A Landmark Tonys Win for the Trans Costume Designer Qween Jean (opens in new tab)

Qween Jean won the Tony Award for best costume design of a musical on Sunday for her work on “Cats: The Jellicle Ball.” The costume designer and activist has become the first openly transgender person to win a Tony, according to a publicist for the show. She joins a small group of Black trans and gender-nonconforming artists honored by the awards, including L Morgan Lee, J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell. For the queer ballroom-style revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical, Qween Jean created...