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Drag dates all the way back to the world's most ancient civilizations.

I'm talking the Incas, the Aztecs, the Egyptians.

Basically anyone that could build a pyramid also had a fierce walk.

I mean, why do you think every man, woman, and eagle in ancient Egyptian art had a smoky eye?

Now, drag was originally done in these ancient civilizations for tribal and religious ceremonies.

It's pretty much how frees got started wearing moon moves.

It wasn't until modern times that drag played a role in entertainment.

And not just any entertainment.

I'm talking about the bad bitch barred himself, Shakespeare.

Back in this time, men dressed in drag to play women's roles.

Although that was really less about drag and more about keeping women out of action.

Me sinks, that does be some bullshit, Horatio.

So, for a long time, the stage was pretty much the only place drag was acceptable.

It wasn't until the 18th century in England that drag performers started to express themselves outside the theater.

They made a private residences where they could safely dress as their female alter-egos.

And those places became known as Molly Houses.

And it was at these Molly Houses where the first prominent drag queen was born.

Prince Sessera Fina.

She was the first drag queen to take her drag out of the privacy of the Molly Houses

and into public events like Masquerade Balls.

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