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| Domain | Definition |
Multilingual Slang | French (grande folle). (references) |
Slang | Noun or adjective. Source: This term is a combination of "dress in drag" and "queen". Definition: A man who is dressed in women's clothing to the extent that he could be mistaken for a woman. Context: This term is used casually and more formally to describe not only the dress of a particular member, but also describes the mannerisms and actions. Social Source: LGBTA. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
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Drag is a part of Western gay culture - drag queens fought at the Stonewall riots in June 1969, and drag shows are traditional at pride parades. Prominent drag queens in the Lesbigay community of a city often serve as unofficial spokespersons, chroniclers, or community leaders.
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Drag itself is often thought of as a subspecies of transgender, because it subverts gender roles. However, many drag queens are cisgendered gay men in the rest of their lives, whereas transgendered people remain so 24 hours a day. For most drag queens, drag is a hobby, profession, or art form rather than as a sexual orientation or gender identity, though there are exceptions.
Some members of the lesbigay community disdain drag queens; some feminists believe that drag consists in harmful stereotypes of women. A response is that drag is a very specific aesthetic (as RuPaul implies in the quotation above) and is not meant to satirize women in general. Many gender theorists see drag as a subversion to gender roles.
Some are distressed by the participation of drag queens for example in pride parades, believing that that projects a harmful image of the lesbigay community and impedes acceptance. However, others see this point of view as intolerant of the diversity in the community, and still others simply regard drag as traditional fun that needn't be politically analyzed.
Some of the more well-known drag performers include:
Famous drag queens
See also Drag king.
External links
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Drag queen."
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Screenplays | Um I don't think that I need a drag queen to define normal behavior. (Will & Grace; writing credit: Evan Weinstein) I think Mother Nature must be a drag queen, can you believe this weather? (Wigstock: The Movie; writing credit: Joshua Butler) | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
drag queen | 865 | drag queen tip | 4 |
drag queen photo | 19 | drag queen song | 4 |
drag queen make up | 14 | divine drag queen | 4 |
drag queen shoes | 13 | contest drag queen | 3 |
drag queen wig | 11 | bar drag queen | 3 |
drag queen show | 11 | drag queen supply | 3 |
drag queen clothing | 10 | doll drag queen | 3 |
drag queen clothes | 7 | become drag queen | 2 |
day drag queen | 6 | diva drag queen | 2 |
drag queen jewelry | 6 | black drag queen | 2 |
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drag queen sex | 5 | club drag queen | 2 |
drag queen transformation | 4 | drag queen seattle | 2 |
drag queen xxx | 2 | ||
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| Language | Translations for "DRAG QUEEN"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Turkish | kadın elbiseli eşcinsel. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-g-n-q-r-u" | |
-1 letter: dungaree, underage. | |
-2 letters: angered, derange, enraged, grandee, grenade, uneager. | |
-3 letters: agreed, argued, augend, danger, dengue, dragee, earned, endear, endure, enrage, enured, gander, garden, geared, gender, genera, gerund, neared, nudger, quaere, ranged, unaged, unread. | |
-4 letters: agene, agree, anger, argue, auger, denar, eager, eagre, eared, edger, ender, endue, enure, genre, genua, grade, grand, greed, green, guard. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-g-n-q-r-u" | |
+5 letters: grandiloquence, headquartering. | |
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