Social Politics
Drag is relevant to politics because of what queens and kings have represented historically, and for what these communities do for...
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About drag
Queens Kings
Drag is versatile. Queens and Kings make the choice to costume a piece of themselves in another gender (at a hyper-feminine or hyper-masculine range), adopting the clothing, the attitude, the persona, the presentation of their gender "opposite".
Drag is done for show, most commonly associated with competition and performance, but is also used as a sort of social calling card within the LGBTQ+ community, distinguishing between groups of people.
What to Know About Drag
Abstract
The world of drag is complex. Typically performed by gay men (queens) and butch lesbians (kings), drag is simultaneously a process, an evolution, an identity, and “costuming” for (stage) performance. This project examines who does drag and why, who and what drag is done for, the variance of drag, and more. The research focuses on exploring drag queens as a folk group, since scholarship on the subject focuses on the relationship queens have to femininity, womanhood, patriarchy, and heteronormativity. Drag queens are central to the disruption LGBTQ+ groups have on social perceptions of gender expression, gender roles, and sexuality.
Who does drag?
Where can I find drag being done?
When did drag begin?
How does drag relate to gender and sexuality?
What is "doing drag"?
What does drag look like aesthetically?
Why perform drag?
How is drag relevant to social politics?
Look Like A Queen
Look Like A king
Drag is not a "one size fits all" type of thing. It is intensely personal and unique to each individual who chooses to create a drag persona (King or Queen). The amount of variation in aesthetic expression is akin to the breadth of variation for gender and sexuality categories which drag attempts to emphasize.
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