46 – Dragging Our Balls – The History of Drag with Soña Rita

About the Episode

Once upon a time, Sierra had a sad, straight life. Then, it all changed when the gayest tornado ever recorded ripped through her life and covered everything in rainbows. That tornado is this episode. 

This week,  drag queen Soña Rita joins Colin to discuss the history of drag performance, while Sierra hangs on for dear life. Join us as we discuss what constitutes a hate crime, furries, and the most awful prank to ever exist on this podcast.

Subjects Covered

The Origins of Drag • Soña Rita - Drag Queen • The Harlem Renaissance • Ball Culture • Drag Houses • Drag Performance • Drag Race • pride month • Trixie Mattel • Katya Zamolodchikova • gay pride • Drag Balls • Ballroom • Vogue / Voguing • gay culture • early drag • Allyship • LGBTQIA+ • queer history • Gladys Bentley • Shakespeare and Drag • Marilyn Monroe • White Russians • Wishbone the Dog • Furries • White Supremacy • Drag's Racist History • The Pansy Craze •

Sources

• Story of Drag told by Trixie Mattel
• BBC - The History of Drag
• Wikipedia - Drag Queens
• American History - 1920s Drag Ball Culture
• History.com - American Civil War History
• History.com - American Civil War Reconstruction
• History.com - Drag Balls
• NY1 - Ballrooms of Harlem
• Wikipedia - Gladys Bentley
• History.com - Harlem Renaissance
• New York Public Library - Hamilton Lodge Ball
• GLAAD - Drag Race Queens of Color on Fandom Racism, Visibility, and Impact
• History.com - Gay Culture During Roaring 20s
• Wikipedia - Ball Culture
• RollingStone.com - History of Ball Culture
• Pride.com - Drag Race Has a Preference for White Queens