How did the phrase, "in drag" come about?
2007-03-26 04:49:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Back to Shakespeare, in the column which lists the character speaking, if a male actor was ready to perform, he would enter (the listing would say - so and so enters DRAG [dressed as girl]
If you are wondering where I got this informaiton from, it was from the movie CARLA & CONNIE, (character Queen with no name) R Keiser explains this while walking.
cheers,
bga
2007-03-26 05:07:49 · answer #1 · answered by bga 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The term drag queen originates in Polari, a subset of English slang that was popular in some gay communities in the early part of the 20th century. Drag meant "clothes", and was also theatre slang for a woman's costume worn by a male actor. Queen refers to the trait of affected royalty found in many drag characters.
2007-03-26 11:56:15 · answer #2 · answered by Me 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I believe it's an old theater term back when theater actors were all male and when the role called for a female a male would "DRess as A Girl"
2007-03-26 21:24:13 · answer #3 · answered by J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