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Politics Should Be a Drag: Why Political Science Needs to Take Drag Seriously

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2025

Edward F. Kammerer Jr. Open the ORCID record for Edward F. Kammerer Jr. [Opens in a new window] ,
Melissa R. Michelson Open the ORCID record for Melissa R. Michelson [Opens in a new window]  and
Brian F. Harrison Open the ORCID record for Brian F. Harrison [Opens in a new window]
Edward F. Kammerer Jr.
Affiliation:
Idaho State University, USA
Melissa R. Michelson
Affiliation:
Menlo College, USA
Brian F. Harrison
Affiliation:
Center for American Political Engagement, USA
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Abstract

Drag has a long history in the LGBTQ community as a means of political engagement, activism, protest, and community building. Today, drag is popular in the LGBTQ community and in the rest of society. At the same time, it is routinely a target of conservative backlash against the LGBTQ community. Despite drag’s inherently political nature, political science has failed to engage substantially with the influence of drag. This article offers a justification and research agenda to bring drag into the mainstream of political science.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 58 , Issue 3: Contemporary and Future LGBTQ+ Scholarship in Political Science , July 2025 , pp. 490 - 495
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of American Political Science Association

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