 kg) or more. Miss Continental Elite was created in 2004 for entertainers who are over the age of 40.
Examples of drag clothing provided and created by the performers themselves for an early Miami Beach version of Wild Side Story in 1973. By the early 1970s, drag was influenced by the psychedelic rock and hippie culture of the era. A San Francisco drag troupe, The Cockettes (1970–1972), performed with glitter eyeshadow and gilded mustaches ...
This is a list of drag kings, sometimes known as male impersonators, drag performers, or drag artists. A drag king is a person who dresses in masculine clothes and hides their regular features (through such things as breast binding ) for special occasions, often to perform, entertain, or engage in social activism.
Miss Gay America is a national pageant for female impersonators.Established in 1972, the pageant is based on the Miss America contest and follows a similar format. [1]Each year, contestants compete at various city, state, and direct regional preliminaries for the opportunity to advance to the official Miss Gay America pageant.
These 11 drag films from the 1950s to the early aughts show the centuries-long artform had a rich history on the big screen. ... the organizer of the pageant and a prominent figure in the early ...
A performer who uses the drag name Eula Rochard said she befriended the now-congressman when he was cross-dressing in 2005 at the first gay pride parade in Niteroi, a suburb of Rio de Janeiro.
Drag queens [3] Cissie and Ada: 2 United Kingdom: Drag queens [4] DWV: 3 (Detox, Willam) United States: 2012-2014 Drag queens The Fabulous Wonder Twins: 2 El Salvador: Drag queens Fay Slift and Fluffy Soufflé: 2 Canada: 2016-present Drag queens Frock Destroyers: 3 (Baga Chipz, Divina De Campo, Blu Hydrangea) United Kingdom: 2019-present Drag ...