Memoir Is a Form of Drag (opens in new tab)

Why is the act of painting one’s face so charged with gendered implications? How might makeup smear the lines drawn between “feminine” and “masculine”? And what can drag culture teach all of us about the role of artifice—and art—in constructing identity? Although our books differ in genre and scope, they shimmer with striking similarities. Montesanti’s […] The post appeared first on .

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