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New York Drag – The Art of Daniel Falgerho – 9 Card Promo Set ~ P1-P9

Promo Cards
2.5″ x 3.5″
Gorgeous 20pt stock, heavy gloss media
Limited to 2000 each
Rex Cards
2009/2010
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Checklist
P1 – Fuzzy Pink Queen – Wigstock Parade, 1994
P2 – Queens in White – Halloween Parade, 2000
P3 – Joey Arias – Performance at Don Hill’s, 2001
P4 – Colorful Queen w/Parasol – Wigstock Parade, 1994
P5 – Queen of the Damned – Halloween Parade, 2002
P6 – I Dream of Jeannie Twins – Halloween Parade, 2003
P7 – Judy Jetson Queen – Wigstock Parade, 1994
P8 – Sunflower Couple – Wigstock Parade, 1994
P9 – Rainbow Redhead – Drag Performer at Don Hill’s New York 2001

*Note: Original photography by Daniel Falgerho
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NEW YORK DRAG
Drag Queen Collector Cards
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A drag queen is a person, usually a man, who dresses (or “drags”) in female clothes and make-up for special occasions and usually because they are performing and entertaining as a hostess, stage artist or at an event. This is in contrast to those who cross-dress for reasons other than as a source of entertainment for others or transgender people who are not necessarily drag queens or cross-dressers but sometimes fit into those labels. There are many kinds of drag artists and they vary greatly from professionals who have starred in movies to people who just try it once. Drag queens also vary by class and culture and can vary even within the same city. Although many assume all drag queens are gay men or transgender, there are drag artists of all genders and sexualities who do drag for various reasons. Generally, drag queens dress in a female gender role, often exaggerating certain characteristics for comic, dramatic or satirical effect. Other drag performers include drag kings, who are women who perform in male roles, faux queens, who are women who dress in an exaggerated style to emulate drag queens and faux kings, who are men who dress to impersonate drag kings.

The term drag queen usually refers to people who dress in drag for the purpose of performing, whether singing or lip-synching, dancing, participating in events such as gay pride parades, drag pageants, or at venues such as cabarets and discotheques. In the United Kingdom, alongside traditional drag work such as shows and performances, many drag queens engage in ‘mix-and-mingle’ or hosting work at night clubs or at private parties/events. Drag is a part of Western gay culture; it is often noted that the Stonewall riots on June 27, 1969 in New York City were inspired and led by drag queens, and, in part for this reason, drag queens remain a tradition at pride events. Prominent drag queens in the gay community of a city often serve as official or unofficial spokespersons, hosts or emcees, fund-raisers, chroniclers and community leaders.