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Jackie Starr with drinks at the Garden of Allah
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1946 Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag performers, Drag queens, Strippers Subject: Garden of Allah, Jackie Starr Description: Photograph of Jackie Starr holding a small drink with other alcoholic beverages in the foreground. -
Jackie Starr with man in formal wear
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: 1985 Topics: Burlesque (Theater), Drag, Drag community, Drag performers, LGBTQ+ theater, Strippers Subject: Jackie Starr Description: Photograph of Jackie Starr at 74 years old with a man, probably Seattle, 1985. Posed in front of piano wearing suits. -
Janice Toy
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: House of History Creator: Date: Dec. 11, 2022 Topics: African American transgender people, Ballroom families, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Coming out, Drag performers, LGBTQ+ communities, Trans women, Transgender activism Subject: Janice Toy Description: An interview with Janice Toy. Janice Toy is a transgender woman and the mother of the House of History. In the interview, Toy discusses the LGBTQ community, reflects on her transition and coming ou... -
Johnnie at a glamour contest
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag performers, Female impersonators, Halloween, LGBTQ+ theater Description: Photograph of Johnnie in a white deep scoop neck top, black jacket, and long black satin skirt at a glamour contest, next to another performer onstage. Many spectators are visible in the foreground... -
Large Format Photograph of Finocchio's Performer
Collection: Finocchio's collection Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Date: circa 1950 to circa 1999 Topics: Drag, Drag performers, LGBTQ+ night life Subject: Finocchio's Club Description: Large-format photograph of a performer displayed at Finocchio's. -
Larry Buttwinick Drag Party
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Buttwinick, Larry Date: circa 1965 to 1975 Topics: Drag community, Drag in film, Drag performers, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ events Subject: Imperial Court of San Francisco, Larry Buttnick, Lavender Seniors of the East Bay, Society for Individual Rights (SIR) Description: This object is a silent 8mm film inside a private residence. It begins with 6 drag artists wearing makeup, dresses and false noses. The film continues and shows a man cooking in a kitchen, a drag p... -
Lee Leonard leaning on a vase, promotional photograph
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Seymour, Maurice Date: 1948 Topics: Drag, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender comedians Subject: Lee Leonard, Liz Lyons Description: Promotional photograph of Lee Leonard, who later performed as Liz Lyons, in a black sleeveless dress and long black gloves leaning on a large vase. Lyons was a trans woman who performed raunchy com... -
Letter from Lee Brewster to Rupert Raj (January 26, 1982)
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Brewster, Lee G. Date: Jan. 26, 1982 Topics: Drag, Drag performers Subject: DRAG Magazine, Rupert Raj Description: Letter from Lee Brewster to Rupert Raj granting him permission to use DRAG Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 26, published 1978. -
Lucian Phelps reclining on a bed of feathers
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1943 to 1948 Topics: Drag, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators Subject: Lucian Phelps Description: Photograph of Lucian Phelps reclining on a bed of feathers in a long sequined black dress and black fishnets. Handwritten in the upper left side of the photo is an autograph addressed to Jackie Sta... -
Marlow Monique Dickson Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Dickson, Marlow Monique Date: Jun. 19, 2021 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag performers, Female impersonators, Older transgender people, QTPOC, Trans women Subject: Crystal LaBeija, Jewel Box Revue, Josephine Baker, Marlow Monique Dickson Description: OUTWORDS guest interviewer Zackary Drucker interviewed Marlow Monique Dickson in Chicago in 2021. In the 1960s, Marlow moved from Chicago to New York, performing in bars around Greenwich Village. S... -
Marsha's Script for the First Harvest Moon Cabaret
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Hot Peaches Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag performers, LGBTQ+ theater, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Hot Peaches, International Chrysis, Marsha P. Johnson Description: Marsha P. Johnson's script for her role as host of the first Harvest Moon Cabaret, performed by the drag theater company the Hot Peaches. -
Marsha's Script for the Third Annual Harvest Moon Cabaret
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Hot Peaches Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag performers, LGBTQ+ theater, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Hot Peaches Description: Marsha P. Johnson's script for the Third Annual Harvest Moon Cabaret, performed by the Hot Peaches. -
Michael Phelan as "Miss Thing"
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1946 to 1956 Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag, Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color Subject: Michael Phelan Description: Photograph of Michael Phelan as his "Miss Thing" character leaning back in a feather hat, a white crop top, and a knee-level patterned skirt. Handwritten in the bottom right corner is Phelan's auto... -
Montell Infiniti Ross
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: House of History Creator: Date: Feb. 24, 2024 Topics: African American LGBTQ+ people, AIDS activists, Ballroom families, Black LGBTQ+ people, Coming out, COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-, Drag performers, LGBTQ+ activism Subject: House of Infiniti, Montell Infiniti Ross Description: An interview with Montell Infiniti Ross. Montell Infiniti Ross is a male drag performer who works as an advocate for LGBTQ rights. In the interview, Ross discusses the creation of the House of Infi... -
Mr. Ike Champagne as Dionne Warwick Signed Photo 1
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag performers, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ arts Subject: Dionne Warwick, Mr. Ike Champagne Description: Photo of performer Mr. Ike "Champagne" as Dionne Warwick.
