Pansy Craze

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The Pansy Craze was a period of increased LGBTQ visibility in American popular culture from the late 1920s until the mid-1930s. During the "craze," drag queens — known as "pansy performers" — experienced a surge in underground popularity, especially in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The exact dates of the movement are debated, with a range from the late 1920s until 1935. The term "pansy craze" was not used contemporaneously during the era, and was coined decades later by the historian George Chauncey in his 1994 book Gay New York.

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