In this fascinating volume of photos, Panja Jürgens records the transformations of unusual men into even more unusual women that take place night after night in the dressing rooms of well-known gay clubs in New York City, particularly on the Lower East Side. Her protagonists, New York drag queens, have allowed the photographer to witness the process of transformation from beginning to end. Panja Jürgens captures each metamorphis on a single roll of film and in 36 different poses without recourse to artificiality of any kind. It is impossible for the viewer to ignore the photographer's perspective; her insightful rendering of the atmosphre as well as the quality and expressiveness of her photos are worthy of admiration.