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drag queen

[ drag kween ]

noun

Slang.
  1. a performer, typically one who was assigned male at birth, whose act involves a stylized and exaggerated interpretation of femininity that plays with stereotypical gender themes.


drag queen

noun

  1. a male who dresses as a woman and impersonates female characteristics for public entertainment
  2. slang.
    a male transvestite
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of drag queen1

First recorded in 1960鈥65; drag (in the sense 鈥渨earing clothes characteristic with a different sex鈥) + queen (in the sense 鈥渇lamboyantly effeminate gay man鈥)
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Idioms and Phrases

A male transvestite; also, a female impersonator. For example, He was surprised to find out that Roxanne was actually a drag queen . This term uses the slang noun drag in the sense of 鈥渇emale attire worn by a man鈥 (a usage dating from about 1870; also see in drag ). [ Offensive slang ; c. 1940]
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Example Sentences

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Drag queen Jiggly Caliente, a fierce performer who competed on 鈥淩uPaul鈥檚 Drag Race,鈥 will take time away from the spotlight to focus on her health after a portion of her right leg was recently amputated.

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鈥淛iggly I love you so much. You always keep it so real,鈥 Bob the Drag Queen wrote.

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In the comments, Jiggly got just that from fellow 鈥淒rag Race鈥 alumni including Bob the Drag Queen, Manila Luzon, Sasha Velour, Jujubee and Raja.

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Waters was recently sent a clip of Musk鈥檚 transgender daughter, Vivian Wilson, 21, lip-syncing 鈥淧ink Flamingos鈥 lines spoken by Divine, the legendary drag queen and star of many Waters films.

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Trixie Mattel, the first-ever drag queen to play the stage, had just hit the decks, ready to play her blend of pop鈥檚 biggest hits.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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