Oh, drag – a word that echoes so many things. Dramatic eye makeup, sass and flamboyant outfits. It may seem new to many of us, claiming its place on the scene with RuPaul, but those in the know understand that it’s a long history. While it has become very much part of our society, it hasn’t always been its confident and sassy self as we know it today. In fact, there may be many things we don’t know about it. At reputation level, its world flaunts extravagant shows and characters and embodies empowering life themes. However, underneath that layer, there’s actually a lot of history and rawness.
Drag is an integral part of Millennia’s culture and heritage, even though it can sometimes feel like a modern phenomenon because it tackles socio-political and socio-cultural themes in its unique way. For drag lovers such as ourselves and our dear readers: let us take a brief trip down memory lane into a sextet of its history. As we know, history is part of who we become.
Think about it, do you know how it all began?