WHAT IS DRAG?

How much do you really know about the history of the word "drag"? Find out on this episode of InQueery, hosted by drag star Trixie Mattel, a contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 7 and RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars Season 3. Powered by Google. Trixie Mattel is a featured drag queen at RuPaul’s DragCon NYC, taking place September 28-30th. Tickets are available at rupaulsdragcon.com Trixie Mattel Explains the History of the Word 'Drag' | InQueery | them.

The cast of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" give us a brief history of drag's cultural influences. Thorgy Thor, Chi Chi DeVayne, BenDeLaCreme, Morgan McMichaels, Kennedy Davenport, Shangela, Trixie Mattel, Milk, and Aja talk about where the term "drag" came from, when it became part of popular culture, and the people who helped inspire it's origins, detailing how drag culture came to be. See more of the queens in the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars on VH1. Still haven’t subscribed to Allure on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/AllureYouTubeSub ABOUT ALLURE The best daily makeup tips, skin-care advice, hair tutorials, product reviews, and videos from beauty experts. “RuPaul’s Drag Race" Cast Explains The History of Drag Culture | Allure

Mo B. Dick, Maxxx Pleasure, Sigi Moonlight, Johnny Gentleman, and King Molasses explain the evolution of drag. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Drag kings have historically gotten a lot less attention than drag queens, but that’s starting to change. We interviewed five drag kings about their relationships to drag, how the artform has transformed, and what they love about it. In the words of King Molasses, drag is full of “that swag you get in the shower that nobody sees.” Drag king performances are all about playing with masculine identities: politicizing them, satirizing them, and having fun with them. And these performers have been around for centuries. In China, documentation of “male impersonators” dates back to the Tang Dynasty, from 618 to 907 AD. In the mid-to-late 1800s, drag king pioneers like Annie Hindle, Vesta Tilley, and Ella Wesner began performing. And in the early 1900s, Go-won-go Mohawk was likely the first indigenous male impersonator. By the early 1900s, black performers like Gladys Bentley and Stormé DeLarverie were becoming drag pioneers. And by the 1990s, there was a big, thriving drag king scene in cities like New York City, San Francisco, and London — all over the world. Today, drag kings are pushing for space in a cis male-dominated field. And it’s working. Resources: Instagram links for all the featured kings: King Molasses, DC: https://www.instagram.com/kingmolasses/ Mo B. Dick, LA: https://www.instagram.com/mrmobdick/ Johnny Sin Gentleman, LA: https://www.instagram.com/johnnythegentla/ Maxxx Pleasure, NYC: https://www.instagram.com/mr.mpleasure/ Sigi Moonlight, London: https://www.instagram.com/sigimoonlight/?hl=en Make sure you never miss behind-the-scenes content in the Vox Video newsletter, sign up here: http://vox.com/video-newsletter Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com Support Vox's reporting with a one-time or recurring contribution: http://vox.com/contribute-now Shop the Vox merch store: http://vox.com/store Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http://facebook.com/vox Follow Vox on Twitter: http://twitter.com/voxdotcom Follow Vox on TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@voxdotcom