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Watch: Raja, Detox, Shangela, and Kim Chi in 103 Years of Drag Fashion
Even before Drag Race, female impersonators have been—what?—sickening
October 12 2016 1:30 PM EST
October 11 2016 9:31 PM EST
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Even before Drag Race, female impersonators have been—what?—sickening
RuPaul's Drag Race may have made drag popular for a whole new generation and for a new, even mainstream, audience, but don't call it a comeback--the tuck's been here for years.
In a new clip from Vanity Fair, Drag Race faves Raja, Detox, Shangela, and Kim Chi twirl through over a century of drag queen fashion--from early-20th century female impersonator Francis Renault to Mama Ru herself, and even looking to the future of the art form.
Check out 100 years of selling 'tude below: