Historically, drag was a performance art. But for many trans women, "doing drag" was the only safe way to express their femininity before social or medical transition. The of Harlem—immortalized in the documentary Paris is Burning —is the crucible of modern LGBTQ language (words like "shade," "realness," and "slay").
While often narrated through a gay/lesbian lens, trans people were pivotal in early LGBTQ+ activism. Shemale Piss
An internal sense of being male, female, both, or neither. Historically, drag was a performance art