Dr. Lady J holds a Ph.D. in musicology, with a dissertation on drag history. (Emily Heape / Courtesy of Dr. Lady J) Reading Time: 7 minutes At least 14 state legislatures have proposed bills targeting ...

Last month in Nashville, widely regarded as the entertainment capital of the South, Tennessee lawmakers passed a law that bans one class of entertainer: "male and female impersonators," otherwise ...

RENTON, Wash. — Late on a Saturday afternoon last month, a gaggle of children, ages 1 to 5, trickled onto a patio next to a bar, sat in tiny plastic chairs and waited for a host who was about to ...

Right-wing protests of Drag Story Hour events for children ramped up in 2022—often based on false claims that these events sexualize children—and a number of conservative state lawmakers have sought ...

With the controversy of drag and anti-LGBTQ+ laws in the news, you’d think the performance art would be shying away. Instead, drag is as loud and proud as ever, on Broadway, TV, fashion and more.

I was six years old when I first dressed in drag. It was for the Jewish holiday of Purim, which has a masquerading tradition dating back to ancient Persia. That year, I went as Bugs Bunny, but not ...

Seligman is the author of Who Does That Bitch Think She Is? Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag In 1987, Doris Fish, at that time San Francisco’s reigning drag queen, had accumulated enough notoriety for ...

Queer communities in the United States are under attack. Across the country, legislators are passing bills banning certain gender affirming care for trans youth, prohibiting teachers from talking ...

Lately, drag has been dragged through the mud. The art form has been cast in a false light in recent months by right-wing activists and politicians who complain about the "sexualization" or "grooming" ...

The LGBTQ+ community has long celebrated self-expression with drag shows featuring performers in costumes and makeup, impersonating men or women. Witness the popularity of the Emmy Award-winning ...

To many, the stereotypical image of a drag queen is one of a gay man dressed in exaggerated feminine getup, oversized wigs and heavy makeup. But drag’s image — and history — is far more complex. Drag ...

Linda Simpson performed in and chronicled the drag scene in the '80s and '90s, taking some 5,000 photos of performers. She calls Tennessee's anti-drag legislation "ridiculous." This is FRESH AIR. I'm ...