Cover: Dragged up
As it becomes increasingly popular and visible, drag challenges rigid gender roles and helps performers and audiences accept themselves.
By Jeremy Martin and Miguel Rios
Tags: Community & Lifestyle, drag, drag queens, drag kings, faux queens, nonconforming drag, gender, LGBTQ+, Shantel P. Mandalay, Ms. Shantel, Drag Queen Story Hour, Cassidy Q, Damian Matrix, Topatío, HiLo Club, Misty Snatch, Dust Bowl Dolls, The Boom, Dick Tater, Lindsey Churchill, Women’s Research Center, BGLTQ+ Student Center, University of Central Oklahoma, Damian Matrix, Shalula, The Wreck Room, Wreck Room Idol, Tape, Alotta Vahjeen, Vi Karius, Q Space, Youth Equality Services, The Loaded Bowl, Bang Bang Queer Punk Variety Show, Tramps