Her rival, Hetty King, was also a popular music hall ... It is upon the legacy of male impersonation that drag kings rose to prominence in the 90s, and have been growing their community ever ...

They’re bold and often sexual, though being a drag king has little to do with sexuality – the women who portray these male alter-egos can be straight, gay, bisexual, transgender, genderfluid ...

Drag king performances have never been as popular as drag queen shows, which some kings say is part of the ongoing struggle for female entertainers to be recognized on the same level as male ...

Hosted by upstart drag king and 2020 Mister Boycott Sir Nate, this monthly revue at Boycott Bar aims to introduce drag newcomers to the wildly diverse and often underappreciated world of male drag ...