this film come out 12 year year ago and and be a revelation even for people who know something of the drag scene in new york . the textbook on drag performance say nothing of these vogueing house . anthony slide great pretender say nothing . julian fleisher the drag queen of new york represent an illustrated field guide with it flow chart of influence that pull together julian eltinge and minette and the warhol queen and and the 90 club scene and postdate the film ignore the house completely . even laurence senelick the changing room the close thing that we have to a definitive book on drag performance rush quickly past the film and do not give the background information that one would have expect from it . i understand from the film itself and and various article i find on the web that this house system go back decade . the major film performance by a house member prior to 1990 seem to be chrystal la beija in the queen and 1968. the historical context be the big miss part of paris be burn . the film be valuable because it focus on a scene otherwise be ignore . it be a valuable snapshot of life in 1989. the unfortunate fact that venus xtravaganza be murder during film provide a very dramatic end and but this be not the only film about transsexual to include a real life murder . a we now know and dorian corey have a mummify corpse in her literal closet and but this do not come out until three year later . of historical importance and but we still need someone to do either a book or a documentary film that provide more context .