A point that is lost on me quite a bit when I come across an especially convincing
womanless beauty pageant contestant or winner is the reason behind their participation. Many times the contestants are donning drag for really good causes such as
Mitchell Ashford on the right.
The womanless beauty pageant was raising much needed funds for a cancer victim-well worth the effort on those nails Mitchell!
Then there are the others for the ages who have donned drag for laughs and money or personal career advancement.
Back in the day during my youth and in the the prime of black & white television it wasn't uncommon to see any of the major comics in drag for a laugh. Perhaps the best known was
Milton Berle.
Uncle Miltie just could have been just a little over the top in the picture on the right.
Of course as time went on we saw the likes of
Geraldine courtesy of
Flip Wilson.
Below.
Then again, this post didn't start out to be a history lesson and I
really wanted to finish it with a giant cheap shot to
Rude Paul. But it is getting close to the serious holiday season - so I better act like it!
I want to be good for Santa!!!!
