Un(masc)ing Drag History: Cis and Trans Women in Drag History

Presented by Artists Archives of the Western Reserve

Interview of director, production, and cast for P.S. Burn This Letter Please

Jennifer Tiexiera, Director/Producer

Michael Seligman, Director/Producer/Editor Craig Olsen, Producer George Roth, Subject

Moderator: Dr. Lady J, West 117 Foundation

Interpreter: Karen Schiller

Host: Patrick Shepherd, Associate Director

Presented by Cleveland International Film Festival

Interview with Feast of Fun

Hosts: Marc Felion and Fausto Fernos

Pre-dropping my drag last name

The Rise of the Modern Drag Queen

Interview with Feast of Fun, Marc Felion, Fausto Fernos

Even though folks have been crossdressing for entertainment since the dawn of time, the rise of the modern drag queen can be traced back to a some relatively recent events and a few key artists.

While American society in the 1960s was opening up to the many possibilities offered by the sexual revolution, a lot of drag artists took the art of female impersonation very seriously, and didn’t stray too far from a feminine ideal. It was folks on the fringe like Divine, Sylvester, the Cockettes, Holly Woodlawn and David Bowie who shaped drag into a multi-faceted art form we see today.

Today, queer educator, doctor of drag Lady J Martinez O’Neal Davenport joins us to take a look at the rise of the modern drag queen, from Holly Woodlawn and the Warhol Superstars to David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust persona to RuPaul who made her-story by being the first drag queen to get signed by a major record label.

Improving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Scholarly Publications

Presented by ProQuest

Panel members include:

-- Dr. Lady J, Director of Programming, Education & Outreach at Studio West 117 and dissertation author on transgender and LGBTQ+ performance history

-- Salman Hussein, a graduate student in history and anthropology at the University of Michigan

-- Parneshia Jones, Director of Northwestern University Press

-- Roberto C. Delgadillo, Student Services Librarian at University of California-Davis

ProQuest Every Voice campaign

Dr Lady J featured at 1:02 mark