drag queen
nounDefinition of drag queen
: a usually gay man who dresses as a woman and performs as an entertainer especially to caricature stereotypically vampish women
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Car trouble strands three drag queens in a conservative Midwestern town. — Los Angeles Times, "Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019," 11 Aug. 2019 For Faragher, being a drag queen has become a lifestyle. — David Rosenfeld, The Mercury News, "Drag Queen Story Hour draws protests in Southern California," 20 July 2019 Popular drag queens are also high on dream cast lists created by fans online. — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, "Everything We Know About 'The Little Mermaid' Live Action Remake, Starring Halle Bailey," 4 July 2019 Help comes in the unlikely form of Lola, a drag queen in need of sturdier stiletto heels. — nola.com, "‘Kinky Boots’ kicks up its musical heels at the Saenger," 15 June 2019 But if a black gay drag queen had no chance at victory, Blakk’s campaign was more than a merry farce. — Jesse Green, New York Times, "Review: In ‘Ms. Blakk for President,’ a Winning Losing Campaign," 4 June 2019 Also on hand were drag queens and cannabis advocates. ... — Emily Glazer, WSJ, "Democratic White House Hopefuls Audition on a Liberal Stage," 2 June 2019 RuPaul was actually present at last night's event, and so were other drag queens like Aquaria and Violet Chachki. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Lena Waithe's Met Gala Suit Says "Black Drag Queens Invented Camp"," 7 May 2019 There are smiling young drag queens in 1970s Pride parades and men and women dancing in fields with looks of pure elation on their faces. — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, "The parade is over, but the party continues. Celebrating 50 years of Pride in New York," 23 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'drag queen.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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