Contestants on series four of Drag Race UK. BBC / World of Wonder / Guy Levy February 16, 2023 RuPaul’s Drag Race: our research shows how it helps destigmatise the LGBTQ+ community Mario Campana, University of Bristol; Katherine Duffy, University of Glasgow, and Maria Rita Micheli, IÉSEG School of Management Drag’s power is its contribution to the de-stigmatisation of LGBTQ+ people, which is needed to enhance their self-worth and wellbeing.
Some drag kings draw on facial hair to perform masculinity. Photo by Sneakers July 17, 2017 Strapped, packed and taking the stage: Australia’s new drag kings Kerryn Drysdale, UNSW Sydney Drags kings have recently been declining in popularity, partly due to the evolving debate around gender and identity. But now a new and more inclusive drag culture is taking the stage.
What’s the collective noun for a group of pantomime dames? PA December 16, 2016 A brief history of the pantomime – and why it’s about so much more than ‘blokes in dresses’ Nigel Ward, Anglia Ruskin University Claims have been made that having a male panto dame in this day and age is sexist (Oh no it isn’t!)