Drag Queens Magazine (Cover of 2nd Issue released in 1971)

Drag Queens Magazine — Issue No. 2 (1971)

From the early days of queer print culture, Drag Queens magazine captured a world that was just beginning to see itself reflected back. Issue No. 2, published in 1971, sits right at that turning point—post-Stonewall, when visibility, style, and identity were starting to move into print in a more open way.

Publications like this circulated hand to hand, quietly but powerfully, giving readers a glimpse into lives and artistry that mainstream media ignored or erased.