William Dorsey Swann

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

William Dorsey Swann (March 1860 – c. December 23, 1925) 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".

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