drag queen
nounEtymology From drag (“women's clothing worn by men”) + queen.
1
A person, usually male, who dresses up in women's clothing and makeup, typically in an exaggerated fashion and for public performance.
- Donald was donning a brand new pair of pantyhose. He hadn’t shaved in a while, and he could feel his stubble snag on the nylon. It’s not pretty when a drag queen gets careless, he thought, but it was too late to do anything about it tonight.1996, Robert Rodi, Drag Queen, New York: Dutton, →ISBN, retrieved 05 Feb 2022, page 37:
- Derived terms
- drag-queendom, drag queenery, drag-queenese, drag-queenish, drag queenism
- Related terms
- bio queen, faux queen, queen up, squirrel friend
- Coordinate terms
- drag king