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  1. A Photograph of Billie Loba and a Cat

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Puerto Ricans, QTPOC
    Subject: Billie Loba, Guillermo Knight
    Description: A photograph of Guillermo Knight as Billie Loba. She has dark curly hair, and is wearing a white top and skirt, pink eyeshadow, and red lipstick. Sitting next to her is a cat.
  2. A Photograph of Billie Loba Posing in a Chair

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: 1987
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Puerto Ricans, QTPOC
    Subject: Billie Loba, Guillermo Knight
    Description: A photograph of Guillermo Knight as Billie Loba. She is wearing nude tights, pink eyeshadow, and red lipstick, and posing on a chair with her leg raised by a vanity. On the back of the photo is wri...
  3. A Photograph of Billie Loba Singing Wearing a Black Dress

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Puerto Ricans, QTPOC
    Description: A photograph of Guillermo Knight as Billie Loba. She is wearing a black dress, red lipstick and singing into a microphone.
  4. A Photograph of Billie Loba Singing Wearing a Green Dress

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Puerto Ricans, QTPOC
    Subject: Billie Loba, Guillermo Knight
    Description: A photograph of Guillermo Knight as Billie Loba. She is wearing a green dress and a pearl necklace, and singing into a microphone.
  5. A Photograph of Billie Loba Singing Wearing a Shawl

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Puerto Ricans, QTPOC
    Description: A photograph of Guillermo Knight as Billie Loba. She is standing with a microphone while an onlooker leans on the doorframe, watching. Billie is wearing a red and black shawl, and a green and white...
  6. A Photograph of Billie Loba Smoking

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Puerto Ricans, QTPOC
    Subject: Billie Loba, Guillermo Knight
    Description: A photograph of Guillermo Knight as Billie Loba. She is wearing a striped T-shirt and a white fur shawl and headband while holding a cigarette.
  7. A Photograph of Guillermo Knight Outside the Museo del Indio

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Puerto Ricans, QTPOC
    Subject: Billie Loba, Guillermo Knight
    Description: A photograph of Guillermo Knight (left) and an unidentified individual. Both are standing outside, in front of a sign that reads "Museo del Indio: Institutio de Cultera Puertorriquena."
  8. A Photograph of Guillermo Knight Playing Guitar

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Puerto Ricans, QTPOC
    Subject: Billie Loba, Guillermo Knight
    Description: A photograph of Guillermo Knight standing outside in front of a palm tree. He is wearing a purple jacket and holding an acoustic guitar.
  9. A Photograph of Guillermo Knight Praying

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Puerto Ricans, QTPOC
    Subject: Guillermo Knight
    Description: A photograph of Guillermo Knight wearing beads. He seems to be praying as he's sitting down, looking up, in front of a shrine or altar. On the back of the picture is written "Guillermo Knight."
  10. A Photograph of Guillermo Knight Shaving

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: 1986
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Puerto Ricans, QTPOC
    Subject: Billie Loba, Guillermo Knight
    Description: A photograph of Guillermo Knight, wearing a towel and standing by a sink holding a razer. The back of the photo reads "PR 1986."
  11. A Photograph of Mario Montez Holding a Fan

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1968 to 1972
    Topics: BIPOC, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Mario Montez
    Description: A photograph of Mario Montez in a black dress holding an open fan.
  12. A Photograph of Mei Lanfang Wearing a Headdress

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1920 to 1930
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Mei Lanfang
    Description: A photograph of Mei Lanfang wearing a headdress.
  13. A Place Where Love Becomes a Chronic Invalid

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Crisp, Quentin
    Date: Apr. 7, 1991
    Topics: Ball culture, Drag, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ people of color
    Subject: Elk's Lodge, Jennie Livingston, Octavia St. Laurent, Paris Is Burning
    Description: A New York Times article talking about "Paris Is Burning" and how it was received in the UK.
  14. Akihiro Miwa in Advertising Still from "Black Lizard" (1968)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Fukasaku, Kinji
    Date: circa 1968
    Topics: Actors, Asian LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Drag, Female impersonators, Female impersonators in motion pictures, Film, Japanese, LGBTQ+ people of color
    Subject: Akihiro Maruyama, Akihiro Miwa, Black Lizard, Kuro Tokage
    Description: "Black Lizard" (1968) is the English name for Japanese film "Kuro tokage" (1968). A synopsis of the film from its IMDB page reads: "Japanese sixties comedy featuring a cunning female jewel thief...
  15. Blue Dahlia Show Lounge Presents Our Guys Are Dolls Revue

