Stephanie Stuart Wilson

Stephanie Stuart was born in a strawberry patch in Plant City, Florida on December 30th 1965. Growing up, she always knew she was different and would watch beauty pageants on TV in a toy crown. At 18, She changed her name to Stephanie, started dressing as Stephanie in public, and initially began gender-affirming hormone therapy. In 1984, Stephanie organized her first public drag show, and a year later, she clinched the title of Ms. Gay Lakeland 1985, her first triumph in the pageant world. Stephanie founded a local Drag Queen Story Hour, a venture with Pasco Pride that supports LGBTQ-inclusive education for children, she volunteers for the Basic Needs of Life program, supporting children living with or affected by HIV and AIDS, and represents the Royal Court of Come OUT St. Pete, engaging in advocacy for transgender individuals.

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Identifier: b2773w12v
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution: OUTWORDS
Creator(s): Stuart Wilson, Stephanie
Kalin, Betsy
Contributor(s): Taiwo-Makanjuola, Kristie
Date Created: Apr. 29, 2021
Dates Covered: 1983
1993
1884
Genre: Oral Histories
Subject(s): Drag Queen Story Hour
Royal Court of Come Out St. Pete
Stephanie Stuart Wilson
Places: Florida > Pasco
Florida > Polk
Topic(s): AIDS activists
Bears (Gay culture)
Cancer
Drag community
HIV/AIDS
Hormone therapy (Gender)
Trans women
Transgender children
Transitioning (Gender)
Resource Type: Moving image
Language: English
Rights: In copyright
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