Guy to Goddess

Guy to Goddess:
An Intimate Look at Drag Queens


By Rosamond Norbury and Bill Richardson

1994, Whitecap Books

117 Pages



From the Cover

Guy to Goddess is a photographic journey into the fascinating world of the drag queen. This is a book for the curious, and for those with a taste for drama and culture. The eloquent images of Rosaond Norbury and a riveting text by Bill Richardson take us behind the scenes, from dressmaking to face makeup, and into the spotlight for onstage performances, as witnesses of this miraculous metamorphosis.

"This is not something I can choose not to do. This is something I have to do. This is something I have to do because this is who I am. Or who I want to be. Someone glamorous. Someone Gorgeous."

He's Mark by day, Marilyn by night. He's Joe at work, Judy in the club. The drag queen's art effects a transformation from guy to goddess. Wigs and bosoms, mascara and hose: when these men talk spikes and nails, they don't mean hardware.