female impersonators
Men performing womanhood
Female impersonators are male performers who adopt the dress, mannerisms, and appearance of women for entertainment.
The term is older and more theatrical than drag queen, suggesting cabaret acts, comedy routines, or stage shows rather than club culture: The cruise ship featured female impersonators in the evening revue.
Some impersonate specific celebrities; others create original characters.
- drag queensMale performers in feminine attire
- transvestitesPeople wearing opposite-gender clothes
- entertainersThose who amuse others
- costumingCreating performance attire
- voguingStylized pose-based dancing
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- drag culturedrag queens, drag shows, drag balls, drag race, drag artists
- dragdrag, drag queen, drag queens, drag king, drag kings
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