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Drag king magic: performing/becoming the other.

Kathryn Rosenfeld1

  • 1Department of Liberal Studies, Roosevelt University, USA.

Journal of Homosexuality
|May 29, 2003
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Drag king performances explore alterity and liminality, challenging gender norms. By performing maleness, drag kings redistribute power and redefine masculinities for queer women.

Area of Science:

  • Gender Studies
  • Performance Theory
  • Anthropology

Background:

  • Drag king performances complicate traditional discussions of identity and gender.
  • Queer women navigate complex desires and power dynamics within cultural structures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theorize drag king practice using concepts of alterity, liminality, and performance.
  • To examine how drag kings engage with and transform concepts of "the Other" and desire.
  • To analyze the power exchange inherent in drag king performances.

Main Methods:

  • Application of anthropological theories of performance, mimesis, and liminality.
  • Analysis of drag king performances as a site of identity negotiation and power dynamics.

Main Results:

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  • Drag kings act as crucibles of desire and agents of power exchange.
  • Performing maleness expands the definition of male, challenging mainstream masculinity.
  • Drag king performances facilitate a renegotiation of queer women's desires to include diverse masculinities.

Conclusions:

  • Drag king practice is a transformative act, redefining gender boundaries and power structures.
  • By embodying "the Other," drag kings enact a form of magic that reshapes both marginalized and central cultural positions.