Just Call Me Darcelle

Before he was Darcelle XV, Portland, Oregon's most celebrated female impersonator, he was Walter Cole, a boy from the small suburb of Linnton. Walter/Darcelle tells the story of his life from his depression era childhood, his years in the service during the Korean Conflict, his time as a husband and father and his coming out in the sixties to become a mentor and strong example of strength and courage for gay and straight people everywhere. Your life is what you make of it and no one does it better than Darcelle.

Walter Cole has been Portland, Oregon's most beloved female impersonator for over 42 years and his club Darcelle XV Showplace is the country's oldest continuous female impersonation review.