Terence Alan Smith, also known as Joan Jett Blakk, is an activist, political candidate, and drag queen from Detroit, Michigan. Smith is an African-American actor, writer, and political …

May 24, 2024 · Joan Jett Blakk, a San Francisco drag performer who became famous for running for president of the United States in 1992, is in Oakland’s Highland Hospital after suffering a …

Apr 20, 2018 · In January 1992, drag queen Joan Jett Blakk announced her candidacy for president under the slogan “Lick Bush in ‘92!” She ran as a part of the Queer Nation Party, …

Terence Alan Smith created the character of Joan Jett-Blakk, one of the first drag queens to step off the stage and enter the world of politics. In 1990, inspired by Queer Nation and the need for …

Aug 6, 2021 · On her 35th birthday, Joan Jett Blakk, the drag persona of actor Terence Smith, ran for president in lipstick, heels and eyeshadow, continuing a long tradition of drag as political...

Blakk had been developing her imposing, charismatic alter-ego since 1974, taking inspiration from queer icons such as Grace Jones, David Bowie and cult drag queen Divine.

Mar 13, 2022 · Joan Jett Blakk, the drag persona of actor Terence Alan Smith, entered the 1991 Chicago mayoral race in the hopes of drawing visibility to the AIDS epidemic and LGBTQ rights.

Joan Jett Blakk. For Pride month, Media Burn is highlighting and celebrating the work of queer activists of the past. Blakk was the drag persona of performer Terence Smith, who was a …

Jun 15, 2018 · Joan Jett Blakk would run for political office throughout the 1990s as part guerrilla theater and part queer action for visibility. In doing so, she also became the first drag queen to …

May 17, 2020 · Joan Jett Blakk is the alter ego of artist and activist Terence Smith. Blakk was the first drag queen to run for president and created a “camp-pain” only a drag queen could …