Some, today, consider Dupree to be a trans woman. *Editor's Note: As with many LGBTQ+ elders, it can be difficult to be definitive about someone's identity prior to the 1990s. ![]() Today's voguing competitions and balls are still influenced by Dupree. In 1981, the House of Dupree hosted a ball that introduced the concept of categories to the ballroom scene. Dupree started dancing, pulling a copy of Vogue magazine out of his bag, and stopped, posing to the beat while imitating the models' poses. According to legend, Dupree was at a nightclub called Footsteps when some gay Black men started throwing shade at each other. ![]() The founding member and mother of the House of Dupree, Paris Dupree is said to be one of the originators of voguing.
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