Watch: 100 Years of Drag Kings and Male Impersonation

Sure, you know that drag queens and female impersonators have been around for decades and have slowly started sneaking their way into mainstream media with the help of shows like RuPaul’s Drag Race, but what about the other side of the coin?

Drag kings and male impersonators have just as much of a storied past over the last century, from the Victorian era all the way to the Los Angeles drag kings of today, these women prove that drag is an art form, and definitely not a one-way street.

The educational (yes, you will learn) video is pegged to the documentary, The Making of a King, and it’s IndieGoGo campaign, following some of the top drag kings in L.A. today and their stories and interpretations of drag as artistic expression.