Walter Cole, Who Dazzled as Darcelle, the World’s Oldest Drag Performer, Dies at 92
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Walter Cole, Who Dazzled as Darcelle, the World’s Oldest Drag Performer, Dies at 92

He turned a run-down tavern into a drag cabaret that became a hub and a fund-raising powerhouse for the L.G.B.T.Q. community as well as a beloved Portland, Ore., institution.