Joanna James onstage at Haymarket Bar
Haymarket Bar
Joanna James
Joanna James posing on a stage in the crowded Haymarket Bar
Susan Fleischmann
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
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GCN.ORG.00314
Interview with Miss Gay New England Jim Wilson, aka "Joanna James," 1988 April 4
Wilson, Jim; James, Joanna; Female impersonators; Radio programs; Boston (Mass.); LGBTQ people; Lesbians; Gay men; Bisexual people; Transgender people; Queer people
In this recording of Boston's Other Voice, which aired on April 4, 1988, host Peter Stickel interviews self-described female impersonator and Miss Gay New England Jim Wilson, aka "Joanna James." Wilson describes what he sees as the distinction between "cross-dressing" and female impersonation. Wilson also describes how he developed his performing persona, how he bought his gown for Miss Gay New England at Saks Fifth Avenue, and how he began doing female impersonation.
Boston's Other Voice
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
1988-04-04
Stickel, Peter
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THP-046-BOV-039_19880404