RuPaul Charles, the professional drag queen whose speech style I examined, is one of the more famous drag queens – both in terms of public consciousness and in sociolinguistic research. Sarah Jenkins’s analysis (2013) explores her use of falsetto and intonation changes, the use of empty adjectives and crude sexual humor, and references to gay icons. Findings include the “use of pronouns to titles in order to indicate and support the fact that she [the drag queen] is, indeed, passing as a woman” (Jenkins
Topic: Drag Queen General Purpose: to inform Specific Purpose: to increase the audience knowledge on drag queens Thesis: Drag is big and larger than life, anyone would want to be a queen for a day, man or woman. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Fierce, fabulous, and glamorous are a few words to describe this woman on the screen. So would it surprise you all to know that she is in fact a he? B. Purpose Statement: My goal is to increase your knowledge about drag and educate you guys on the
Born Naked, the Rest is Drag “Just 'cause I wear paint, does not mean I am not a man” is a lyrical snippet from "Kai Kai" by Sharon Needles. This particular phrase stresses that a drag queen can be considered tacky, offensive, or just plain wrong, instead of being viewed as an artist. Gone from males wearing messy make-up in ill-fitting dresses, where they can now be considered professional artists resembling supermodels, popstars and real women. Society loves to put people in defined categories
Drag queens or female impersonators are one of the most iconic symbols of the queer community in Western society with their recognition coming from a number of sources: from fighting against police brutality during the Stonewall riots, to putting on entertaining lip-synching performances in LGBTQ nightclubs. Drag performers have become the ultimate representation of gender non-conformity in the Western world – as they are often painted as being subversive transgressors of gender, they are often seen
Critique assignment, I chose to attend Amy Cousins’s drag show on October 7, 2017, at the University Galleries with a couple of my friends who were curious about drag show as also. The drag show is in place to celebrate the Queer culture and to celebrate the Amy Cousins’s art while engaging in the LGBTQ* culture as also. I consider this event as part of Queer culture because drag shows are one of well-known artifact in the Queer culture. The drag performers would display their personality and have
of Afro-Caribbean drag queen kinesthetics (and said community’s restylization of extensively choreographed posing for the fashion elite, of which Vogue belongs) perpetuated and reinterpreted the “memories of resistance” (Patton …) from the civil rights revolution exploding from the Stonewall riots, although in a necessarily muted form. Patton describes Madonna’s video as an example of “cultural imperialism” (86) in which Madonna co-opted voguing from black and Latino drag queens who used the dance-form
(personal). LGBT have thousands of derogatory names that they are called or labeled as. Lesbians, gays, and bisexuals are called names such as dyke, fag, fag hag, and queer. Transgender on the other hand are called different names like cross-dresser, drag queen, drag king, and gender-queer (Eli R. Green). They are called these names by the ones who thought of the them which is society. Society uses these derogatory names against LGBT to try and make them change their ways (Eaklor 73). LGBT are also called
Intersectional Theories in Logan Gutierrez-Mock’s “F2MESTIZO” Logan Gutierrez-Mock’s “F2MESTIZO” takes on the subject matter of intersectionality between race, gender, and class similarly to bell hooks’ theory on drag balls within the film, Paris is Burning. Because the ideas of passing between two races and defining gender identity are interdependent, we see characters enter and exit worlds of powerlessness and privilege, imitate white status to gain privilege, establish a two-fold world of us against
because they are most of the hair stylist, makeup artist , and fashion designers. Carson Kressley he is an open gay stylist and makeup artist. He also is on the show RuPaul's drag race as a judge. In 2007 he became the host of lifetime called makeup show. Rupaul is the biggest drag queen in the world. Rupaul came as Rupaul's drag race in 1979 the first show aired. An Actress by name of Amiyah Scott she's the only transgender female on tv that is heard of. Lee Daniels is an openly gay movie director
The figure of the drag queen is pivotal in understanding transgenderism and issues related to gender. Drags are places where femininity or masculinity is performed by opposite sexes. The film, Paris is Burning, directed by Jennie Livingston, is a valuable source for understanding issues including race, gender and otherness. The film touches upon the lives of black gays and transsexuals who live in New York and constitute a subculture, which is differentiated from heteronormative culture in a given
