Tag Archives: Drag

Fave Five: Nonfiction About Queer NYC

When Brooklyn Was Queer by Hugh Ryan

Bulldaggers, Pansies, and Chocolate Babies: Performance, Race, and Sexuality in the Harlem Renaissance by James F. Wilson

And the Category Is…: Inside New York’s Vogue, House, and Ballroom Community by Ricky Tucker

Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World 1890-1940 by George Chauncey

Glitter and Concrete: A Cultural History of Drag in New York City by Elyssa Maxx Goodman

Fave Five: YAs Exploring Drag

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

Drag Teen by Jeffery Self

Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig

Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju

Reverie by Ryan La Sala

Bonus: Coming April 25, 2023, Becoming a Queen by Dan Clay

Double Bonus: If you’re looking for drag rep in an early reader, try Big Wig by Jonathan Hillman, illustrated by Levi Hastings. In Middle Grade, check out Middle School’s a Drag, You Better Werk by Greg Howard