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Blue Dahlia Show Lounge
    Date: 1960s
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag, Entertainers, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, Theatre shows
    Subject: Blue Dahlia Show Lounge, Kismet, Maria Montez, Paolo, Roger Williams
  16. Donna Day at 1979 Houston Pride (1)

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1979
    Topics: BIPOC, Crossdressing, Events, Female impersonators, Gay pride week, LGBTQ+ people of color, Photography, Public facilities, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Donna Day
  17. Donna Day at 1979 Houston Pride (2)

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1979
    Topics: BIPOC, Crossdressing, Events, Female impersonators, Gay pride week, LGBTQ+ people of color, Photography, Public facilities, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Donna Day
  18. Donna Day at 1979 Houston Pride (3)

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1979
    Topics: BIPOC, Crossdressing, Events, Female impersonators, Gay pride week, LGBTQ+ people of color, Photography, Public facilities, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Donna Day
  19. Donna Day at 1979 Houston Pride (4)

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1979
    Topics: BIPOC, Crossdressing, Events, Female impersonators, Gay pride week, LGBTQ+ people of color, Photography, Public facilities, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Donna Day
  20. Donna Day at 1979 Houston Pride (5)

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1979
    Topics: BIPOC, Crossdressing, Events, Female impersonators, Gay pride week, LGBTQ+ people of color, Photography, Public facilities, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Donna Day
  21. Finocchio Club San Francisco: The World's Greatest Female Impersonators (1982)

     
    Collection: Drag Show Programs
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Finocchio, Joseph
    Date: 1982
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Dancers, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, Striptease
    Subject: Antonio Vizcaino, Carroll Wallace, Florencio de los Santos, Frank Doran, John Lonas, LaVerne Cummings, Lestre LaMonte, Lori Shannon, Nicki Gallucci, Paco Rios, Ray Francis, Rene DeCarlo, Walter Hart
  22. Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, Musicians
    Subject: Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
    Description: A photograph of Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon looking wide-eyed at the camera. They are wearing a suit.
  23. Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon Playing Music with Others

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, Musicians
    Subject: Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
    Description: Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon performs music with others, each playing a different instrument.
  24. Group Photo at the 82 Club (2)

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1970 to 1979?
    Topics: BIPOC, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, Photography
    Subject: 82 Club
  25. Jewel Box Revue Can Can Number at the Apollo Theatre

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1969
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, Theatre shows
    Subject: Chris Moore, Jewel Box Revue, Kurt Mann
  26. Jewel Box Revue Ensemble on Stage (1)

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1969
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, Theatre shows
    Subject: Chris Moore, Dodie Daniels, Jewel Box Revue, Kurt Mann, Lynn Pace, Robin Rogers
  27. Jewel Box Revue Ensemble on Stage at the Apollo Theatre (1)

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1969
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, Theatre shows
    Subject: Brandy Alexander, Chris Moore, Jewel Box Revue, Kurt Mann, Lynn Pace, Nicki Valdez, Robin Rogers
  28. Jewel Box Revue Ensemble on Stage at the Apollo Theatre (2)

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1969
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, Male impersonators, Theatre shows
    Subject: Bobby Aiello, Bobby Barton, Brandy Alexander, Chris Moore, Dodie Daniels, Don Marshall, Jewel Box Revue, Kurt Mann, Lynn Pace, Nicki Valdez, Robin Rogers, Stormé DeLarverie
  29. Joan Jett Blakk for President

     
    Collection: Clothing Collection
    Institution: Wearing Gay History
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black queer people, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color
    Subject: Joan Jett Blakk, Queer Nation
    Description: I Want You, Honey! Endorsed by Queer Nation/Chicago Joan Jett Blakk for President Queer Nation Chicago
  30. Miss Corpus Christi America, Miss Corpus Christi Metroplex, Miss Texas Riviera pageants

     
    Collection: Victor Lopez and Rudy Cardona Photograph Collection
    Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
    Creator: Lopez, Victor
    Date: 1992
    Topics: Awards, BIPOC, Drag, Female impersonators, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Pageants
    Description: The pageants were produced by Texas Crown Productions and were part of the Miss Gay Texas America pageant, the largest and oldest pageant system for female impersonators in the state of Texas.
  31. Miss Corpus Christi America, Miss Corpus Christi Metroplex, Miss Texas Riviera pageants

