drag queen
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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How to use drag queen in a sentence
I didn’t see drag queens and it felt a bit muted, but I’m happy we had such a peaceful and fun Pride.
Budapest Pride takes place amid Hungary LGBTQ rights crackdown | Michael K. Lavers | July 26, 2021 | Washington BladeOn two consecutive free admission Wednesday nights in August, OTC presents “Olney in Drag,” a two-part extravaganza where audiences are asked “enjoy a drink as these fabulous drag queens shine brighter than the stars in the evening sky.”
In-person, virtual, and outdoor theater options abound | Patrick Folliard | July 14, 2021 | Washington BladeShe told me that “everyone knows what a drag queen is by now.”
What I don’t expect to see is a drag queen getting arrested.
What do you expect when you come to a drag show? | Jerry VanHook (Shi-Queeta Lee) | June 25, 2021 | Washington BladeAdmission is $20 and will feature performances from several drag queens from the state.
Nicki Minaj popularized “yaaasssss” with her song “Yasss Bish” and she claims the pronunciation has roots in drag-queen culture.
Feminist, Bae, Turnt: Time’s ‘Worst Words’ List Is Sexist and Racist | Samantha Allen | November 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTreacherous thatched-roof-haired drag-queen Linda Tripp, with those dress-for-success shoulder pads?
That the doll would become so widely known as “drag queen Barbie” “was not expected,” a Mattel spokesperson says.
Mattel’s Buzzy New ‘Drag Queen Barbie’ Is No Cross Dresser | Kevin Fallon | August 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST“drag queen Barbie looks just like regular Barbie,” says Hillary Busis at Entertainment Weekly.
Mattel’s Buzzy New ‘Drag Queen Barbie’ Is No Cross Dresser | Kevin Fallon | August 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTActually, “drag queen Barbie is the most fabulous Barbie yet,” adds Carmel Lobello at Death and Taxes.
Mattel’s Buzzy New ‘Drag Queen Barbie’ Is No Cross Dresser | Kevin Fallon | August 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for drag queen
a male who dresses as a woman and impersonates female characteristics for public entertainment
slang a male transvestite
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Other Idioms and Phrases with 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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