Drag Kinging and the Transformation of Gender Identities  

Oleh:

Shapiro, Eve

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Gender and society; vol. 21 no. 02 (Apr. 2007), page 250-271.
Topik: drag kings; gender identity; performativity
Fulltext: 250.pdf (117.99KB)

Isi artikel

This case study of the feminist drag troupe the Disposable Boy Toys (DBT) examines the relationship between drag and gender identity. Drawing on multiple methods, the author explores the range of gender identities that emerged through participation in DBT. Members saw DBT as the central catalyst for their own identity shifts. The author suggests that these identity transformations occurred through four collective mechanisms: imaginative possibility, information and resources, opportunities for enactment, and social support. The author finds that DBT served as an identity incubator in which participants were able and encouraged to interrogate, play with, and sometimes adopt new gender identities. The author concludes that context is critical in understanding the meaning and importance of drag. Performing gender in this politicized, feminist context shaped the gender identities of the troupe’s members in fundamental and varied ways, suggesting that oppositional communities can be an important venue for identity work.

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