Examining how drag has been embraced to represent and express queer identity while also agitating the consciences of society by effectively delegitimizing pervasive manifestations of militant and institutionalized homophobia and galvanizing activists in unprecedented ways through cross-dressing satirical performance and guerilla-style theatrical confrontations.

San José State University
Student Research Project Finalist, College of Humanities & Arts

Dissecting two seminal works and the role drag performance plays in each in terms of tackling the complexity surrounding identity and self-expression, while simultaneous conveying unequivocal morals concerning human behavior and interrelations.

Production reviews and literary analyses.