Precursors to these performers include travesti roles in theater, such as pantomime dames and trouser roles.
A close-up photo of two of these performers in a taxi was taken by Nan Goldin, who began her career capturing these performers. Labels in the shape of black cat heads were distributed to these performers to protect them from arrest by Jose Sarria, who founded the Imperial Court System. Jean-Michel brings his in-laws to Saint-Tropez, an establishment employing several of these performers, in the Harvey Fierstein musical La Cage aux Follies. A charity organization of these performers modeled after an order of nuns, known as the Sisters of Perpetual (*) Indulgence, was established in 1979 in the Castro district. Precursors to these performers include travesti roles in theater, such as pantomime dames and trouser roles. These performers lob insulting observations in a practice called "reading" and may engage in "tucking" by hiding parts of their body under their costumes. For 10 points, name these performance artists who dress in defiance of expected gender roles, and are classified into "kings" and "queens." 
A close-up photo of two of these performers in a taxi was taken by Nan Goldin, who began her career capturing these performers.
drag artists [or drag kings; or drag queens; accept female impersonators; reluctantly prompt on cross-dressers; prompt on transvestites] 