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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
51³Ô¹Ï 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
That, plus your typical drag queen knows how to make five pounds of make-up look cool instead of gross, but they won't share their secrets with the ladies of the GOP.
Some of the awarded films include a yet-untitled drag queen feature from producer RuPaul Charles and an untitled project from Oscar-winning filmmakers Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, also known as Daniels, and producer Jonathan Wang of 2022’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once.â€
Aston Merrygold from boy band JLS, who co-starred with the drag queen in a stage production of The Wizard Of Oz in London last year, is also at the star's funeral.
It’s no surprise that the drag queen turned Emmy-winning hairstylist and luxury public access podcast host is obsessed with details.
"A drag queen does not get on stage to calm people down," she says.
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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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