     
    Collection: Victor Lopez and Rudy Cardona Photograph Collection
    Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
    Creator: Lopez, Victor
    Date: 1992
    Topics: BIPOC, Drag, Female impersonators, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Pageants
    Description: The pageants were produced by Texas Crown Productions and were part of the Miss Gay Texas America pageant, the largest and oldest pageant system for female impersonators in the state of Texas.
  32. Miss Corpus Christi America, Miss Corpus Christi Metroplex, Miss Texas Riviera pageants

     
    Collection: Victor Lopez and Rudy Cardona Photograph Collection
    Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
    Creator: Lopez, Victor
    Date: 1992
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Pageants
    Description: The pageants were produced by Texas Crown Productions and were part of the Miss Gay Texas America pageant, the largest and oldest pageant system for female impersonators in the state of Texas.
  33. Miss Corpus Christi America, Miss Corpus Christi Metroplex, Miss Texas Riviera pageants

     
    Collection: Victor Lopez and Rudy Cardona Photograph Collection
    Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
    Creator: Lopez, Victor
    Date: 1992
    Topics: Awards, BIPOC, Female impersonators, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Pageants
    Description: The pageants were produced by Texas Crown Productions and were part of the Miss Gay Texas America pageant, the largest and oldest pageant system for female impersonators in the state of Texas.
  34. Miss Corpus Christi America, Miss Corpus Christi Metroplex, Miss Texas Riviera pageants

     
    Collection: Victor Lopez and Rudy Cardona Photograph Collection
    Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
    Creator: Lopez, Victor
    Date: 1992
    Topics: Awards, BIPOC, Female impersonators, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Pageants
    Description: The pageants were produced by Texas Crown Productions and were part of the Miss Gay Texas America pageant, the largest and oldest pageant system for female impersonators in the state of Texas.
  35. Miss Corpus Christi America, Miss Corpus Christi Metroplex, Miss Texas Riviera pageants

     
    Collection: Victor Lopez and Rudy Cardona Photograph Collection
    Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
    Creator: Lopez, Victor
    Date: 1992
    Topics: Awards, BIPOC, Drag, Female impersonators, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Pageants
    Description: The pageants were produced by Texas Crown Productions and were part of the Miss Gay Texas America pageant, the largest and oldest pageant system for female impersonators in the state of Texas.
  36. Miss Corpus Christi America, Miss Corpus Christi Metroplex, Miss Texas Riviera pageants

     
    Collection: Victor Lopez and Rudy Cardona Photograph Collection
    Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
    Creator: Lopez, Victor
    Date: 1992
    Topics: BIPOC, Drag, Female impersonators, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Pageants
    Description: The pageants were produced by Texas Crown Productions and were part of the Miss Gay Texas America pageant, the largest and oldest pageant system for female impersonators in the state of Texas.
  37. Miss Corpus Christi America, Miss Corpus Christi Metroplex, Miss Texas Riviera pageants

     
    Collection: Victor Lopez and Rudy Cardona Photograph Collection
    Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
    Creator: Lopez, Victor
    Date: 1992
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Pageants
    Description: The pageants were produced by Texas Crown Productions and were part of the Miss Gay Texas America pageant, the largest and oldest pageant system for female impersonators in the state of Texas.
  38. Miss Corpus Christi America, Miss Corpus Christi Metroplex, Miss Texas Riviera pageants

     
    Collection: Victor Lopez and Rudy Cardona Photograph Collection
    Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
    Creator: Lopez, Victor
    Date: 1992
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Pageants
    Description: The pageants were produced by Texas Crown Productions and were part of the Miss Gay Texas America pageant, the largest and oldest pageant system for female impersonators in the state of Texas.
  39. Miss Corpus Christi America, Miss Corpus Christi Metroplex, Miss Texas Riviera pageants

     
    Collection: Victor Lopez and Rudy Cardona Photograph Collection
    Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
    Creator: Lopez, Victor
    Date: 1992
    Topics: BIPOC, Drag, Female impersonators, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Pageants
    Description: The pageants were produced by Texas Crown Productions and were part of the Miss Gay Texas America pageant, the largest and oldest pageant system for female impersonators in the state of Texas.
  40. Miss Corpus Christi America, Miss Corpus Christi Metroplex, Miss Texas Riviera pageants

