Drag is a performance of gender. There are cisgender and transgender people that perform as the same and opposite gender. If a man wants to perform as a man he has a right to. Plus a lot of these kings realized they were transgender trugh drag. They made a video on this and I'm sure they'll touch on it in the documentary
Can we PLEASE have a king and queen season of ru pauls drag race. I know not everyone is on board with ru pauls drag race and how it has changed drag culture but whats also a problem is that it has created even more of an imbalance between the drag king and queen communities and statuses as performers, and there fore I want to see a drag king season or a kind and queen season or even a whole new show.
k8g8s8 oh my shit... That would be my greatest obsession. I think it's going to have to come from outside the ru-kingdom though. Not because it wouldn't work... Because I think it would, like holy shit, WHOA. but because ru would never.
Ruby Rogers me too my friends said if I cut my hair short (I have long hair) and wear contacts instead of glasses I would look like a guy. And do like men's fashion more than female.
ThatOneGirl Or wear more thick/darker-framed glasses, as they are usually seen as more masculine, plus they'd help hide some feminine features around the nose and eyes
This video has made me wanna be a drag king so bad!! I especially liked the victorian look, so classy and charming! I'd love to go on stage in a suit and top hat and steal all the ladies' hearts!
I'm straight and I'm gonna be a King. even for just one day. I didn't know at the time that video with buzzfeed had Landon and Havok (cause I was clueless to who they were) but that was my king awakening. fuck what people think and do it ✌🏾
Landon Cider and yes. He won for the 3rd season of Dragula as the first drag king to win on television. you gotta check his vids. very inspirational person.
im so happy you included takarazuka!!! they are such a pivotal part in japanese culture and eastern drag!!! they were formed as a result of japanese theatre being an 'all boys club' and gained traction along the way
Drag kings are so underrated, they are so cool, I hope that someday they are finally allowed to be on drag race, or at least on dragula, they need more recognition and appreciation.
not all of them are women... check a few comments above.... also its not accurate to assume that all drag kings are women and all drag queens are men the history and nuance goes deep
@@HarryFrost-qu8thHow was it, like was it fun and did you feel pretty, hot, etc.? (No one on is hating but i just want to mention even Dragkings can feel cute, pretty, beautiful, sexy, etc. no matter your gender, sexuality, age, clothes, bodytype, i think the adjectives i mentioned are used less about and by men, i think when people say those are feminine words or whatever, it's bs)i love drag but i didn't try it yet, will try it sometimes
When I left Detroit, MI almost 10 years ago, stud culture ruled, and I personally think that drag kings would be A LOT more interesting to watch than drag queens (but no offense to anyone).
I feel like they need their own spinoff with a different host as a drag king, because rupaul doesn't know a lot about kings so it wouldn't make sense for him to judge one. So many legendary drag kings could host the show, even the one mention here Mo B. Dick could be a great contender for a host of a season like that.
Wait, you mean to say that the person dressed as Gladys Bentley isn't actually a man? Are you sure?? I mean most of these were convincing portrayals of men but if you didn't tell me that the person dressed as Gladys Bentley was a drag king I'd have %100 assumed she was a man.
Both are wrong. Gladys Bentley was a lesbian woman who dressed as a man sometimes during stage performances. She later claimed she was "cured" and married a man and partook in interviews about how happy she was with heteronormative domestic gender roles in the home. There is a small possibility she did this to protect herself from the newly established right wing conservative mccarthyism of the 40s and 50s. Back in the 20s, alternative sexuality was more or less accepted especially in the world of entertainment.
I've thought about being a drag king for a long time. I'm very gender fluid and I'm happy with that, but I have always been very boyish. I have male features and there were times I was cold a boy or boyish and I was okay with that. I know trans isn't who I am. I love my female bit and all the shit that comes along with it, but i definitely have a boy side. A masculine side and I have thought about it. I will try and see
That blue glitter make-up though. I've always found the difference between drag and cross-dressing is the outrageous and flamboyant factor. How far can you take the glam and push the envelope of the gender stereotype? Awesome video.
