Before the queens of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” strutted the catwalk, drag inspired decades’ worth of groundbreaking documentaries and star-studded films for the big screen.
had a rich history on film, thanks to its cinema-worthy aesthetic and eras of public fascination.
From the late 1950s, when movies defied censors to depict gender-bending themes, to the early aughts, drag queens have inspired groundbreaking documentaries and campy narrative films featuring the world’s biggest stars. While these films have often fallen short of representing the richness of drag, they’ve been embraced as cannon by the queer community.
to being coached onset by the high-wire performer and drag artist Barbette — contemplates whether the much older suitor may just be her prince charming.More than two decades before Jennie Livingston’s “Paris Is Burning” brought New York City drag balls to the masses, director Frank Simon profiled contestants in the 1967 Miss All-America Camp Beauty Pageant, which attracted the likes of Andy Warhol as a judge.
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