On Sunday, gays, drag queens and even one celebrity chef flooded onto East Passyunk Avenue for the September iteration of QOTA. Aversa PR founder Kory Aversa, who’s in charge of promoting lots of events on East Passyunk Avenue, told me that there were around 200 to 300 people in attendance. To see more click here […] Continue reading → 
This is a very special person, who defies any category, drag, trans, man, woman. Foremost we met Divina Aloma as a beautiful, shining person, who is with 63 years still able to do carnaval and Whitney Houston performances in the club scene of São Paulo, where the average age is 17. Photography by Martijn Crowe […] Continue reading → 
Patricia Krentcil, whose ghastly burnt-sienna-tinged skin turned her into a Web celebrity, was the guest of honor last night at a roast at a drag-queen show in Hell’s Kitchen — but got so sloshed that she was tossed. The New Jersey mom of five was being feted at the event, called “Tan Mom at Hot […] Continue reading → 
Photography by Martijn Crowe www.thefaketory.org Do you know or are an amazing original drag artist who should be featured here? Let us know through an email at darryl@dragqueens-oftheworld.com. Continue reading → 
I got super dragged out for a party last night– I guess I was inspired by the crazy drag race weekend the week before! It’s hard to tell on my crummy webcam, but I even contoured my face with creme foundation like a real drag queen, instead of powder which is more typical. It felt […] Continue reading → 
Donatella is part of the Kardashian Ferrer drag family in Santa Cruz, a family of young gays that help and motivate eachother. Together with friends they design their make up and clothing. They produce dance shows on big events, and help show the still closed catholic community their boundary crossing identities. We applaud them and […] Continue reading → 
Drag and dressing up have long played an important role in the sexual counter culture. From cross-dressing male prostitutes in 19th century ‘molly houses’ to Lady Gaga’s alter ego Joe Caldrone, men and women have mixed dressing up, making up and style to help define their sexuality, parody ‘normal’ society and simply wrong-foot people’s assumptions […] Continue reading → 
We met David on a book presentation in Santa Cruz. Together with Juána he was dressed as a Chola Morenada, in traditional woman clothing of Bolivia. “I am David and I am a young transformista, my female name is Dayana Nicole. I was born in 1974 in Noryungas Coripata, in the La Paz state. I […] Continue reading → 
Jeff Cowen, a contemporary art photographer born in New York City, is best known for his portraits and collages, and a painterly approach to his photographic process. Five gelatin silver prints by Cowen are housed within the Photographer File here at New-York Historical Society. Taken early in the artist’s career, these images illustrate Cowen’s artistic […] Continue reading → 
Juána is a classic dragqueen, or in Bolivian terms a Chola morenada. In his outfits and dancing he performs ancient Bolivian cultural rites. All festivals and carnavals in Bolivia he is there and dances with other men and women. He loves the dancing and is very proud that he can do this. Photography by Martijn […] Continue reading →