Not every person in the photos below is a 'drag queen,' and that there's a big difference between a transgender person, a transvestite and a drag queen. A transgender person is someone who does not identify with their assigned sex and would most likely not want to be referred to as a 'drag queen.' A transvestite is a cross gender male who enjoys wearing women's clothing. A drag queen tends to be someone who dresses in women's clothing more for performance or entertainment.
Some of these dudes really know how to dress like a lady....
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lgbt-news/10-historical-photos-and-_b_6625060.html
Photos credit of Huffington Post.
Oh my Lord.
ReplyDeleteWhere do you find this stuff?
ReplyDeleteOops. I must say the drag queens I see today are much more attractive than their predecessors. Better dressed too.
ReplyDeleteMen used to always play the female roles in theater. Also, I have a picture of my dad as a young boy. He was dressed in what we would now deem girls clothing for a formal picture.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, kk. I think in England the tradition lives on to this day in some productions.
ReplyDeleteThe best we got was Milton Berle in drag on TV.
When my ex-wife and I first lived in Chicago, we lived in New Town, a gay neighborhood. I saw some beautiful "women," er, drag queens.