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Author
Language
English
Description
"Michael Perry meets David Sedaris in this follow-up to Josh Kilmer-Purcell's beloved and bestselling debut memoir, I AM NOT MYSELF THESE DAYS--another riotous, moving, and entirely unique story of his attempt to tackle the next phase of life with his partner on a goat farm in upstate New York"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Charles Busch is renowned for weaving popular culture, wicked camp humor, and biting social satire into an unusual and uproarious theatrical signature that has earned him the Outer Critics' John Gassner Award for Playwrighting and a Drama Desk Award for Best Play nomination. Of his latest play, The New York Times has written, "Uproarious ... wall-to-wall laughs ... Mr. Busch has swum straight into the mainstream and stays comfortably afloat there."...
Publisher
Logo
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Drag show star RuPaul returns with a brand new field of gorgeous and talented sequin-sporting queens. But it's not just about the wigs and the heels, it's about performers with passion who prove to be some of the most fascinating characters on television. And this season brings us the biggest personalities the show has ever seen, all vying for the biggest prize in Drag Race history, $100,000. Includes 11 episodes of the after-show, "Untucked : RuPaul's...
Author
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"DRAG is transformation, communication and, above all, exaggeration, where gender non-conformity is the plat du jour. In this arresting book, Simon Doonan observes an increasingly complex world by exploring drag's journey through history--from the surprising, to the sophisticated, to the radical--from the heady days of Caligula right up to our gender-fluid present" --
"Drag is transformation, communication and, above all, exaggeration, where gender...
Publisher
Logo
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Join RuPaul, the most famous drag queen in the world, as the host, mentor and inspiration on RuPaul's Drag Race, the ultimate in drag queen competitions. Playing a dual role, RuPaul reigns supreme in all judging and eliminations, while RuPaul, the man, helps guide the contestants as they prepare for each challenge. Contestants include the nation's most outrageous, cutting-edge, talented and stunningly gorgeous drag queens all fighting for the title...
Publisher
Logo
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Join RuPaul, the most famous drag queen in the world, as the host, mentor and inspiration on RuPaul's Drag Race, the ultimate in drag queen competitions. Playing a dual role, RuPaul reigns supreme in all judging and eliminations, while RuPaul, the man, helps guide the contestants as they prepare for each challenge. Contestants include the nation's most outrageous, cutting-edge, talented and stunningly gorgeous drag queens all fighting for the title...
11) Connie and Carla
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Connie and Carla are best friends who want to make a name for themselves in the musical theater. One night, Connie and Carla witness a low-level Mafiosi hit. The gals are seen by the shooters, and they hit the road in fear for their lives. Connie and Carla end up in Los Angeles, needing new identities. After watching a drag review, they decide to pose as drag queens. Their act is an immediate hit, and soon they're the toast of L.A.'s gay community....
12) Torch song
Author
Series
Publisher
Samuel French, Inc
Pub. Date
20190501
Language
English
Description
"In Torch Song - the two-act revival of Harvey Fierstein's award-winning Torch Song Trilogy - the life of Arnold Beckoff, a torch song-singing, Jewish drag queen living in New York City, is dramatized over the span of the late 1970s and 1980s. Told with a likable, human voice, Arnold struggles through love, heartbreak, and the challenges of child-rearing. But, a visit from his overbearing mother reminds him that he needs one thing more: respect."--...
13) White chicks
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Marcus and Kevin are brothers who work for the FBI and take on a case to escort socialite sisters Brittany and Tiffany Wilton from JFK Airport to their hotel in the Hamptons. Once there, two higher-ranking agents will take over the girls' protection. The extra security is needed because Brittany and Tiffany have been targeted by a serial kidnapper. With the help of an FBI lab scientist, the very much African-American Kevin and Marcus will be transformed...
14) Some like it hot
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
On the run musicians disguise themselves as women and join a singer in an all-female jazz band in order to escape the mob.
15) Victor/Victoria
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
A poverty-stricken singer in Depression-era Paris becomes convinced that the only way she can earn a living on the nightclub circuit is to masquerade as a man who impersonates women. Then she meets the man of her dreams.
Author
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Kabuki is well known for its exaggerated acting, flamboyant costumes and makeup, and unnatural storylines. The onnagata, usually male actors who perform the roles of women, have been an important aspect of kabuki since its beginnings in the 17th century. In a "labyrinth" of gendering, the practice of men playing women's roles has affected the manifestations of femininity in Japanese society. In this case study of how gender has been defined and redefined...
17) Freak show
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Billy bloom is one-of-a-kind: a fabulous, glitter-bedecked, gender-bending teenager whose razor-sharp wit is matched only his by his outrageous, anything-goes fashion sense. When his glamorous mother is forced to send him to live with his straight-laced father, Billy finds himself a diva-out-of-water at his new ultra-conservative high school. Undaunted by the bullies who don₂t understand him, the fearless Billy sets out to make a big statement...
Author
Publisher
RP Kids
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish encourages readers to boldly be exactly who they are. Written by a founding member of the nationally recognized Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH), this playful picture book offers a quirky twist on a classic nursery rhyme by illustrating all of the ways to "work it". The story plays off "The Wheels on the Bus" as it follows a drag queen who performs her routine in front of an awestruck audience. A fun...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Marriage equality comes to small town Texas. A serial killer, drag queens, and a dysfunctional family collide driving toward an explosive night as a memorial service at the bar and an Anti-Equality rally at the church both go off the rails.
20) Some like it hot
Series
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Two unemployed musicians accidentally witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, after which they flee to Miami disguised as female musicians.
