The second novel by the author of the bestseller Stone Butch Blues, another classic of LGBT literature

Leslie Feinberg immerses us in a New York struck by 9/11 and marked by police violence, precariousness, and repression. In this setting, Max Rabinowitz, a trans man and doorman of a drag club, navigates between isolation and the struggle for survival.

Max survives as best he can. After years of activism in the LGBTQ+ movement, he feels lonely and lost. The constant violence he suffers due to his gender expression, sexual orientation, and social class has led him to isolation. His only contact with the outside world is his undocumented work at the drag club, while he wanders through a city where police raids, disappearances, and assaults are increasingly frequent.

In a world where drag queens have dominated the stage, this novel gives voice to drag kings and the queer community that resists on the margins. At the club where Max works, drag is not just a show: it is a trench, a refuge, and an act of defiance against a system that wants them invisible.

Drag King Dreams immerses us in an emotional, committed, and brave story. The setting is no longer the factories of the American Rust Belt, but the nightclubs of the East Village and the emerging virtual space of the internet. The working class is no longer organized in large unions, but the struggles remain the same. Max, like many before him, faces job insecurity, racism, and the violence of those unwilling to accept who he is.