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Drag kings, explained by drag kings Jun 30, 2022 Featuring: Mo B. Dick, Maxxx Pleasure, Sigi Moonlight, Johnny Gentleman, and King Molasses explain the evolution of drag. Drag kings have historically gotten a lot less attention than drag queens, but that’s starting to change. We interviewed five drag [...]

Drag Has a Gender Pay Gap Problem Drag kings work as hard as queens. Why do they make less? By Russ Martin https://fashionmagazine.com/flare/barbie/ When Mo B. Dick burst onto the drag scene in New York City in 1995, around the same time that RuPaul Charles had found mainstream success, [...]

The Case for the Kings RuPaul’s Drag Race all but defines what drag is and who can perform it. The world’s best drag kings would like a word. By Amanda Chemeche - Jezebel.com https://jezebel.com/drag-kings-rupauls-drag-race-history-inclusion-1848824617 Beau Jangles, the self-styled “fuckboy for your great-grandaddy’s generation,” sings into an old-fashioned microphone in [...]

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6cIeBXO1bdnwbpdReydRG8 Club Casanova, NYC Drag Kings. Gender Bending. Punk Rock. In the 1990s, that’s what Club Casanova was all about. Back then, New York City nightlife was poppin’. But so was crime. Both of which then Mayor Rudy Giuliani was hellbent on cleaning up. Luckily for him, a [...]

Macaela Mackenzie June 11, 2021 Drag queens and kings have a long and rich history, but right now, we’re in the midst of a drag renaissance. Queens in particular — thanks largely to the popularity of Ru Paul’s Drag Race — are everywhere, racking up millions [...]

Drag kings, once the underdogs of the drag scene, are having a moment that cannot be ignored. By Amanda Chemeche https://www.them.us/story/8-drag-kings-you-should-follow-murray-hill-vico-suave Drag kings are on the rise, and their moment is long overdue. From the beginning, their very existence was overshadowed by the success of drag queens. For [...]

The blurring of gender boundaries has allowed for more freedom in online pageants — and soon, it’s hoped, back in the clubs. By Frank DeCaro https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/04/style/drag-kings.html It should not be a big hairy deal that a 32-year-old Chicago-based drag performer named Tenderoni will be [...]

August 30, 2020 | By Simi Horwitz Article #2 of Simi Horwitz’s ongoing series on alt-cabaret. Original Article Drag King Mo B. Dick (aka Mo Fischer), best known for his self-defining quip, “Instead of being an angry woman I became a funny man,” reluctantly admits it’s never been [...]

By Sonia Elks LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Carefully painting in sharp cheekbones and heavy eyebrows before applying a moustache and a final sprinkling of glitter, Jen Powell slowly transforms into male alter-ego Adam All ahead of a performance at a London club. Powell is among a growing [...]

The History of Drag Kings By Hazel Cills https://jezebel.com/the-history-of-drag-kings-1825710765 From RuPaul to Lady Bunny, drag queens have attracted the mainstream spotlight in recent years. But those who love the art form beyond Drag Race know that there’s far more to drag than performances of over-the-top femininity. Drag kings and [...]

The Rising Popularity of Drag Kings: An Interview With Spikey Van Dykey & Mo B. Dick The concept of drag is nothing new, but in terms of the mainstream conceptions of, one term comes to mind: Drag Queens. A folk etymology states that the term “drag” is an acronym [...]

Illustration: Chelsea Beck By Hazel Cills https://jezebel.com/as-drag-becomes-more-popular-than-ever-drag-kings-refu-1823500621 From the front of Bushwick’s tiny Bizarre bar, the first piano notes of Céline Dion’s “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” begin to play. The Missy Elliott that was just coming from the speakers has died down, [...]

From Gunner Gatlyn to Spikey Van Dykey, these Drag Kings will leave you feeling rather thirsty... by James Treacher https://www.buzzfeed.com/jamestreacher/8-drag-kings-that-will-send-you-all-a-quiver 1. Spikey Van Dykey Those abs tho... Follow Spikey Van Dykey here. 2. Adam All So nerdy, so hot.... Follow Adam All here. 3. Mo B. Dick Moody and [...]