Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since the 70s, Macon’s “oldest” drag queen, Tangerine Summers, performed on stages knowing that she could leave in handcuffs.

When thinking about representation of queer identities in the media, drag queens quickly come to mind. The prominence of drag-influencers, such as those from the successful show RuPaul’s Drag Race, ...

Tangerine Summers, Macon’s oldest drag queen, defied anti-masking laws from the 1970s, inspired generations of queer performers and activists in Middle Georgia. Graphic by Alba Rosa/The Telegraph ...