Drag queen
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A performer using drag to entertain
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Drag queen
A drag queen is a person, usually male, who uses drag clothing and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate female gender signifiers and roles for entertainment. Drag queens have historically often been gay men and part of gay culture. Drag may be used for self-expression or mainstream performance. Drag shows can include lip-syncing, live singing, and dancing, and occur in settings such as pride parades, pageants, cabarets, carnivals, and nightclubs.
- Purpose
- Entertainment
- Common show elements
- Lip-syncing, live singing, and dancing
- Historical association
- Gay culture
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Drag queen (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q337084
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By S Pakhrin from DC, USA. CC BY 2.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsS Pakhrin from DC, USA, DC High Heel Drag Queen Race 2014Modifications: Resized and converted to WebP
- Popularity
- 788 median daily views (Wikimedia Pageviews API (all-access, user agent))
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