drag show
Lip-sync spectacle
A drag show is a performance featuring drag queens, drag kings, or other performers in exaggerated gender presentation—typically men dressed as women with theatrical makeup, wigs, and costumes.
Performers lip-sync to songs, dance, or deliver comedy.
Drag shows are fixtures of LGBTQ nightlife and have become mainstream entertainment: We caught a drag show at the bar Saturday night.
Venue for formal dances
- voguingStylized pose-based dancing
- houseResidential building
- pageantStaged public display
- realnessState of being authentic
category · reading · shade · kiki · sickening · slay · werk · motherhood
Silent vocal mimicry
- stageRaised performance platform
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
- emceeCeremony host
finale · routine · act · number · spotlight · curtain · choreography · rehearsal
Elegant full-length dresses
- wigsArtificial head coverings
- sequinsSmall reflective fabric ornaments
- rhinestonesImitation diamond crystals
- stilettosThin, high-heeled shoes
makeup · padding · corset · lashes · contour · breastplate · tucking · cincher
Live entertainment venue
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
- barDrinking establishment
- brunchMorning-afternoon meal hybrid
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
revue · variety · lounge · underground · speakeasy · circuit · touring · residency
Excessively dramatic or extravagant
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
- parodySatirical imitation
- satireMockery exposing vice
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
kitsch · flamboyant · theatrical · fabulous · absurdist · tongue-in-cheek · melodrama · subversion
ballroom
Venue for formal dances
realness · category · reading · shade · kiki · sickening · slay · werk · motherhood · legend
lip-sync
Silent vocal mimicry
- stageRaised performance platform
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
emcee · finale · routine · act · number · spotlight · curtain · choreography · rehearsal · entertainer
gowns
Elegant full-length dresses
- wigsArtificial head coverings
- sequinsSmall reflective fabric ornaments
- rhinestonesImitation diamond crystals
stilettos · makeup · padding · corset · lashes · contour · breastplate · tucking · cincher · gloves
cabaret
Live entertainment venue
pride · revue · variety · lounge · underground · speakeasy · circuit · touring · residency · booking
over-the-top
Excessively dramatic or extravagant
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
- parodySatirical imitation
- satireMockery exposing vice
irony · kitsch · flamboyant · theatrical · fabulous · absurdist · tongue-in-cheek · melodrama · subversion · outrageousness
- entertainmentmovie, movies, films, band, television
- bar nightshappy hour, karaoke night, trivia night, comedy night, open mic
- fan eventsfan conventions, fan fest, meet and greets, fan meetups, fan meetup
- live actscomedy act, circus act, variety act, solo act, clown act
- performancesdance routine, ballet, comedy act, magic act, musical
- LGBTQgay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer
show, drag, dragging, dragged, drags, dragnet, drag queen, dragger, drag performance