Leigh Mosley

“It ain’t easy…being green” is the favorite expression of Stormé DeLarverie, a woman whose life flouted prescriptions of gender and race. During the 1950s and '60s she toured the black theater circuit as a mistress of ceremonies and the sole male impersonator of the legendary Jewel Box Revue, America’s first integrated female impersonation show and forerunner of La Cage aux Folles.

A scrapbook of vignettes featuring individuals' experiences with colorism, recounting the messages they received about skin tone during their youth and examining how these experiences have left lasting imprints on their lives today.