From the lush feather boas that adorned early female impersonators, to the sequined lip syncs of barroom queens, to the drag kings that have us laughing in stitches, drag has played a vital role in the creative life of New York City. But the evolution of drag in the city—as an art form, a community, and a mode of liberation—has never before been fully chronicled.   Now, for the first time, journalist and drag historian Elyssa Goodman unearths the dramatic, provocative untold story of drag in New York City in all its glistening glory. Readers duck beneath the velvet ropes of Harlem Renaissance balls, examine drag’s crucial role in the Stonewall Uprising, trace its influence on disco and punk rock as well as its unifying power during the AIDS crisis and 9/11, culminating in the era of  RuPaul’s   Drag Race .   Informed by meticulous research and archival work, as well as original interviews with high-profile performers, Gli