Drag: A Complete Story

By Simon Doonan with a new foreword by Fenton Bailey

Drag is transformation, communication, and, above all, exaggeration, where gender non-conformity is the plat du jour. This fearless book observes this increasingly complex world by exploring drag's journey - from the surprising, to the sophisticated, to the utterly bizarre - through the twentieth century and up to the present day.

Fenton Bailey, producer of 'RuPaul's Drag Race', gives an insightful foreword in this new, concise edition. With witty text, dazzling photography, and corralled into thematic chapters, this is the first flamboyant and poignant survey of drag culture.

Drag is not just for fabulous queens and drag enthusiasts, but for anyone interested in gender fluidity and the culture surrounding it.

Simon Doonan, writer, culture and style commentator, former famous window dresser, and later creative ambassador for Barney’s NY. Simon is a regular storyteller at the Moth and the NPR Moth Radio Hour and an expert judge on the NBC hit show, Making It starring Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman, and Dayna Isom Johnson. Simon lives in Shelter Island and Florida with his partner, the ceramicist and designer Jonathan Adler, and their rescue terrier Foxylady.

Laurence King Publishing, 2024, softcover, 8.1 x 6 x 1 inches, 240 pages.