In my high school...
...in the late 60's, in SF, we had this classmate, Ted, who happened to be black and also quite flamboyant. We all watched with a mixture of puzzlement and humor as his clothes gradually changed from average 60's hip to more and more satin and silk, with billowy blouses and eventually a long feather boa. Maybe even platform shoes - ahead of his time there.
I remember one memorable "scene" Ted staged where a group of guys were standing at one end of the hall. One of us was named Sergei, which he had told me a while earlier was pronounced in Russian properly as "Sirgay". Well, Ted came into the other end of the hall, saw Sergei, and in his best form flounced down the hall with one hand waving the boa, calling out, "Sir Gay!... Oh, Sir Gay!". By the end of the year he was in as much full drag as he could be without falsies. I can't say the student body really accepted him, but I don't think anyone harshed on him either. After all, it was still the 60's.
We did tease Sergei about it afterwards...