Drag Queens

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

History Hit

Society, Sex, Scandal, Education, History

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

RuPaul. Lily Savage. Bianca Del Rio. Dame Edna Everage. These iconic drag queens are household names, but have you ever heard about Princess Seraphina? Or William Dorsey Swann, aka 'The Queen'?

Today we're bringing you a very special mash-up episode for Comic Relief, all about the history of Drag Queens. Kate is joined by Gossip Gays hosts Danny Beard (winner of RuPaul's Race UK) and DJ Billy Andrew.

Where did the term Drag Queen come from? What is a Molly House? And why could you expect to be served a stewed prune there? It wasn't to aid digestive health that's for sure...

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Produced by Charlotte Long & Lucas Poole. Mixed by Stuart Beckwith.

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0:00.0	Hello everybody and welcome to a very special episode of The Twix, The Sheets.
0:07.0	Today we are collaborating with the Gossip Gaze podcast for a very special episode for
0:12.2	comic relief, which is why this is out on a Sunday and not our usual Tuesday or Friday
0:18.1	just in case we took you by surprise there.
0:20.4	We are looking into the history of drag and shining the light of some of the most notable
0:24.9	and fabulous drag queens in the history books.
0:28.3	In the Elizabethan times, right up to the present day.
0:31.4	But before we get going, I have to give you your fair dues warning, fair dues.
0:37.1	This is a podcast of an adult nature with adults speaking to another adult about adulty
0:40.6	things.
0:41.6	And in this case we are talking about drag and we will definitely be swearing, there will
0:44.9	be some sexual things, there will just be general notiness and it's a Sunday for goodness
0:49.9	sake.
0:50.9	You might not want this filthy in your ears, in which case I advise you turn off now and
0:55.2	go and watch the antiques mode show.
0:57.4	And for those of you that are still with me, Tiara is at the ready, let's do this.
1:04.4	Hello and welcome to this extra special episode of the Gossip Gaze, in fact it's not the
1:12.4	Gossip Gaze today.
1:13.4	No, it's not.
1:14.4	It's called the Twix, the Gossip Gaze.
1:15.9	This is a mashup for comic relief, which is very excited.
1:19.2	Very excited, we've got an extra special guest as well, it's Kate, how are you Kate?
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