Dear Mary Cheney: Here Are Reasons Why Drag Is Socially Acceptable and Blackface Is Not
Drag is a celebration. Drag is an attitude.  Characterizing drag queens as "bitchy, catty, dumb, slutty" is reductive and insulting.  The female persona created by a drag queen is robust, powerful, enduring.  She has moxie, smarts, humor and beauty.
Domenick Scudera, ContributorProfessor of Theater, Ursinus College