As drag subculture emerges in India, it borrows many of its stylistic elements from western drag conventions but, at the same time, incorporates multiple aspects from traditional clothing and popular culture. This paper focuses on two drag artists who have gained notoriety through digital social media: Maya the Drag Queen (performed by Alex Mathew) and Pammi Aunty (performed by Ssumier Pasricha). These artists craft locally rooted drag performances by adapting clothing styles such as the sari and salwar kameez, as well as the role of the disruptive Indian “aunty.” This paper proposes that Indian drag queens challenge heteronormative-gender constructs and promote LGBTQ causes through the use of traditional Indian dress and customs. This choice of presentation gives Indian drag its distinctive quality and also is a fitting extension of a long lineage of activism and political resistance already vested in Indian dress and textiles.

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印度的数字化装扮阿姨

随着印度变装亚文化的出现，它借鉴了西方变装习俗的许多风格元素，但同时融合了传统服装和流行文化的多个方面。本文重点介绍了通过数字社交媒体而声名狼藉的两位变装艺术家：变装皇后玛雅（由亚历克斯·马修饰演）和帕米阿姨（由斯苏米尔·帕斯里查饰演）。这些艺术家通过调整服装风格（如纱丽和萨尔瓦卡米兹）以及破坏性的印度“阿姨”的角色来制作扎根于当地的变装表演。本文提出，印度变装皇后挑战异性恋性别建构，并通过使用传统的印度服饰和习俗促进 LGBTQ 事业。