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Drag queen facts for kids

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Miss Understood by David Shankbone
Miss Understood, who has appeared in several films and on television

Drag queen is a gay slang term. It refers to a gay man who dresses and acts like a woman for entertainment purposes. Drag queens exaggerate certain characteristics (such as make-up and eyelashes) for comic, dramatic, or satirical effect. Drag queens perform in gay bars. They participate in gay pride parades and drag pageants. They may make appearances at events such as gay rodeos. Drag queens are not female impersonators or transvestites. They generally do not want to pass as women. RuPaul is a drag queen well known through his many television appearances in the 1990s.

Images for kids

  • Khookha McQueer autoportrait 5

    Khookha Mcqueer, Tunisian drag queen

  • Lars Jacob & Christer Lindarw 1976

    Swedish drag entertainer Christer Lindarw (right) in 1976, his debut year, dressed to do Look at that Face with Barbra Streisand

  • Pabllo Vittar in 2021 01

    Pabllo Vittar, famous Brazilian drag queen

  • Julian Eltinge (the fascinating widow)

    Julian Eltinge as a female impersonator in the Fascinating Widow, early 1910s

  • Alex Mathew & Maya the drag queen

    Alex Mathew & Maya the drag queen

  • Eddie Valdez "José Maria González" Wild Side Story 1977

    Advert for drag queen jobs as spoofed in Wild Side Story

  • Sofia Pride 2019 Drag Queen

    Drag queen at Sofia Pride 2019 in Bulgaria

  • Cristal Snow Euroviisuklubissa 2012 (cropped)

    Cristal Snow, Finnish drag artist, performing in 2012

See also

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