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Find anyone who lived in Lexington before 1980, and they will have a Sweet Evening Breeze story to share. Perhaps they’ll tell you about the time Sweets, dressed in “feminine frills,” descended in a basket from the rafters of Woodland Auditorium to dance “the passion dance of the bongo bangoes.”.
18 Οκτ 2024 · James Herndon, also known as "Sweet Evening Breeze," "Sweets," or "Breeze," is considered by some to be the originator of the Lexington drag scene; men dressing in women's clothes, or cross-dressing, in the 1940s and 1950s in public was very rare. He was generally well-liked in the Lexington community and would participate in random acts of ...
13 Νοε 2021 · Street artist and muralist GAIA just finished a new tribute in Lexington, Kentucky with the PRHBTN gallery focused on a local colorful character named James Herndon, aka “Sweet Evening Breeze.” Gaia.
23 Σεπ 2016 · Despite the odds, Sweet Evening Breeze was embraced. Even by the squares. Miss Sweets is perhaps best known for ushering in a still thriving drag scene in Lexington.
Sweet Evening Breeze (born James R. Herndon; July 2, 1892 – December 16, 1983), [1] [unreliable source?] known also as Miss Sweets or Sweets, was an American drag queen, activist, healthcare worker, and socialite. They were one of Lexington, Kentucky's first notable drag queens and is credited with promoting the city's early drag scene and ...
17 Αυγ 2022 · James Herndon — known by most people only as Sweet Evening Breeze, Sweets, or Miss Sweets — was an elder and pillar in Lexington’s Black, gay, drag, and queer communities during the 20 th century.
11 Φεβ 2022 · Some enterprising historian that lives in Lexington and has access to court records could tell us more. Clearly sweets won, because the house at 186 Prall St. is still standing.