     
    Collection: Victor Lopez and Rudy Cardona Photograph Collection
    Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
    Creator: Lopez, Victor
    Date: 1992
    Topics: BIPOC, Drag, Female impersonators, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Pageants
    Description: The pageants were produced by Texas Crown Productions and were part of the Miss Gay Texas America pageant, the largest and oldest pageant system for female impersonators in the state of Texas.
  41. Miss Corpus Christi America, Miss Corpus Christi Metroplex, Miss Texas Riviera pageants

     
    Collection: Victor Lopez and Rudy Cardona Photograph Collection
    Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
    Creator: Lopez, Victor
    Date: 1992
    Topics: BIPOC, Drag, Female impersonators, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Pageants
    Description: The pageants were produced by Texas Crown Productions and were part of the Miss Gay Texas America pageant, the largest and oldest pageant system for female impersonators in the state of Texas.
  42. Miss Corpus Christi America, Miss Corpus Christi Metroplex, Miss Texas Riviera pageants

     
    Collection: Victor Lopez and Rudy Cardona Photograph Collection
    Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
    Creator: Lopez, Victor
    Date: 1992
    Topics: BIPOC, Drag, Female impersonators, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Pageants
    Description: The pageants were produced by Texas Crown Productions and were part of the Miss Gay Texas America pageant, the largest and oldest pageant system for female impersonators in the state of Texas.
  43. Miss Corpus Christi America, Miss Corpus Christi Metroplex, Miss Texas Riviera pageants

     
    Collection: Victor Lopez and Rudy Cardona Photograph Collection
    Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
    Creator: Lopez, Victor
    Date: 1992
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Pageants
    Description: The pageants were produced by Texas Crown Productions and were part of the Miss Gay Texas America pageant, the largest and oldest pageant system for female impersonators in the state of Texas.
  44. Miss Corpus Christi America, Miss Corpus Christi Metroplex, Miss Texas Riviera pageants

     
    Collection: Victor Lopez and Rudy Cardona Photograph Collection
    Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
    Creator: Lopez, Victor
    Date: 1992
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Pageants
    Description: The pageants were produced by Texas Crown Productions and were part of the Miss Gay Texas America pageant, the largest and oldest pageant system for female impersonators in the state of Texas.
  45. Miss Corpus Christi America, Miss Corpus Christi Metroplex, Miss Texas Riviera pageants

     
    Collection: Victor Lopez and Rudy Cardona Photograph Collection
    Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
    Creator: Lopez, Victor
    Date: 1992
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Pageants
    Description: The pageants were produced by Texas Crown Productions and were part of the Miss Gay Texas America pageant, the largest and oldest pageant system for female impersonators in the state of Texas.
  46. Miss Corpus Christi America, Miss Corpus Christi Metroplex, Miss Texas Riviera pageants

     
    Collection: Victor Lopez and Rudy Cardona Photograph Collection
    Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
    Creator: Lopez, Victor
    Date: 1992
    Topics: Awards, BIPOC, Drag, Female impersonators, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Pageants
    Description: The pageants were produced by Texas Crown Productions and were part of the Miss Gay Texas America pageant, the largest and oldest pageant system for female impersonators in the state of Texas.
  47. Miss Corpus Christi America, Miss Corpus Christi Metroplex, Miss Texas Riviera pageants

     
    Collection: Victor Lopez and Rudy Cardona Photograph Collection
    Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
    Creator: Lopez, Victor
    Date: 1992
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Pageants
    Description: The pageants were produced by Texas Crown Productions and were part of the Miss Gay Texas America pageant, the largest and oldest pageant system for female impersonators in the state of Texas.
  48. Performer Exiting a Stage

     
    Collection: Bobby Smith Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: 1950s
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, Music--Performance, Theater
    Description: A black performer poses for a photograph near a stage as she smiles, holding one arm out and holding up the skirt of her dress.
  49. Performer in Front of a Band

     
    Collection: Bobby Smith Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: 1950s
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag, Drag queens, Evening gowns, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, Music--Performance, Singing, Theater
    Description: A black person wearing a silk dress and gloves performs on stage with a band.
  50. Portrait of Carmen Del Ray (1)

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1960s
    Topics: BIPOC, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Photography
    Subject: Carmen Del Ray