Theatrical gender-bending, also called drag, is a popular form of entertainment and a subject of scholarly study.
Drawing on a rich body of archival and ethnographic research, Meredith Heller illuminates diverse examples of theatrical gender-bending: male impersonation in variety and vaudeville (1860-1920); the "sexless" Gender-Bending of El Teatro Campesino (1960-1980); queer but.
However, most drag studies do not question the standard words and ideas used to convey this performance genre.
Theatrical gender-bending, also called drag, is a popular form of entertainment and a subject of scholarly study