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A drag queen is a person, usually male, who uses drag clothing and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate female gender signifiers and gender roles for entertainment purposes. Historically, drag queens have usually been gay men, and have been a part of gay culture. People do drag for reasons ranging from self-expression to mainstream performance.
A drag brunch is a type of drag show in which drag kings and drag queens perform for an audience while the audience is served typical brunch foods and drinks. [14] [15] The events feature dance, song and comedy performances. [16] Although typically held at LGBTQ bars and nightclubs, restaurants have also become a popular site for drag brunches.
The use of drag in this sense appeared in print as early as 1870 [5] [6] but its origin is uncertain. One suggested etymological root is 19th-century theatre slang, from the sensation of long skirts trailing on the floor. [7] It may have been based on the term grand rag which was historically used for a masquerade ball. [8]
An LGBTQ group in Ecuador tapped into a $25,000 from a Biden State Department grant to produce a two-day drag workshop intended to promote diversity and inclusion abroad.
Based in Nottingham, Nana Arthole has been performing her “ridiculous, rancid and beautiful” drag since 2013, and has been doing it sober since February 2023. Before, it would be common for ...
Drag kings have historically been mostly female performance artists who dress in masculine drag and personify male gender stereotypes as part of an individual or group routine. [1] As documented in the 2003 Journal of Homosexuality, in more recent years the world of drag kings has broadened to include performers of all gender expressions . [ 2 ]
Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara and Shangela from the show “We’re Here”. Season 3 episode 1 of the show takes place in Granbury.
Drag Race is a drag queen reality competition television franchise, created by American drag entertainer RuPaul with production company World of Wonder. The franchise originated with RuPaul's Drag Race , which premiered in the United States in 2009.