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== House mothers and fathers ==
== House mothers and fathers ==
Like other drag families, the House of LaBeija is structured like a family, with a house “mother” and “father” who oversee and direct the group.
Like other drag families, the House of LaBeija is structured like a family, with a house “mother” and “father” who oversee and direct the group.
===House Mothers===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Name
! House Mother
! Tenure
! Tenure
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! Note
|-
|-
| [[Crystal LaBeija]]
| [[Crystal LaBeija]] || 1972–1982 || Founding House Mother
| 1972–1982
| Founding House Mother
|-
|-
⚫
| [[Pepper LaBeija]] || 1982–2003 || Performed against Avis Pendavis and Dorian Corey at "Legends Statements and Stars Part 1: Mother vs Mother"<ref name="timeline" />
| [[Pepper LaBeija]]
| 1982–2003
⚫
| Performed against Avis Pendavis and Dorian Corey at "Legends Statements and Stars Part 1: Mother vs Mother"<ref name="timeline" />
|-
|-
⚫
|[[Kia LaBeija]] || 2017–present<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://autre.love/interviewsmain/2018/1/18/the-underside-of-glamour-an-interview-of-kia-labeija|title=The Underside of Glamour: An Interview of Kia LaBeija|last=Graham|first=Annabel|date=January 18, 2018|work=Autre Magazine|access-date=January 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123200816/https://autre.love/interviewsmain/2018/1/18/the-underside-of-glamour-an-interview-of-kia-labeija|archive-date=January 23, 2019}}</ref> ||
|[[Kia LaBeija]]
⚫
| 2017–present<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://autre.love/interviewsmain/2018/1/18/the-underside-of-glamour-an-interview-of-kia-labeija|title=The Underside of Glamour: An Interview of Kia LaBeija|last=Graham|first=Annabel|date=January 18, 2018|work=Autre Magazine|access-date=January 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123200816/https://autre.love/interviewsmain/2018/1/18/the-underside-of-glamour-an-interview-of-kia-labeija|archive-date=January 23, 2019}}</ref>
|
|}
|}
===House Fathers===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Name
! House Father
! Tenure
! Tenure
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! Note
|-
|-
⚫
|Tommie LaBeija ||1986–?<ref name="timeline">{{Cite web|url=https://harlemballroomhistorictimeline.blogspot.com/|title=Harlem Ballroom Historic Timeline|last=Burrus |first=Kevin Omni |date=April 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227055925/https://harlemballroomhistorictimeline.blogspot.com/|archive-date=December 27, 2018|url-status=}}</ref> ||
|Tommie LaBeija
⚫
|1986–?<ref name="timeline">{{Cite web|url=https://harlemballroomhistorictimeline.blogspot.com/|title=Harlem Ballroom Historic Timeline|last=Burrus |first=Kevin Omni |date=April 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227055925/https://harlemballroomhistorictimeline.blogspot.com/|archive-date=December 27, 2018|url-status=}}</ref>
|
|-
|-
⚫
| Freddie LaBeija Powell || ?–present<ref name="W Mag 2018">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/house-of-kia-labeija-ballroom-voguing|title=Kia LaBeija Is Remodeling One of Ballroom's Legendary Houses For the Future|last=Silva|first=Horacio|date=December 12, 2018|work=W Magazine|access-date=January 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212201331/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/house-of-kia-labeija-ballroom-voguing|archive-date=December 12, 2018}}</ref> ||
| Freddie LaBeija Powell
⚫
| ?–present<ref name="W Mag 2018">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/house-of-kia-labeija-ballroom-voguing|title=Kia LaBeija Is Remodeling One of Ballroom's Legendary Houses For the Future|last=Silva|first=Horacio|date=December 12, 2018|work=W Magazine|access-date=January 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212201331/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/house-of-kia-labeija-ballroom-voguing|archive-date=December 12, 2018}}</ref>
|
|}
|}


== Notable members ==
== Notable members ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Name
! Name
! Tenure
! Tenure
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! Note
|-
|-
⚫
| Junior LaBeija || || Emceed "Paris Is Burning Ball" and "Avis Pendavis Presents: Autumn in the Fall," both in 1984<ref name="timeline" />
| Junior LaBeija
| ?–?
⚫
| Emceed "Paris Is Burning Ball" and "Avis Pendavis Presents: Autumn in the Fall," both in 1984<ref name="timeline" />
|-
|-
| Andre Ovanhess LaBeija Revlon
| Andre Ovanhess LaBeija Revlon || Dec 1988 – 1992<ref name="timeline" /> || Founded the House of Mizrahi with Heidi Allure in 1992
| Dec 1988 – 1992<ref name="timeline" />
| Founded the House of Mizrahi with Heidi Allure in 1992
|-
|-
⚫
| Gerald Dupree LaBeija || || Attended "Legends, Statements, and Stars Part 2: Club Red Zone in 1990<ref name="timeline" />
| Gerald Dupree LaBeija
|
⚫
| Attended "Legends, Statements, and Stars Part 2: Club Red Zone in 1990<ref name="timeline" />
|-
|-
⚫
| Portia LaBeija McQueen || || "Peppa LaBeija, Portia LaBeija McQueen and John Moschino yo McQueen Ball" held in 2000<ref name="timeline" />
| Portia LaBeija McQueen
|
⚫
| "Peppa LaBeija, Portia LaBeija McQueen and John Moschino yo McQueen Ball" held in 2000<ref name="timeline" />
|-
|-
⚫
| Derek LaBeija || || Appeared on "The Star and Buc Wild Radio Show" in 2005 to promote "How Do I Look?" film/documentary<ref name="timeline" />
| Derek LaBeija
|
⚫
| Appeared on "The Star and Buc Wild Radio Show" in 2005 to promote "How Do I Look?" film/documentary<ref name="timeline" />
|-
|-
⚫
| Linda LaBeija || ?–present || Poet, performer, and activist<ref name="W Mag 2018" />
| Linda LaBeija
| ?–present
⚫
| Poet, performer, and activist<ref name="W Mag 2018" />
|-
|-
| Justin "Monster" LaBeija
| Justin "Monster" LaBeija || ?–present || Kiki scene icon<ref name="W Mag 2018" />
| ?–present
| Kiki scene icon<ref name="W Mag 2018" />
|
|-
|-
| Manuel “Manny” LaBeija || 1984–? || Social Worker, Community Liaisons. Qf walk. Performer. Also known as Miss M.<ref name= "W Mag 2018" />
| Manuel “Manny” “Miss M.” LaBeija L.
|1984–?
| Social Worker, Community Liaisons.
| Qf walk. Performer.<ref name= "W Mag 2018" />
|
|}
|}


