The troupe had 25 drag queens and one drag king during their performances. They frequented major theaters such as the Apollo in Manhattan. Created in 1939 by Danny Brown and Doc Benner, the Jewel Box Revue fostered a welcoming gay community of performers that carved out queer communities in cities as they toured to different places across America. Their performances attracted a multiracial and mainstream audience. The Jewel Box Revue was a hidden gem because it was the only racially integrated drag troupe. of the Jewel Box Revue, which was a touring drag show. It was in the 1950s and ’60s when Stormé the star was born.ĭeLarverie delighted in the role of M.C. She performed at clerbs in cities as close as New Orleans and as far as Europe, but eventually landed in NYC.

Sadly she was injured in a fall and that ended her circus career, but not her time in the spotlight. When she reached her teen years, Stormé took the entertainment world by storm and joined the Ringling Brothers Circus not as a singer but as a horse rider who jumped over barrels and through hoops of fire (allegedly). Though Stormé celebrated her birthday on Christmas Eve, the real date of her actual birth is a mystery because she was never given a birth certificate. The two eventually married and said goodbye to life along the Mississippi River and hello to life on the Pacific Coast in California. Stormé’s mother met her father because she was a servant for his family. Rumor has it she swooned the delivery room with her scat singing and jazzy vocals. Stormé DeLarverie (De-Lah-vee-yay) was born in The Big Easy AKA New Orleans (that cajun last name tho) on December 24, 1920, to a Black mother and a white father.

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