As great as the makeup was for the early kings, the actual early kings were nowhere near as "fishy" (I have no idea what the King equivalent of fishy is). The ones in this video looked like me, so bravo, but the actual kings just put on average, gender neutral makeup, and looked like a woman still.
Even though I'm straight, I am part of the GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) ever since 10th grade. It would be so cool for me to become a drag king one day. Imagine the drag kings and queens will see me have my fashion and looks stand out. And just recently on Twitter earlier today, I posted a comment on PixelsByNight's new post that I loved his latest gameplay footage of Disney Magical World 2 Enchanted Edition. And then, my comment was liked by an actual drag queen. And I was very happy for that.
i would definitely recommend talking to other kings about it, as well as trans men! trans men aren't inherently kings (although some are), but we do know how to pass as a cis man, and how to do so safely. especially when it comes to binding! binding is a key part of being a drag king and being a trans men, but it's often best to take safety tips on that from transmasculine people, because many of us bind every day!
I’d love to be a fantasy themed drag king, like doing looks inspired by Characters like Oberon from A Midsummer Nights Dream or Jareth from Labyrinth. The King dressed like the Mad Hatter is so amazing 💜💜💜
studied abroad at a school near the takaradzuka. i strongly recommend looking into it - there's an associated school of performing arts, their performances feature women acting as both men and women. the regular leading men are drowned in love notes and flowers from fangirls. but maybe it would be different post-covid... sad
I love drag kings. I didn't know this much about them before this video. I love the modern crews but I gotta say that Mo B Dick is a pioneer. I've been knowing about Landon and Havok and everyone else but I had no clue to who he was before this and it's amazing to see in drag someone who paved the way. 🙌🙌 YOU RULE KING 👑
I thought the video was about Drag Queens and that the first men just didn't wore as much as now or something, then I read Drag King and couldn't believe they're women lol Amazing job
The king with the blue glitter makeup just killed it
Elizabeth Landon Cider
IKR Like damn
landon cider
he follows me
He was so hot, that makeup was done so well!
Landon cider he gonna win dragula
The first two really looked like guys lol I was confused, I had to double check the tittle.
Mak0021 OMG ME TOO
Mak0021 trans men
winterwolf211 yes they transitioned from female to male
Drag is a performance of gender. There are cisgender and transgender people that perform as the same and opposite gender. If a man wants to perform as a man he has a right to. Plus a lot of these kings realized they were transgender trugh drag. They made a video on this and I'm sure they'll touch on it in the documentary
And they were hot af too
Can we PLEASE have a king and queen season of ru pauls drag race.
I know not everyone is on board with ru pauls drag race and how it has changed drag culture but whats also a problem is that it has created even more of an imbalance between the drag king and queen communities and statuses as performers, and there fore I want to see a drag king season or a kind and queen season or even a whole new show.
k8g8s8 oh my shit... That would be my greatest obsession. I think it's going to have to come from outside the ru-kingdom though. Not because it wouldn't work... Because I think it would, like holy shit, WHOA. but because ru would never.
I double that. And imagine all of those lesbian jokes instead of gay men's??
Hell Yeah!! I would absolutely love to see some Kings on screen - especially with all that makes Drag King culture unique :)
It's why we have Dragula. It's all inclusive.
Hmmm... If only if there was a spinoff for that.
I really wanna be a Drag King
@Ruby Rogers Then go for it!
Ruby Rogers do it! I really want to be a queen but im nervous cuz im a girl but im gonna try one day 😆
Strange Side Of The Moon be a faux queen! They are basically female drag queens, they wear crazy makeup, wigs and clothes like drag queens do.
Ruby Rogers me too my friends said if I cut my hair short (I have long hair) and wear contacts instead of glasses I would look like a guy. And do like men's fashion more than female.
ThatOneGirl Or wear more thick/darker-framed glasses, as they are usually seen as more masculine, plus they'd help hide some feminine features around the nose and eyes
This video has made me wanna be a drag king so bad!! I especially liked the victorian look, so classy and charming! I'd love to go on stage in a suit and top hat and steal all the ladies' hearts!
