Try asking people here in Morningside where to find a drag ball, and they’ll likely scratch their heads in response—or worse, tell you to tune in to RuPaul’s Drag Race. It seems that New York’s traditional drag queen culture is a thing of the past, a fabulous, fleeting slice of the ‘80s and ‘90s that disappeared with the turn of the millennium, leaving only a small trail of glitter in its wake. But follow that trail, and you’ll find that drag still thrives underground. This time, it’s accompanied by a new youth movement called the Kiki Scene.
