History of Milwaukee Drag, A: Seven Generations of Glamour

For more than a century, drag has been an unstoppable force in Milwaukee nightlife. On June 7, 1884, "The Only Leon" brought the fine art of female impersonation to the Grand Opera Hall, launching a proud locallegacy that continues today at This Is It, La Cage, Hamburger Mart's D.I.X. and innumerable other venues. Historians Michail Takach and B.J. Daniels recognize that today's LGBTQ liberties were born from the strength, resilience and resistance of yesterday's gender-nonconforming pionee...