I know that's a man that cleverly dresses as a woman (to the point you cant telll the difference from distance), but does the dress have to be flamboyant to be drag?
2007-01-31 11:03:23 · 10 answers · asked by eltitere 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Whats the exact definition of a drag queen?
Drag queens are performers - usually gay men, sometimes transgendered women - who dress in "drag," clothing associated with the female gender, usually highly exaggerated versions thereof. Drag queens often do drag to perform, singing or lip-syncing and dancing, participating in events such as gay pride parades, cabarets, discotheques, and other celebrations and venues.
Does that help? I don't think it has to be flamboyant
2007-01-31 11:13:30 · answer #1 · answered by GirlWithQuestions 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Drag queens are characters and performers. The Drag Queen usually has a loud comical flair. If you want to pass as a woman then that is just cross-dressing.
2007-01-31 11:10:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think that drag tends to imply a gender caricature. To some that is offensive, to others it is a deliberate social commentary, but I think that if it's not "flashy", it would usually over-emphasize some other aspect of cultural expectations of women. That's just me though; you'll probably get a different answer from every drag queen (and king) , and even more from people who aren't directly involved.
2007-01-31 13:06:21 · answer #3 · answered by Atropis 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Drag Queens are gay men who dress up as women to perform.
Transvestites are straight men who dress up as women to perform.
Transgendered people are men or women who often wear the opposite sexes' clothes and don't perform.
2007-01-31 11:20:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The ritual known as taking the Queen of England and dragging her thru the streets of London. This ritual was outlawed before most of us were born.
2007-01-31 11:30:52 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Men dressed as women are a drag.
2007-01-31 11:08:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The good ones like RuPaul make some serious money off it. From what little I've seen its really just camp and style/fashion and crossdressing while acting all Hollywood starlet.
2007-01-31 11:10:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Me who dress as really really reaaaaallly ugly woman. I find it bizarre and weird.
2007-01-31 12:06:51 · answer #8 · answered by J D 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, otherwise it is just a transgender.
2007-01-31 11:08:43 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
http://www.electharris.org/
2007-01-31 12:57:54 · answer #10 · answered by mabster60 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