Book Review: “Glitter & Concrete,” by Elyssa Maxx Goodman
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on September 16, 2023
GLITTER AND CONCRETE: A Cultural History of Drag in New York City, by Elyssa Maxx Goodman
In 1967, Crystal LaBeija, the third runner-up in the Miss All-America Camp Beauty Pageant — a national contest for drag queens — stormed offstage in protest, believing the competition had been rigged in favor of white competitors. Afterward, she delivered a furious monologue, preserved in the 1968 documentary “The Queen,” which gave us the immortal line, “I have a right to . . .