== Past events ==
== Past events ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Event Name
! Event Name
! Date
! Date
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! Note
|-
|-
| Peppa LaBeija and the House of LaBeija Presents: "The Royal House of Sunshine Balls"<ref name="timeline" />
| Peppa LaBeija and the House of LaBeija Presents: "The Royal House of Sunshine Balls"<ref name="timeline" />

Revision as of 00:53, 23 April 2020

The House of LaBeija is a prominent drag family founded by Crystal LaBeija and Lottie LaBeija in 1972.[1] Crystal and Lottie established the House of LaBeija in response to racial prejudice in the New York ballroom scene.[2] Their first event was called "Crystal & Lottie LaBeija presents the first annual House of Labeija Ball at Up the Downstairs Case on West 115th Street & 5th Avenue in Harlem, NY."[1] This is thought to be the birth of house culture as it is known today.[3] Houses serve as alternative families, primarily for gay, gender nonconforming and transgender youth and others who feel ostracized from conventional support systems.[4]

House mothers and fathers

Like other drag families, the House of LaBeija is structured like a family, with a house “mother” and “father” who oversee and direct the group.

House Mothers

Name Tenure Notes
Crystal LaBeija 1972–1982 Founding House Mother
Pepper LaBeija 1982–2003 Performed against Avis Pendavis and Dorian Corey at "Legends Statements and Stars Part 1: Mother vs Mother"[5]
Kia LaBeija 2017–present[6]

House Fathers

Name Tenure Notes
Tommie LaBeija 1986–?[5]
Freddie LaBeija Powell ?–present[7]

Notable members

Name Tenure Notes
Junior LaBeija Emceed "Paris Is Burning Ball" and "Avis Pendavis Presents: Autumn in the Fall," both in 1984[5]
Andre Ovanhess LaBeija Revlon Dec 1988 – 1992[5] Founded the House of Mizrahi with Heidi Allure in 1992
Gerald Dupree LaBeija Attended "Legends, Statements, and Stars Part 2: Club Red Zone in 1990[5]
Portia LaBeija McQueen "Peppa LaBeija, Portia LaBeija McQueen and John Moschino yo McQueen Ball" held in 2000[5]
Derek LaBeija Appeared on "The Star and Buc Wild Radio Show" in 2005 to promote "How Do I Look?" film/documentary[5]
Linda LaBeija ?–present Poet, performer, and activist[7]
Justin "Monster" LaBeija ?–present Kiki scene icon[7]
Manuel “Manny” LaBeija 1984–? Social Worker, Community Liaisons. Qf walk. Performer. Also known as Miss M.[7]

Past events

Event Name Date Notes
Peppa LaBeija and the House of LaBeija Presents: "The Royal House of Sunshine Balls"[5] 1989
Tommie Presents: "The House of LaBeija Ball"[5] 1990
Tommie LaBeija Presents: "The Labeija Ball Honoring Peppa LaBeija[5] 1998

References

  1. ^ a b Lawrence, Tim (2011). Listen, and You Will Hear all the Houses that Walked There Before: A History of Drag Balls, Houses and the Culture of Voguing. London: Soul Jazz. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Iovannone, Jeffry J. (Jun 29, 2018). "Crystal LaBeija: Legendary House Mother". Medium. Archived from the original on Jun 30, 2018. Retrieved Jan 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Street, Mikelle (August 19, 2016). "The Iconic Drag Queen Behind Frank Ocean's 'Endless'". Vice. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Jones Chanel, Isla (March 26, 2015). "A GIF Guide to Voguing (+ Short History)". Standard Culture. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Burrus, Kevin Omni (April 30, 2015). "Harlem Ballroom Historic Timeline". Archived from the original on December 27, 2018.
  6. ^ Graham, Annabel (January 18, 2018). "The Underside of Glamour: An Interview of Kia LaBeija". Autre Magazine. Archived from the original on January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d Silva, Horacio (December 12, 2018). "Kia LaBeija Is Remodeling One of Ballroom's Legendary Houses For the Future". W Magazine. Archived from the original on December 12, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
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