| "As bar time approaches the crowd begins to shuffle out slowly, some going home and others, including some of the drag participants, head to Perkins. Some, like Ivanna Bangcock, are dressed inconspicuously, perhaps to see if she can pass herself off as a woman in a general public setting. Others, like Miss Dee-Lovely, arrive decked out in all their drag queen glory: hot pants, wig, red bustier, and attitude. Attracting smiles from some customers, laughs from others, and frowns by a few people, Miss Dee ignores it all and chats with some friends at a table. Nearby, however, a group of four middle-aged men and women at a booth are insulted...at the mere sight of Miss Dee standing twenty feet away. Their conversation turns heated during the next twenty minutes as one of the men describes how wrong it is for anyone to behave this way, and how it is against his upbringing. |
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| -DIMENSION MAGAZINE, SPRING 1999 |
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| Miss Dee-Lovely soon leaves the restaurant and Ivanna stays, unnoticed by most of the customers. Ten minutes later, the conversation in the booth continues, becoming so loud that a woman at the next table comments sarcastically about the group's fixation on the drag queen. One of the women at the booth, fortyish, wearing a long flowered dress and high heels, becomes irate and begins throwing ice at the woman who "insulted" her. The two begin name-calling, swearing, and throwing drinks at each other as the tension grows. A waitress darts out of the kitchen and demands that the two women either sit down or leave the restaurant. But the Jerry Springer-like situation doesn't stop there. The two women chase each other out the front door, one shouting, "let's take it outside!" The police arrive before any serious damage is done, and they question the women outside about what happened. Miss Dee has been gone for almost a half-hour at this point, while Ivanna, apparently unaware as to what caused the fight, is still in the restaurant. Asked if they have encountered any negative reactions while in public, both Haverberg and Brooks insist that most of their experiences have been positive, and that they don't really care about what other people think." |
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