She had a low voice and shaved regularly her facial hair to cause it to form a stubble.
In the Victorian period English actresses impersonated men in theater, and in America actresses like Anne Hindle also impersonated men in her performances.
Since women were not allowed to participate in drama or theater, men impersonated women when acting on stage. There have been independent examples of drag in England and China in the 1500s. Instances of drag have been recorded well before drag shows began.
