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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Last summer, RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars aired its first and only season, featuring one drag queen from 12 of the varying global Drag Race installments.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
In the show’s first season, for instance, drag superstar Trixie Mattel plays a less famous drag queen named Shazam whom Evan brings in to teach the football team about what is and is not appropriate when doing female impersonations for its powder-puff routine.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
But she’s known for platforming local drag queens at her shows, too, giving them a stage to perform for massive crowds.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025
Some watched drag queens perform to music.
—Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
In the show’s first season, for instance, drag superstar Trixie Mattel plays a less famous drag queen named Shazam whom Evan brings in to teach the football team about what is and is not appropriate when doing female impersonations for its powder-puff routine.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
But she’s known for platforming local drag queens at her shows, too, giving them a stage to perform for massive crowds.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025
Some watched drag queens perform to music.
—Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Drag queen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drag%20queen. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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