Stormé DeLarverie

🎂 24th December 1920 (105 yrs) 📍 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Known For

Stormé: Lady of the Jewel Box

Biography

Stormé DeLarverie (December 24, 1920 - May 24, 2014) was a biracial American drag king entertainer and later bouncer, remembered as a gay civil rights icon and the "Rosa Parks of the gay community". According to some eyewitnesses, her scuffle with the police was the spark that ignited the Stonewall riots.

Movies Featuring Stormé DeLarverie

Stormé: Lady of the Jewel Box

Stormé: Lady of the Jewel Box (1991)

as Self