Bob Dougherty, a 90-year-old Oklahoma native, poses for a portrait at Aunt Charlie's Lounge in San Francisco, California, on May 31, 2016. He has worked as a bartender during the day at this Tenderloin bar for 13 years. "I remember when there used to be two or three gay bars right on this block," he shared. Now, because of the onset of new companies and the subsequent rising cost of rent, only Aunt Charlie's remains. Bob's nickname is "S.O.B.," which stands for "Sweet Old Bob."

A man smokes a cigarette outside of Aunt Charlie's Lounge, one of the last gay bars still open in the historic Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco, California, on May 31, 2016. The bar has become a symbol of steadfastness against the changing tides of the city's demographic. While many small businesses, including several other gay bars, have closed in the face of gentrification, Aunt Charlie's Lounge still serves as an active hub for the LGBT community.

Cookie Long poses for a portrait at Aunt Charlie's Lounge in San Francisco, California, on May 31, 2016. Long, who has been coming to Aunt Charlie's for 25 years, isn't worried about the bar closing. If it did, though, she said, "I'd have nowhere else to go...It's a staple." She also used to frequent 21 Club, which was just across the street from Aunt Charlie's, until it closed last year.

The drinks served at Aunt Charlie's Lounge in San Francisco, California, are notoriously cheap, especially in a city where prices only seem to be on the rise. The drink prices are another reason customers are attracted to this bar. During happy hour, one can get a beer for $3. Barry, a longtime bartender, on May 31, 2016, prepares a drink for a 29-year-old regular, Jared Neil. "The best part about this bar is that I can come here after a long day at work, sit down and get served instantly. They know us by name and by drink," Neil said.

Twenty-four-year-old drag queen Dani Weber, who answers to AFABulous on stage, wraps herself in plastic to flatten her chest for her performance at Aunt Charlie's Lounge in San Francisco, California, on May 31, 2016. This was the third drag show she has performed in, and only her second at Aunt Charlie's. She believes the bar has a more special vibe than other venues she has visited. "It feels like home," she said. Her drag name, AFABulous, is a play on words, referencing the acronym "Assigned Female at Birth."

Drag queen Christina "MsLadybug" Gilmore touches up her eyeshadow before the drag show at Aunt Charlie's Lounge in San Francisco, California, on May 31, 2016. A regular at Aunt Charlie's, she has been performing in drag since 1995.

Drag queens MAndy CoCo (left) and AFABulous (right) add the finishing touches to their makeup before their performance in the drag show at Aunt Charlie's Lounge in San Francisco, California, on May 31, 2016. MAndy CoCo has been performing in drag for 15 years and is fluent in eight languages.

Layla Wright, whose drag name Gem N'Aye, strikes a pose during her routine in the drag show at Aunt Charlie's Lounge in San Francisco, California, on May 31, 2016. On the eve of pride month this year, Aunt Charlie's Lounge hosted two back-to-back drag shows.

AndrŽs Corzo Lucioni, whose drag name is MAndy CoCo, receives a tip from a patron during the drag show at Aunt Charlie's Lounge in San Francisco, California, on May 31, 2016. For some shows, the tips and money raised from the cover charge are donated to charities. In the past, shows have fundraised for schools, homeless shelters and schools. One patron, Jared Neil, went so far as to say the manager of the bar, Joe Mattheisen, is the "Mother Theresa of the TL," in reference to the work the bar does for the Tenderloin community. If the bar closed, Neil mused, it would be detrimental to the both the queens and many nonprofits.

Drag queens (from left to right) Gem N'Aye, MAndy CoCo, Christina "MsLadybug" Gilmore and Divine Miss Bovine congregate outside for a cigarette break and a group photo after the drag show at Aunt Charlie's Lounge in San Francisco, California, on May 31, 2016.

Drag queen MAndy CoCo poses for a portrait after the first drag show of the evening at Aunt Charlie's Lounge in San Francisco, California, on May 31, 2016.

Drag queen Christina "MsLadybug" Gilmore cuts a tangled hair tie from the hair of Vjk Aonghas, whose drag name is Sassanach, before the second drag show of the night at Aunt Charlie's Lounge in San Francisco, California, on May 31, 2016. The queens of Aunt Charlie's form a close bond with each other after years of sharing the same stage.

Tanya Marston spins her 2-year-old daughter around while playing on the East Beach near Crissy Field in San Francisco, California, on May 31, 2016. Marston could spend quality time with her daughter because she is still on maternity leave from having her newborn son a few weeks ago. "I am taking advantage of this time off from work," she said.