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drag queen vs. transvestite

drag queen

noun

Slang.

  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.

transvestite

noun

  1. Psychiatry.,  a person, especially someone assigned male at birth, who assumes the dress and manner usually associated with a different gender.

  2. Older Use: Often Offensive.,  crossdresser. TV

adjective

  1. Older Use: Often Offensive.,  being or relating to a person who wears clothing typically worn by members of a different gender.