Black Drag Artists Tell the History of Black Drag in Portland

In 1977, Lawanda Jackson and Darcelle XV got dressed up and went downtown. "My best girl, she let me borrow her Jefferson High School cheerleading costume. Darcelle had all her white hair, in her glory. We made the news but it wasn't easy." Jackson told the Mercury. "They called her all kinds of things, N-word-lover. Everything under the sun, but we had to do it. She wanted to show the East coast: 'We are with...

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