Photograph of the drag queen, B.B. Hayes, performed by Brian Laquerre at the Kings & Queens. She is performing in a feather headpiece. She is standing in front of a wall decorated with a tropical sunset motif. B.B. is mid-performance and has her mouth open as she lip syncs. The photograph is taken from the audience and shows B.B. from the waist up.

Photograph of the drag queen, B.B. Hayes, performed by Brian Laquerre at the Kings and Queens. She is performing in a feather headpiece. She is standing in front of a wall decorated with a tropical sunset motif. B.B. is mid-performance and has her mouth open as she lip syncs. The photograph is taken from the audience and shows B.B. from the waist up.

Photograph of drag queen, B.B. Hayes, performed by Brian Laquerre at the Kings and Queens. B.B. Hayes is performing as Marilyn Monroe. The photograph is taken from the audience. B.B. is mid-performance and is seen from the waist up. Behind her, the wall is decorated with a tropical sunset motif.

Photograph of drag queen, B.B. Hayes, performed by Brian Laquerre at the Kings and Queens. B.B. Hayes is performing as Marilyn Monroe. The photograph is taken from the audience. B.B. is mid-performance and has her mouth open with her arms outstretched towards the audience. Behind her, a handmade banner is seen.

Photograph of drag queen, B.B. Hayes, performed by Brian Laquerre at the Kings & Queens. B.B. Hayes is performing as Marilyn Monroe. B.B. is joined in the performance by two men in tuxedos. Behind the group, the walls are decorated in reflective silver and red streamers. Above them, a disco ball is present.

Photograph of drag queen, B.B. Hayes, performed by Brian Laquerre at the Kings & Queens. B.B. Hayes is performing as Marilyn Monroe. B.B. is mid performance and is out in the audience. The photograph shows B.B. from the waist up. She has her arms out gesturing towards the audience. Audience members are seen seated around her.

Photograph of drag queen, B.B. Hayes, performed by Brian Laquerre at the Kings & Queens. B.B. Hayes is performing as Marilyn Monroe. The photograph shows B.B. in left side profile. She is mid-performance and has her left arm slightly raised and her mouth open as she lip syncs. Behind her, two men in tuxedos are present in the stage area. Behind the group, reflective silver and red streamers hang from the walls.

Photograph of drag queen, B.B. Hayes, performed by Brian Laquerre at the Kings & Queens. B.B. Hayes is performing as Marilyn Monroe. The photograph is taken from the right side of the audience. B.B. is mid-performance and has her mouth open with her right hand on her chest and her left hand outstretched to her side. Behind her, a handmade banner is seen.

Photograph of drag queen, B.B. Hayes, performed by Brian Laquerre at the Kings & Queens. B.B. Hayes is performing as Marilyn Monroe. B.B. is joined in the performance by two men in tuxedos. B.B. is mid-performance. Behind the group, the walls are decorated in reflective silver and red streamers. Above them, a disco ball is present.

Photograph of drag queen, B.B. Hayes, performed by Brian Laquerre at the Kings & Queens. This photo is taken from the audience and shows B.B. in the stage area. Behind her, a person is present in a suit and is seen clapping. B.B. is smiling as she looks at the crowd.

Photograph of drag queen, B.B. Hayes, performed by Brian Laquerre at the Kings & Queens. The photograph is taken from the perspective of the audience. This photo is taken mid-performance as B.B. has her hand on her chin.

Photograph of drag queen, B.B. Hayes, performed by Brian Laquerre at the Kings & Queens. The photograph is taken from the perspective of the audience. B.B. Hayes is leaning against a pool table during the performance.

Photograph of drag queen, B.B. Hayes, performed by Brian Laquerre at the Kings & Queens. This photograph is taken from the perspective of an audience member at a front row table. B.B. Hayes is mid-performance and has her mouth open as she lip syncs and is gesturing with her hands. Behind her, string lights and reflective streamers decorate the walls.

Photograph of drag queen, B.B. Hayes, performed by Brian Laquerre at the Kings & Queens. B.B. is mid-performance and is facing the audience. She has her right hand on her heart and her left hand on her hips. The photograph is taken from the perspective of the audience. Behind her, fake trees and parrot decorations are present. Reflective streamers and and string lights hang from the walls.

Photograph of drag queen, B.B. Hayes, performed by Brian Laquerre at the Kings & Queens. B.B. is seen in left side profile mid-performance. She has her mouth slightly open with her hands raised to her shoulders and her thumbs and index fingers touching. Above her, a disco ball is seen.

Photograph of drag queen, B.B. Hayes, performed by Brian Laquerre at the Kings & Queens. This photograph shows B.B. seated on a box during a performance. She is smiling and is facing towards the left side of the photograph.

Photograph of drag queen, B.B. Hayes, performed by Brian Laquerre at the Kings & Queens. This photograph is taken from the perspective of an audience member at a front row table. B.B. Hayes is interacting with the second person at the table who is handing her a dollar bill. B.B. has her back to the camera as she looks over her shoulder at the person tipping her the dollar. Behind her, fake trees and parrot decorations are present. Reflective streamers and string lights hang from the walls.

Photograph of Ann pouring a man a drink inside the Kings & Queens during the 1997 New Years Eve Party. In the background, blue and silver balloons are seen decorating the bar.

Photograph of a studio portrait of Paul and Alan Arcand. The two men are posed for the camera; Paul is resting his hands on Alan's shoulders.

Photograph of a visiting adult entertainer, Lee Ann, inside of the Kings & Queens. Lee Ann is shaking hands with the patrons.

Photograph of an adult entertainer in lingerie performing a lap dance on a seated woman inside the Kings & Queens. The seated woman is smiling and waving at the camera.

Photograph of an adult entertainer dressed in a police costume. She is handcuffing two seated women together. Both women are smiling and looking at the entertainer as the entertainer looks out of frame.

Photograph of two people kissing. Both faces are obstructed from view. The back of one person's head is present as the two embrace.

Photograph of two women kissing inside the Kings & Queens during a New Years Eve party. The two women are standing in the center of the frame. The woman on the right side of the image is holding a beer bottle.

Photograph of a float made by bar patrons and owner of the Kings & Queens for the Providence Pride Parade. This photo shows the float parked on the side of the road in Providence. The float has a sign that reads "A family of pride" inside of a pink triangle. A man is inside the float looking through the tinsel and smiling at the camera.

Photograph of Rita Paux, former owner of the Kings & Queens, standing at the end of a long table and talking to another person at the Kings & Queens 15th Anniversary Party. Rita is standing in the background on the right side of the image. The person she's speaking with is on the left side of the image with their hand touching Rita's arm. Behind them, there are green streamers and Halloween decorations hanging on the wall. The Halloween decorations are advertising for the Halloween Party. In front of Rita, there are people seated at a long table having a conversation.

Photograph of two women, "Toots" (left) and Lisa Hevey (right), behind the bar inside the Kings & Queens during a New Years Eve party. They have their arms around each other as they pose for the camera. In the background, bar patrons seated at the bar are present.

Photograph of "our" Frannie standing next to boxes of Miller High Life inside the Kings & Queens. This photo was taken during a 1981 New Year's Eve party. Frannie is standing in a doorway with the beer boxes to the left. She is looking at the camera and smiling. She is wearing a white tuxedo with a red bow tie and cumberbund. There are reflective ribbons hanging from the ceiling.

Photograph of a decorations and a buffet table inside the Kings & Queens. These decorations are for the 1996 New Years Eve party. The decorations read "Gonna Bring You Joy 1996" in silver and green glitter letters. Beneath the decorations, two crock pots, chips, and bread, are on the buffet table.