Shows like RuPaul’s Drag Race and HBO’s Pose have made drag queens famous. But the oldest drag shows in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood may date back to 1869 — four years after the Civil War and a century before the Stonewall Riots. They’re connected to a long-gone venue called the Rockland Palace.
LGBTQ Stories: Harlem's 100-year-old drag shows
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Rockland Palace
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A newspaper article about an event at Rockland Palace in 1926.
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