San Francisco selects D’Arcy Drollinger as first drag laureate in USBy David Propper
May 19, 2023
The nation’s first-ever drag laureate was named Thursday in San Francisco.
Well-known drag performer and nightclub owner D’Arcy Drollinger was selected to the ambassador-esque position by Mayor London Breed, who called her a “a bright star” in the Golden City.
The role lasts for 18 months – a span where Drollinger said
she plans to make the city “sparkle.”
“My goals are to make San Francisco sparkle. I think drag performers bring a lot of sparkle and humor and glamor and silliness to the world. I think that is part of why drag is so successful,” said Drollinger, a man who uses feminine pronouns when in drag.
She said
she intends to be in drag “pretty much 24/7 for the next 18 months.”
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/05/19/san-francisco-selects-darcy-drollinger-as-first-drag-laureate-in-us/(Pronouns fixed to specify correct gender)
