Perhaps oddly, my go-to quote and guy on this subject is John Waters. To wit
Have you ever done drag? I was only in drag once, and that was as the Wicked Witch at a birthday party when I was 8 years old. That ended my drag career. You have to be so careful of what you say. My friend told me this story, “You know, every gay man once tried on their mother’s shoes.” You did it once; you never did it again. But now, if you have a very liberal mother and they catch you, you have sexual reassignment lessons at 8 years old. And you might not really wanna do that
I wore my mom’s bra once.
Put it on during class! (Over my shirt).
We were just learning to read, and we had some book where a small group of kids sat in a circle and had to read the part of a certain character.
I was so angry that I had to read the part of some girl despite my protests to the teacher! So I figured “If they are going to make me read the part of a girl, I better dress like a girl!”
They gave us the book to read over our parts that evening and then come back the next day to read in class. I snuck a bra out of my mom’s dresser.
Of course I got sent to the principals office, my mom was mortified.
Hmm - I just now realized. I guess I must have not had to have read that girl’s part!