Guided by the Goddess and her infinite pearls of wisdom, many would learn how drag was an integral part of the gay scene. Millie took time to explain the term drag queen originates from Polari, a subset of English slang that was popular in some gay communities in the early part of the 20th century. Drag meant "clothes", and was also theatre slang for a woman's costume worn by a male actor. Queen refers to the trait of affected royalty found in many drag characters (many started off as a princess, elevating themselves to fully fledged queen with time and practice). An alarming amount of people thought that Millie not only worked as a drag queen but also sought sexual gratification by parading around as this larger than life caricature. The disbelievers, and there were many, could not have been further from the truth. Unbeknownst to them and the majority, beneath the incomparable and camp exterior that was The Goddess, there lurked 6ft 1” of leather clad, cropped haired... creaturette!