in drag

Idioms  

1. Wearing clothes normally worn by the opposite sex, as in All of the actors in the revue were in drag. This expression originally alluded to male actors wearing women's apparel on stage, especially for comic purposes, but also refers to cross-dressing by homosexuals. [Colloquial; c. 1870]

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in drag

Oh, and there he was dancing again, in drag, in Sabrina Carpenter’s “Tears” video.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

"She has such a craft and such an art to what she does in drag," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025

Dressed in a revealing keyhole dress and towering beehive wig, Carpenter comes to Simon Says for the ambience and the chance to dress in drag.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2025

It is amusing to see young Reubens in drag as a kid at Halloween, or playing a Cher-inspired mermaid in a video he made while at college.

From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025

One of the series' standout moments was when La Voix's dad Richard joined her for the family resemblance challenge, where the queens are tasked with putting a loved one in drag.

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024