Princess Seraphina

Credited as the first drag queen in England, Princess Seraphina was popular in ‘molly houses.’ These were the 18th century equivalent ofgay barssince homosexuality was still a crime in England at the time. However, that didn’t stop Princess Seraphina fromprosecuting a mancalled Tom Gordon for stealing her clothes (although she had to do it under her name John Cooper). While Gordon was ultimately acquitted, Princess Seraphina was not prosecuted for being gay, and herstatus in the communitywas evi