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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.
According to an article in the Houston Chronicle, she was considered to be "one of the most decorated queens on the pageant circuit". [12] She was also called "the most beautiful drag queen in captivity". [13] The first pageant title that Andrews won was Miss Just Us (1989). [14] She was a promoter for the Miss Texas Continental franchise. [15]
Turning to drag queens and kings, talented performers who are good at drawing a crowd and creating a festive environment, seemed like an obvious way to get the LGBTQ community and its allies back out.
Angeria Paris VanMicheals at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022. Angeria Paris VanMicheals is a drag queen who has described her style as "pageant, glamorous, and country". [5] Joseph S. Pete of The Times of Northwest Indiana called her "the epitome of southern charm, high glamour, and Atlanta drag pageantry at its absolute finest".
A photo of a drag queen wearing a set of red-tipped horns while reading to children at the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library in Long Beach, California, is going viral online.
Richards was born in Marion, Indiana, on November 17, 1957, and graduated from Marion High School in 1976. [7] She began performing in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the Famous Door nightclub and participated in her first drag pageant at The Hunt & Chase where she was crowned Miss Gay Indiana Emeritus in 1979.
Lady Catiria began her career at the age of 19 years in the neighborhood of Jackson Heights, Queens, impersonating the Puerto Rican TV performer Iris Chacón. [1] In the early 1980s, Lady Catiria moved to La Escuelita, a gay club located in midtown Manhattan, where she developed an extremely large following that would faithfully attend her lip-synching performances, especially on Saturday nights.