Berendt's Attitude in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil "The biggest challenge . . . is finding characters worth writing about, " says John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. "I found a mother lode in Savannah" (Anderson 18). Berendt conveys certain attitudes towards different characters and events. He takes the same explorative and open approach to each person and situation, but his final attitudes towards them are quite varied. He behaves very differently around
Throughout Paris is Burning, Jennie Livingston chooses to keep a tight focus on the Manhattan drag ball scene. Taking up the majority of the documentary, drag becomes a crucial part to the audiences’ impressions of the film. Discussed and explored by many theorists and critics, drag is often seen as an influential part to our understanding of gender. One theorist in particular, Judith Butler, has argued that drag is the ‘very distinction between the natural and the artificial’. That is, gender and biology
sunlight, caught their eyes, they turned fiercely, like dragons with glittering scales, not to attack, but to pose. Some over nine feet tall in full regalia, they were totems of defiance against any attempt at definition. This was Wigstock, a festival of drag and a window into the recent disappearance of "Truth" from the West's intellectual landscape. I walked into this wonderland unassumingly and was sucked into its surreal reality. It turned out to be the perfect introduction to my studies at NYU because
The intention of this research is to clearly define the roles that drag performers fill in our society. With that objective, the key issues that must be clarified include offering what the distinction of a drag performer is compared to other individuals that may be mislabeled or misrepresented by such a title, and what education is lacking by those who challenge the concept of drag. In society it is a common theme to fear or demonize an idea we feel is taboo, even when we have a very weak understanding
“It's a sort of piss-take on culture, because a drag queen is a clown - a parody of our society. It's a sarcastic spoof on culture, which allows us to laugh at ourselves - but in a way that is inclusive of everyone.” (Ru Paul) “Drag queen” is another term for a female impersonator, defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as, “A male entertainer whose performance consists of dressing and acting like a woman” (OED 2015). The term ‘drag’ originated in the 19th century, when men performing as women
On Season 3, Episode 1 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, popular drag queen, Mimi Imfurst, fought to stay in the competition during the Lip Sync for Your Life elimination performance. In the middle of the number, Mimi Imfurst ducked underneath fellow queen, India Ferrah, picked them up on their shoulders, and carried them on the stage. At the end of the performance, RuPaul eliminated Mimi Imfurst and said famous quote, “drag is not a contact sport.” How is manliness exemplified when cisgender, queer men are
audience was well aware of the bible and conservative beliefs. Back in the United States, traditional drag began to be seen in the late 1800s when broadway star, Julian Etinge, began performing as a girl as early as the age of ten. During this time period, the United States in particular was at a time of paranoia. In an article written by TQS Magazine, “A Brief History of Drag,” it explains the drag culture as a risk to the country, "After the two world wars, under Joseph McCartney, national paranoia
Drag has been used as a way of healing for some, it allows an individual to create a new self of self and draw on their own strengths (Yee, 2011). By entering the world of Drag it is opening a world of possibilities for an individual, and allows them to make close relationships with others within the Drag world (Yee, 2011). This was the case for Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova, or Katya for short. Katya is a beautiful drag persona of Brian Joseph McCook (Runyon, 2017). Katya competed in seasons
Hell on Earth “There are times when we're dirt broke, hungry, and freezing, and I ask myself, why the hell am I still living here?” states Mark. “The most integrated place on the planet”, Alphabet city the red light district of Manhattan home to diverse families and struggling artists. Alphabet City is notorious for its lettered avenues, high levels of drug activity, and crime attracted the growing Bohemian population of 1980’s because of low rents, and creative atmosphere. Rent inspires individuals
Burning We recently watched the film Paris is Burning, a documentary about black drag queens in Harlem and their culture surrounding balls. Directly related we also read two feminist critiques, Gender is Burning: Questions of Appropriation and Subversion by Judith Butler and Is Paris Burning by bell hooks. Two areas of critique I focus on and question are the critiques regarding the filmmaker, audience and drag queens and how they participate to reinforce a heterosexual racist patriarchy. Furthermore