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A box of long-forgotten letters, written nearly 60 years ago by a group of New York City drag queens, ignites this glorious exploration of a part of LGBT+ history that has never been told.
The letters, written in the 1950s, open a window into a forgotten world where being yourself meant breaking the law, and where the penalties for ‘masquerading’ as a woman were swift and severe.
Taking these evocative letters as a jumping off point, directors Michael Seligman, Jennifer Tiexiera explore a courageous and close-knit community, as the former drag queens – now in their 80s and 90s – reveal how they survived and somehow flourished.
The government sought to destroy them, then history tried to erase them, now they get to tell their story for the first time.
