In fact, a man in drag is the subject of the first written reference to Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
It is revelry, pageantry and fantasy who better to embody it than gay men?ĭrag, of course, has always been a part of Mardi Gras. Much like the Quarter itself, Carnival is a wonderfully complex cultural phenomenon, replete with layers of meaning and symbolism. Mardi Gras, that sacred day of days marked by wanton abandonment and Baroque fantasy, has long been revered by gay men.