Do it! You’ll slay!
DO IT
I'm straight and I'm gonna be a King. even for just one day. I didn't know at the time that video with buzzfeed had Landon and Havok (cause I was clueless to who they were) but that was my king awakening. fuck what people think and do it ✌🏾
DO IT!! GET THE MAKEUP AND DO IT
1:22 The king with blue glitter OMG their whole look is AMAZING
Landon Cider and yes. He won for the 3rd season of Dragula as the first drag king to win on television. you gotta check his vids. very inspirational person.
@@TheAztecScorpion whats their chanel's name
im so happy you included takarazuka!!! they are such a pivotal part in japanese culture and eastern drag!!! they were formed as a result of japanese theatre being an 'all boys club' and gained traction along the way
that king with the blue glitter had me SHOOK.
landon cider
he follows me
Landon is THE MOMENT HUNNY!
Drag kings are so underrated, they are so cool, I hope that someday they are finally allowed to be on drag race, or at least on dragula, they need more recognition and appreciation.
some of these ladies really look like guys
Crystal Nibarger that's kind of the point.
not all of them are women... check a few comments above.... also its not accurate to assume that all drag kings are women and all drag queens are men the history and nuance goes deep
That's. The point of drag and androgyny. Some of these people are intentionally gender non-conforming.
@@etcetera1995 interesting!
@@notrainnwilson6857 They're just saying that some of them actually pulled it off.
can't believe they're all girls lol
+HADK777 drag queens kinda looks like men. but these drag kings OMG!!
MapleBrook *women
They ain't been girls in years
MapleBrook right 😩
Really? They all looked like women to me.
That moment females make better looking males then some males do.... 😂
That's the point -_-
Then again some drag queens look better than biological females.
To be honest, as a gay guy I did drag a few times but I went as a drag king at a drag party because I didn’t want to be a queen.
@@HarryFrost-qu8thHow was it, like was it fun and did you feel pretty, hot, etc.? (No one on is hating but i just want to mention even Dragkings can feel cute, pretty, beautiful, sexy, etc. no matter your gender, sexuality, age, clothes, bodytype, i think the adjectives i mentioned are used less about and by men, i think when people say those are feminine words or whatever, it's bs)i love drag but i didn't try it yet, will try it sometimes
I'm 100% ready for a drag king to finally get on rupauls drag race. it would really change things up a bit
yes
When I left Detroit, MI almost 10 years ago, stud culture ruled, and I personally think that drag kings would be A LOT more interesting to watch than drag queens (but no offense to anyone).
I feel like they need their own spinoff with a different host as a drag king, because rupaul doesn't know a lot about kings so it wouldn't make sense for him to judge one. So many legendary drag kings could host the show, even the one mention here Mo B. Dick could be a great contender for a host of a season like that.
I LOVE TAKARAZUKA OMG THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING IT!
I wasn't the only one who loves takarazuka!~ Yay
Wait, you mean to say that the person dressed as Gladys Bentley isn't actually a man? Are you sure?? I mean most of these were convincing portrayals of men but if you didn't tell me that the person dressed as Gladys Bentley was a drag king I'd have %100 assumed she was a man.
KtheBae He is a trans man (female born) that chooses to keep doing drag
Both are wrong. Gladys Bentley was a lesbian woman who dressed as a man sometimes during stage performances. She later claimed she was "cured" and married a man and partook in interviews about how happy she was with heteronormative domestic gender roles in the home. There is a small possibility she did this to protect herself from the newly established right wing conservative mccarthyism of the 40s and 50s. Back in the 20s, alternative sexuality was more or less accepted especially in the world of entertainment.
they didn't mean the actual Gladys, they meant the one who dressed like her in the video
Ikr, the illusion was just TOO good
Is that DRED?!?
could you not confuse my sexuality?
Bloody Crowley・King Of Hell ~Kiriko~ ikr?
Tiberius Sugarplum+ Could you not deliberately click on videos that say Drag Queen or Drag King and then complain about it in the comments?
