drag queens
Sequined stage performers
Drag queens are men who dress in exaggerated feminine clothing and makeup, typically for entertainment or performance.
The style tends toward theatrical glamour—big wigs, dramatic makeup, elaborate gowns.
Drag queens perform in clubs, on television, and at pride events, often lip-syncing, dancing, or doing comedy.
The art form has roots in gay culture but has gained mainstream visibility: We saw an amazing drag queen at the show last night.
- voguingStylized pose-based dancing
- death dropSudden backward floor drop
- cross-dressingWearing another gender's clothing
- ballroom cultureFormal partner dance tradition
- Stonewall riotsLGBTQ uprising against police raid
house of · impersonation · tucking · camp aesthetics · lip-syncing · performance · kiki · RuPaul · wigs · costume · makeup · fishy · glamour · reading · gender expression · sashay · padding · diva
- entertainerssingers, actor, dancers, actress, musicians
- Pride Paradepride flag, rainbow flag, rainbow flags, floats, marchers
- LGBTQgay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer
- LGBTQ+gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer
- drag culturefemale impersonators, lip-sync, lip-syncing, voguing, death drops
- LGBTQ figuresactivists, advocates, pioneers, trailblazers, historical figures
drag queensplain clothes
Non-uniform civilian dress
normcore · everyday wear · business casual · unglamorous · civilians
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