1879 – Miss Vesta Tilley, The Charming Male Impersonator

Vesta Tilley is regarded as the foremost male impersonator of the British music hall era. She made her stage debut at the age of three and a half, and by six was performing in male attire. Under the management of her father, she toured extensively across the United Kingdom. Remarkably, by the age of eleven, her earnings supported her entire family.