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drag queen
[ drag kween ]
noun
- a performer, typically one who was assigned male at birth, whose act involves a stylized and exaggerated interpretation of femininity that plays with stereotypical gender themes.
drag queen
noun
- a male who dresses as a woman and impersonates female characteristics for public entertainment
- slang.a male transvestite
Word History and Origins
Origin of drag queen1
Idioms and Phrases
A male transvestite; also, a female impersonator. For example, He was surprised to find out that Roxanne was actually a drag queen . This term uses the slang noun drag in the sense of “female attire worn by a man” (a usage dating from about 1870; also see in drag ). [ Offensive slang ; c. 1940]Compare Meanings
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Example Sentences
As diners along Santa Monica Boulevard brunched on patios and took in a drag queen performance, several dozen pro-Trump marchers chanted, “Walk away from hate.”
Drag queen Jiggly Caliente, a fierce performer who competed on “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” will take time away from the spotlight to focus on her health after a portion of her right leg was recently amputated.
“Jiggly I love you so much. You always keep it so real,” Bob the Drag Queen wrote.
In the comments, Jiggly got just that from fellow “Drag Race” alumni including Bob the Drag Queen, Manila Luzon, Sasha Velour, Jujubee and Raja.
Waters was recently sent a clip of Musk’s transgender daughter, Vivian Wilson, 21, lip-syncing “Pink Flamingos” lines spoken by Divine, the legendary drag queen and star of many Waters films.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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