drag queen

[ drag-kween ]
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nounSlang.
  1. 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.

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Origin of drag queen

1
First recorded in 1960–65; drag (in the sense “wearing clothes characteristic with a different sex”) + queen (in the sense “flamboyantly effeminate gay man”)

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British Dictionary definitions for drag queen

drag queen

noun
  1. a male who dresses as a woman and impersonates female characteristics for public entertainment

  2. slang a male transvestite

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Other Idioms and Phrases with drag queen

drag queen

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]

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