drag queen
noun
plural drag queens
: a person and especially a man who performs as an entertainer in usually female drag (see drag entry 3 sense 2a)
Drag queens, who are traditionally male, dress in "drag" as female characters.—
Laura Wavra
Laura WavraFor the past decade, (basically since RuPaul started Drag Race) traditional drag queens (ie, cis men performing as female characters) have been blowing up in the popular zeitgeist …—Brittany Knupper
Brittany KnupperDrag is not simply female impersonation, but involves drag queens exaggerating femininity and drag kings exaggerating masculinity.—Shannon Kelly
Shannon Kelly[Victoria] Sin is a female-bodied non-binary drag queen, examining how Western ideals of femininity are produced and consumed.—Amrou Al-Kadhi
Amrou Al-KadhiThey are a black, non-binary drag queen with a beard in a part of the country that has a reputation for being anti-LGBTQ+.—Bailey Shelton
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The queen of Broadway was just honored by drag queens!
—Lawrence Yee, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Trixie Mattel, the first-ever drag queen to play the stage, had just hit the decks, ready to play her blend of pop’s biggest hits.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Its cover is also an artwork: a painting by Will St. John, who often makes portraits of drag queens and trans models done in the style of Renaissance paintings.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Tammie Brown Making sense of drag queen Tammie Brown's wacky mind is a fool's errand — and yet, RuPaul casting her to help launch the inaugural season of Drag Race seems an obvious choice, in hindsight, within the Drag Race fantasy.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Lawrence Yee, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Trixie Mattel, the first-ever drag queen to play the stage, had just hit the decks, ready to play her blend of pop’s biggest hits.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Its cover is also an artwork: a painting by Will St. John, who often makes portraits of drag queens and trans models done in the style of Renaissance paintings.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Tammie Brown Making sense of drag queen Tammie Brown's wacky mind is a fool's errand — and yet, RuPaul casting her to help launch the inaugural season of Drag Race seems an obvious choice, in hindsight, within the Drag Race fantasy.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Drag queen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drag%20queen. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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