William Dorsey Swann

William Dorsey Swann
BornMarch 1860
Maryland, US
Diedc. December 23, 1925 (aged 65)
Hancock, Maryland, U.S.
Other names"the Queen"[1] "the Queen of Drag"
Known forGay liberation activist; first drag queen

William Dorsey Swann (March 1860 – c. December 23, 1925)[2] was an American activist. An African-American born into slavery, Swann was the first person in the United States to lead a gay resistance group and the first known person to self-identify as a "queen of drag".[1]

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