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Drag History

Memphis drag history from Beyond the Spotlight — pageants, lip-sync, police raids, and the performers who made George’s Truck Stop and Drag Bar legend.

History
Jul 24, 2026

The History of George's

For nearly three decades, George's stood as the Queen Mother of Memphis gay bars, earning its moniker as the "Showplace of the…
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History
Nov 10, 2025

The 1969 Miss Memphis Review

On Halloween night 1969, at the theatre we now call home, a drag pageant defied a city ordinance and quietly started a…
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News
Feb 27, 2025

Friends of George's Speaks Out

Since 2011, we've created drag-centric theatre while raising funds for LGBTQ+ causes. In 2023, we won a landmark case against Tennessee's anti-drag…
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