The Queen

The Queen

September 28, 2024
The mother of all drag documentaries.

Details About the Film

This film is part of the series PrideFest: 2024

In 1967, drag legend Flawless Sabrina hosts the Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant in New York City that attracts drag competitors from across the nation. Director Frank Simon intimately brings viewers behind the scenes and to the pageant stage in this one-of-a-kind portrait of drag culture during a time of widespread criminalization. Woefully underseen until being restored in the late 2010s, The Queen is a landmark documentary in the archive of queer history and film.

Director(s): Frank Simon
Starring: Flawless Sabrina, Crystal LaBeija, Rachel Harlow, Andy Warhol
Year Released: 1968
Runtime: 68 minutes
Country: United States
Language(s): English
Accessibility Options: ListenTech (Hearing Impaired / Personal Amplified Audio Receiver w/optional T-Coil loop)
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