User:Irina.voz/Drag show

Lead (Early existence)
The first instances of drag were well before drag shows began. In England and China in the 1500s women were not allowed to participate in drama or theater so the men impersonated females when acting on stage. In the Victorian period English actresses impersonated men in theater, and in America actresses like Anne Hindle also impersonated men in her performances. She had a low voice and shaved regularly to create a masculine appearance. The impersonation of the opposite sex was popular in theater and film until 1933 when the Hollywood Motion Picture Production Code was passed. This law or code was established to eliminate perversion which temporarily ended the era of male impersonation in film and theater.

(Popular Culture)

The article mentions Paris is Burning passing which. I think for drag shows details of this documentary have to be posted, aswell as RuPaul's Drag Race.

Draft proposal
There are no direct definitions because the concept and the art has changed so much over time. Drag history has its roots in medieval, religious, and philosophical culture. For example, the Catholic Church and ancient Greece would use men in dresses to portray a story and message. Roles of woman in plays and theater were portrayed by men these examples could be the foundation of what we consider drag today. , states that there have been countless cases of “drag performance” but essentially it is about the character and not the sexualization of females. The author goes on the state that clowns used for comedic relief are technically considered to use drag as well. Over time woman were included into the arts and were also using drag as a character. writes how it’s important to know that any gender and any person no matter what they identify as can be a drag queen because its an overdramatization of a character one creates. write that a drag queen is a person that does not claim any gender identity.

There have been countless cases of “drag performance” but essentially it is about the character and not the sexualization of females. While some cases of drag make it seem like they are mocking women’s bodies or over dramatizing their makeup, its not for mockery but rather for flattery. Much like comedy and performing many times it requires the dramatization of the character. So when men dress up as woman and overly accentuate the female form its usually done to show that this person is playing a woman. The author goes on to state that clowns used for comedic relief are technically considered to use drag as well

Throughout history cross-dressing has been studied and received academic consideration because of the high intersectionality of drag performances that include music, dance, politics, and gender theory.

Popular Culture Draft Proposal

In the beginning of ballroom culture, the categories were slim and most of the time the queens were trying to emulate female Las Vegas show girls, but when the 70s came things started changing. Instead, now queens tried to look like old Hollywood movie stars and now in this documentary many queens try to look like supermodels from the 80s

Rupaul’s drag race has been popularized since 2009 and having this kind of recognition only skyrocketed drag culture to be consumed by regular television watchers. The sponsorships, and aesthetic that they show inspired not only American television shows but shows around the world, like Brazil. This not only inspired other media platforms to show the drag queen culture it became a business. We now see how drag queens are being promoted in the makeup and fashion industry while also inviting other marginalized communities to participate. Drag culture left the underground and became mainstream in media and advertisements. While at first drag culture was marginalized and looked down upon it has snowballed and gained popularity making drag culture a part of the sexual and gender liberation.