Mary Sanchez: Appreciating the glitter, glam and artistry of a great drag show
For generations in the U.S., it has been available and has been enjoyed by straight and gay audiences, including my parents. In their era, long before my brothers and I arrived, a now defunct Kansas City nightclub called The Jewel Box Lounge was among their choices for a night out. Decades later, I would tell of dancing the night away amid similar performers at a venue...
Take a seat America.
The far right’s fuming obsession with drag queens and all that they don’t represent will continue, and edge dangerously toward outright violence.
Drag is performance art. It’s as old as Shakespeare, viewed with esteem in many cultures. For generations in the U.S., it has been available and has been enjoyed by straight and gay audiences, including my parents.
In their era, long before my brothers and I arrived, a now defunct Kansas City nightclub called The Jewel Box
