drag queen

See also: dragqueen

English
A drag queen at the Cologne pride parade

Alternative forms

Etymology

From drag (“women's clothing worn by men”) +‎ queen.

Pronunciation
  • Audio (US, Northern California)(file)

Noun

drag queen (plural drag queens)

  1. (LGBT, originally slang) A person, usually male, who dresses up in women’s clothing and makeup, typically in an exaggerated fashion and for public performance.
    • 1996, Robert Rodi, Drag Queen‎, New York: Dutton, →ISBN, retrieved 5 February 2022, page 37:
      Donald was donning a brand new pair of pantyhose. He hadn’t shaved in a while, and he could feel his stubble snag on the nylon. It’s not pretty when a drag queen gets careless, he thought, but it was too late to do anything about it tonight.
    Synonyms: female impersonator, (dated) street queen
    Hypernyms: transvestite; see also Thesaurus:transvestite
    Hyponyms: butch queen, fishy queen
    Coordinate term: drag king

Derived terms

Translations

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English drag queen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /drak kwin/

Noun

drag queen f (indeclinable) or drag queen m pers (indeclinable)

  1. (LGBT) drag queen

Further reading
  • drag queen in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • drag queen in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English drag queen.

Noun

drag queen m or f (plural drag queens)

  1. drag queen

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English drag queen.

Noun

drag queen m or f (plural drag queens)

  1. drag queen
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