From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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. Many, but not all, drag kings are members of the
LGBTQ+ community .
Performers
See also
References
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"Long Live the Kings! Drag Kings are making a scene in Seattle" .
Seattle Weekly . Archived from
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"Pepi Littman, Yiddish Drag King" . Forverts. The Yiddish Forward. Retrieved Jan 17, 2017 .
^ Waddell, Robert. "Profile: Elizabeth Marrero. This Drag King Is Sinfully Delicious." Puerto Rico Sun (San Juan, PR) April 14, 2007.
^ Mustarde, Danielle (19 April 2017).
"Talking drag with Lucy Jane Parkinson" . Diva . Archived from
the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
^ Moffatt, Kenneth James (2012).
Troubled Masculinities: Reimagining Urban Men . University of Toronto Press.
ISBN
9780802098238 .
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"10 Photos of 19th and 20th Century Drag Kings That Are Totally Inspiring" . 29 January 2016.
^ Obejas, Achy (21 April 1995).
"Diane Torr Explores the Dynamics of Drag" .
Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 1 July 2010 .
^ Gillian Rodger, " He Isn't a Marrying Man: Gender and Sexuality in the Repertoire of Male Impersonators, 1870–1930", in Sophie Fuller, Lloyd Whitesell, eds. Queer Episodes in Music and Modern Identity (Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 2002) pp. 109-110.
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"10 Photos of 19th and 20th Century Drag Kings That Are Totally Inspiring" . 29 January 2016.
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The Queer Encyclopedia of Music, Dance, and Musical Theater . San Francisco, California: Cleis Press, Inc. 2004. pp. 123–124.
ISBN
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"House of Drag winner Hugo Grrrl on his 'life-changing' win" . New Zealand Herald . 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2019-02-12 .
^ Dazed (2017-11-14).
"Groundbreaking drag artists who aren't RuPaul" . Dazed . Retrieved 2019-08-09 .
^ Mikelle Street (2019-10-31).
"Meet Landon Cider, World's Next Drag Super Monster" . Out Magazine . Retrieved 2020-12-17 .
^ Nina Lecourt (2019-03-28).
"Drag king Adam All: 'It's the air that I breathe' " . Pink News . Retrieved 2021-04-11 .
^ Tibi, Ariana (25 June 2022).
"Politics & Pride: Getting to Know Vico Ortiz" . LADYGUNN . Archived from
the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022 .
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"Melisa Meseguer, 'drag king': "Atacar a la masculinidad es dar donde más duele. ¡Y es muy divertido!" " . El Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2023 .
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"Nico Elsker" . Simia Espacio (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2023 .
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"Ken Pollet / Elena Ramírez (Málaga, 1992)" . Ajuntament de Barcelona (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2023 .
^ Nolfi, Joey (2021-10-05).
" 'Call Me Mother casts queens, kings, and nonbinary stars in wild new drag competition' " . Entertainment Weekly . Archived from
the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2022-09-26 .
^ Griwkowsky, Fish (2021-10-20).
" 'OUTtv's Call Me Mother stars local drag queen Felicia Bonée' " . Edmonton Journal . Archived from
the original on 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-03-06 .
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"Jarvis Hammer Represents Atlanta in "The Boulet Brothers' Dragula" Season Five" . The Georgia Voice . Retrieved 23 December 2023 .
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"Whitman Sisters (biography)" ,
Library of Congress
^ Vaudeville old & new: an encyclopedia of variety performances in America, Volume 1 ,
ISBN
0415938538 ,
pp. 1199–1200
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