Its 2018 we r all bi
someone not being gay or bi in 2018? weird
bi/pansexuals: 😎
I've thought about being a drag king for a long time. I'm very gender fluid and I'm happy with that, but I have always been very boyish. I have male features and there were times I was cold a boy or boyish and I was okay with that. I know trans isn't who I am. I love my female bit and all the shit that comes along with it, but i definitely have a boy side. A masculine side and I have thought about it. I will try and see
That’s almost my exact story! It’s really cool to connect with people like that
The King with the blue glitter just screamed Magnus Bane
1:33 so dope! that make up is awesome!
Thats Landon Cider. He is so awesome!
The first two are so hot. I thought they were real guys o_o;;;
Tree Gleek they are drag kings, not trans
@@galileeo They didn't say they thought they were trans.
That blue glitter make-up though. I've always found the difference between drag and cross-dressing is the outrageous and flamboyant factor. How far can you take the glam and push the envelope of the gender stereotype? Awesome video.
I love all of these. My favourite is probably the Victorian king in particular. So classy!
They all look cool but phantom is killing it 👍🏻
GO boys!! Super video.
Michael Holdaway There actually girls dress as boys there Drag Kings like Drag Queens are Boys dress as girls just wanted to clear that up
XMaiaii iiRobinX they're usually referred to as they're persona though
XMaiaii iiRobinX They're usually referred to a boys or gentlemen, just like Queens are talked to as Ladies
This makes me feel so good as a trans guy and budding drag king
THIS IS THE FISRT IM HEARING ABOU DRAG KINGS IM SHOOK THIS IS SO COOL HOLY CROW
As great as the makeup was for the early kings, the actual early kings were nowhere near as "fishy" (I have no idea what the King equivalent of fishy is). The ones in this video looked like me, so bravo, but the actual kings just put on average, gender neutral makeup, and looked like a woman still.
imagine if it was 'dicky'. 'cocky'. ew haha
the word is "butch" not "fishy"
Hazel Grey that would be Butch. Or butchy. (The male equivalent of 'fishy'.)
So no drag kings existed through the 1940s, 50s, 60s, and 70s? come on...
It was probably more underground because of laws.
This is what I needed today
I wanna try drag now
If this could be turned into a documentary that would just be divine.
>Takarazuka
Oh... I think I might have a crush.
Thoe blue-gradient galaxy eyebrows / sideburns i was like DAMN.
I wish drag kings had more exposure so I get to consume more content from them 😭😭
magnus bane is that you
Eli Eli I was just thinking that! lol
lmao
I loved the Mad Hatter ones -- actually, I loved ALL of them! Great job! :D
Why tf wasn’t Landon credited??
omfg, didn't know drag troupes were a thing!! i totally would've been in one of them
this is so bomb!!!!!!!!! I need to go to a show and drag Kings need to explode like today in Miami.
Landon! This looks amazing I cannot wait to see this!!!
Help- mafia era be Rizzler. And Takarazuka Revue being anime villain entries. AND THE FACE AT THE BEGINNOF N.Y.C NIGHTLIFE- I CANT 😂
The one with blue make up had me like WHOA.🤤🤤
I loved the Mad Hatter one😍❤️
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS
These are all fantastic, I love them so much 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Victorian era !!!! Yass
A bunch of these are perfect omg.
Well well well done!
Wow, a lot of them look amazing.
I'm not actually sure how I got to this video, but they look cool as heck.
The blue glitter drag king and the mad hatter drag king made me feel things.
Even though I'm straight, I am part of the GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) ever since 10th grade. It would be so cool for me to become a drag king one day. Imagine the drag kings and queens will see me have my fashion and looks stand out. And just recently on Twitter earlier today, I posted a comment on PixelsByNight's new post that I loved his latest gameplay footage of Disney Magical World 2 Enchanted Edition. And then, my comment was liked by an actual drag queen. And I was very happy for that.
I want to start doing drag but I don't really know how to start
isabel vazquez Contouring! learn how to contour
i would definitely recommend talking to other kings about it, as well as trans men! trans men aren't inherently kings (although some are), but we do know how to pass as a cis man, and how to do so safely. especially when it comes to binding! binding is a key part of being a drag king and being a trans men, but it's often best to take safety tips on that from transmasculine people, because many of us bind every day!
