Chapal Bhaduri, pictured in 1999, frequently played female roles in traveling theater productions before more women started performing in the 1960s and 1970s. Naveen Kishore/National Museum of ...

After the closing of La Cage in 1991, Gypsy was invited to emcee at a club in Finland, and toured in Europe for six months before performing in South America. "They loved me in Russia," said Gypsy.

"Diva Diaries" uses those expensive feathers and those elaborate costumes to help tell the story of three female impersonators who spend their last night performing together after 30 years.

He was referring to the long-running Miss Fannie’s Ball, a competition for female impersonators. Saturday night at the Ambassador, contestants will vie for the title of Miss Fannie 2017.

Assigned female at birth, SY transitioned to male in his early 20s. What makes the song so unique is that the Chinese version features lyrics sung by SY before and after his transition.