Photograph of a three person Drag Performance. The group are all wearing feather boas. The drag queen on the left side of the image is Vicki Williams. On the right side of the image, audience members watch the performance.

Photograph of the mirror behind the bar inside the Kings & Queens. The mirror is decorated for Halloween. The decorations are large cut out fangs with blood on them. On either side of the mirror, jack-o-lanterns are present.

Photograph of Royal Court softball team members from back left Cheryl Dupree, Linda Trexler, and Autumn Howe Black (front center) lip syncing together as "Fall and The Surprises." This is a lip syncing fundraising event for the Royal Court Softball Team. The group is performing "Someday We'll Be Together" by Diana Ross and The Supremes.

Photograph of Kings & Queens bartender, Bob, with Kings & Queens patron, Ellie Straight. This is a candid photograph with Bob glancing towards the camera and Ellie looking away.

Photograph of Kings & Queens Sunday Night vocalist and bar patron, Ellie O'Donnell. This is the performer's headshot. She is looking at the camera and smiling.

Interview with Eli Nixon by Finch Collins. Nixon is a transqueer person; parent; artist and puppeteer. Topics in order of discussion include: growing up in South County of Rhode Island; living and working as a performance artist in Providence in the late 1990s including experiences with AS220; Big Nazo; Fort Thunder; Pronk Parade; living in Philadelphia for 13 years before moving back to Rhode Island; addressing issues of nature; identity and mutual aid in artwork; horseshoe crabs and influence on artwork; personal process to articular themselves as a transqueer person; experience of being pregnant and transqueer. This interview was created as part of the Queering Oral History course - an oral history course at Brown University in Spring 2020 and taught by Dr. Virginia Thomas. Students were trained in oral history practices and interviewed members of the Rhode Island LGBTQIA community.

Photograph of a woman named Elaine seated in an armchair inside of a home. She is seated facing the camera and smiling. She has one leg crossed over the other and one arm resting on a wooden arm rest.

Photograph of an unidentified drag queen smoking a cigarette inside the Kings & Queens. She is standing next to the door looking at the camera. There are other bar patrons on either side of her. Behind her, a handmade poster for "Sweet Illusion an Evening of Entertainment" is present on the wall.

Photograph of an unidentified drag queen performing at the Kings & Queens. This is a candid photograph taken from the perspective of the audience. The performer is mid-song. She is wearing a pink sequin dress with feathers along the collar.

Photograph of a drag queen standing next to the Kings & Queens Pride Parade float being assembled on the side of the street in Providence. The drag queen is standing in the center of the image posed and smiling at the camera. On the left side of the image, the float and truck pulling the float are present. In the background, the Providence skyline is seen.

Photograph of Dotty seated at a table inside the Kings & Queens. Dotty is seated in profile on the left side of the image facing towards the right side of the image. Dotty is holding a straw inside of a glass on the table.

Photograph of Kings & Queens patrons, Dotty and Judy, embracing and smiling towards the camera. One of them is holding a pink balloon in her hand. In the background, balloons and tables are present.

Photograph of Donna Woodmansee. She performed at the Kings & Queens and was a long time patron. This is the performer's headshot. Donna is looking at the camera as she holds the collar of her shirt.

Photograph of Kings & Queens patrons: sisters Donna and Dianne Lutrell. The two sisters are seated side by side wearing suits and bowties. They look directly at the camera smiling.

Interview with Donald Walters by Joe Saperstein. Topics of discussion include homophobic violence, gay bars, cruising, Providence neighborhoods, AIDS, organized crime.

Photograph of Kings & Queens patron, Donald Skartz, seated inside the Kings & Queens. He is seated on a stool with is hands crossed over his knee as he smiles at the camera. Behind him, fall decorations consisting of leaves, gourds, corn, and pumpkins are hanging on the wall.

Photograph of Kings & Queens patron, Donald Skartz. Donald is standing in front of pool cues with his head turned looking directly towards the camera. In the background, the arm of an unidentified man is seen.

Photograph of Kings & Queens patron, Doc, with an unidentified woman. The two are standing inside of the Kings & Queens. Behind them, a Royal Court softball poster is hanging on the wall.The two people are looking at the camera.

Photograph of two DJs at a DJ booth wearing halloween costumes. The DJ on the left side of the image is wearing a purple glitter robe and has black face paint painted in triangles on his forehead, chin, and cheeks. The DJ on the right side of the image is in a vampire halloween costume. This is a candid photo and the two are looking down at the table with the record player on it. In front of them, there are Halloween table decorations.

Photograph of Kings & Queens DJ, Paul Leduc, wearing a blue tuxedo inside of the DJ booth. Paul is in the center of the image turned towards the camera. His eyes are closed as he listens to music through headphones. Behind him, various music and movie posters are present.

Photograph of Kings & Queens patrons out on a picnic in the Lincoln Woods. This photo shows Kings & Queens D.J., Marilyn, on the right, with her arm around another woman. In the background, a third woman is present. The three are posing and smiling for the camera.

Photograph of Kings & Queens DJ, Marilyn, inside of the DJ booth. There is a disco ball hanging from the ceiling. The walls in front of the DJ booth are checkered. Inside the DJ booth, the walls are blue. On the wall on the left side of the image, red paper with silver reflective stars decorates the wall.

Photograph of Kings & Queens DJ, Marcel Ferland, and Marc Duarte. The two are seated next to each other as they look at the camera.

Photograph of Kings & Queens DJ, Laura. She is standing in the DJ booth giving a thumbs up to the camera. Behind her, cassette tapes and a cassette player is visible.

Photograph of Kings & Queens DJ Lanra (left) embracing Laura Cadoret (right) on New Years' Eve. The two are smiling as they look at the camera while standing in front of decorations of streamers and balloons.

Photograph of Kings & Queens DJ, Jim, with Pat Jacobs. Pat is standing behind Jim, embracing him, as the two look at the camera.

Photograph of Kings & Queens DJ, Jim, inside the sound booth. The photograph is slightly blurred. Jim is wearing headphones and is waving at the camera. Behind him, cassette tapes are present on shelving units.

Photograph of two women, Diane (left) and Tracie (right), posing for the camera inside the Kings & Queens. This photo was taken during a New Years Eve party. The two women are posing for the camera as they smile. They are shown from the shoulders up.

Photograph of two women, Diane (left) and Carol-Ann (right), posing for the camera inside the Kings & Queens during the 1997 New Years Eve Party. The two women have their arms around each other and their heads together. They are wearing matching tuxedos.

Photograph of drag queens: Devin Shiah, B.B. Hayes, Mr. Jennifer Holliday, and Vicki Williams. This photo was taken at the end of a Drag Show at the Kings & Queens. The group had just performed "What a Wonderful World" together.