In Episode 2, Challen and Karen explore drag - or rather, female impersonation, as it was known - in the archives! This episode covers the WWI touring show The Pink Stocking and Seattle's various bars and drag queens.

This episode's collections: the Stephen R Blair papers, the Stephen Blair photograph collection, the Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection, and the Don Paulson papers.

Click here to view photos of Frank McCormick and the cast of The Pink Stocking.

Want to know more about Seattle's historic gay and lesbian bars? Check out this StoryMap for a virtual walkthrough of several iconic venues!

Curious what legends look like? Here's a digitized photo of Hotcha Hinton, the performer renowned for performing with snakes.

Want to see some female impersonators that put on drag throughout their lives? Check out this link to a collage of Francis Blair... and these links to see a queen named Johnnie in her youth, and as a self-dubbed "old broad."

Check out our website bit.ly/QueerAir as well, where you can find all of these resources and more!

A transcript of this episode can be found here.

Episode One: An Introduction to Queer Air

Queer Air By Queer Air Apr 29, 2020