The 1980s saw even greater experimentation with drag and gender-bending in music and film through artists such as Boy George and Pete Burns. MODERN DAY DRAG
together. Each house had a certain speciality; people who weren’t in houses were called 007s because they were free agents, waiting to be find their group.
By the 1990s, the world was ready to make the drag queen more mainstream than ever before. Indeed, the drag queen at the helm of this acceptance was none other than RuPaul Charles who would change the history of drag in the modern age. RuPaul made a name for himself in the late 80s and early 90s in the New York City club scene. He became a local celebrity who laid the foundation for him to achieve nationwide success. That successcameintheformofhis
The houses were governed by house parents, who provided guidance and housing to their “children.” Angie Xtravaganza, the mother of the House of Xtravaganza, explained in the documentary how her purpose is dual: As a house mother, she helps her children get ready for the balls and teaches them “how to survive in the gay world – it’s kind of hard.”
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