I got lucky. My local drag scene actually started a group for aspiring drag performers and they have a monthly night where we can perform for fun.
Damn, I want to be a drag king one day of my life
And we know that we need a drag king season on RuPaul drag race.
1:32 the person is gorgeous!! looks like one of the "guys" that did buzz feeds drag-kings
So obsessed with Ladon Cider!!
omg! where can i sign up!?
I'm sorry but how are these people more handsome than actual men. What.
LANDON ILY
Cool video. Like the beat too.
So cool! The magic of makeup, man
Omg in so proud of my friend!!
I’d love to be a fantasy themed drag king, like doing looks inspired by Characters like Oberon from A Midsummer Nights Dream or Jareth from Labyrinth. The King dressed like the Mad Hatter is so amazing 💜💜💜
I performed as a queen in the 2000s with a couple different drag king troupes. They were popular because of the boy band craze at the time.
studied abroad at a school near the takaradzuka. i strongly recommend looking into it - there's an associated school of performing arts, their performances feature women acting as both men and women. the regular leading men are drowned in love notes and flowers from fangirls. but maybe it would be different post-covid... sad
I'm questioning my sexuality after seeing these Kings. ❤
I wouldn't mind being a drag king
Watch dragula on Netflix for more Landon Cider, (aka blue glitter beard king))
0:35 that smile
So it's been a long time since you posted anything. Is this still happening?
THe 2010 blue DUdE LOOKS PRETTY HOT 👌🏻
I like how females technically tuck too
I like this video just for the takarazuka part ahahah XD love it! ❤️
It's the first two and most of the members of the troupe for me. But especially the first two (no one would've guessed).
The first 2 were convincing as fuck
I love drag kings. I didn't know this much about them before this video. I love the modern crews but I gotta say that Mo B Dick is a pioneer. I've been knowing about Landon and Havok and everyone else but I had no clue to who he was before this and it's amazing to see in drag someone who paved the way. 🙌🙌 YOU RULE KING 👑
If I did my Drag King, I would choose to be a 19th century man. 🎩🤵🏻♂️
I did not know drag kings were a thing until this video!!
What's the guys name in the blue? From the 2010
Landon cider
Was that Magnus Bane?!?!? XD Ohhh the blue glitter look was soooo good!!!
WHO ELSE SCREAMED WHEN LANDON CIDER CAME ON???? ♡♡♡
If theres a show about drag queens (rupauls drag race) there's needs to be a show about drag kings
Ahhh BBCTHREE.. I see you've found my kryptonite... My Achilles hill.... My greatest weakness... Drag Kings.... *Melts*
Dred in NYC in the 90s was my KING!
This was amazing
Awesome.
I was this many years old when I learned there were Drag Kings!
I honestly want to be a drag king.
I am convinced that King with blue glitter eyebrows is actually Magnus Bane
God I LOVE this… in my 60s, but GONNA DO IT!! Working on my persona 😝👏🏼👏🏼🌈💙
OMG I'M ONLY 13 BUT MY GOAL IN LIFE IS TO BECOME A DRAG KING AND AN ARTIST!!!!!!!!!
Loving the Mad Hatter 😊
Landon Cider is my RELIGION!!
I thought the video was about Drag Queens and that the first men just didn't wore as much as now or something, then I read Drag King and couldn't believe they're women lol Amazing job
Landon Cider is one of the most amazing transformers via illusion in drag. King/Queen/Andro....Landon is just one of the top of the entire game.
Adoro esse canal 😢
ahhh id recognize the makeup of landon cider anywhere i had a feeling it was him
So~~~ooo there ladies????
yup.
This is everything.
Question! Can a trans man be a drag queen
And can a trans women be a drag king?
Eezriaa Yes, they can
Ezria Daniels ironically, they will look the best.
Because they become what they really are biologically, so it’ll look all natural and stunning!
Who's the King playing Hetty King? He's one hell of a fine fella 🤤