Drag queen

A drag queen is a person, usually male, who uses <a href="/facts/Drag_(entertainment)/YxmIF57S">drag clothing</a> and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate <a href="/facts/Femininity/FoKgaGgk">female gender signifiers</a> and <a href="/facts/Gender_role/pt2sQYD2">gender roles</a> for entertainment purposes. Historically, drag queens have usually been <a href="/facts/Gay_men/cBIllcne">gay men</a>, and have been a part of <a href="/facts/Gay_culture/cBIllcne">gay culture</a>.
People <a href="/facts/Drag_(clothing)/YxmIF57S">do drag</a> for reasons ranging from self-expression to mainstream performance. <a href="/facts/Drag_show/oJaxPC7j">Drag shows</a> frequently include <a href="/facts/Lip_sync/0L9g54as">lip-syncing</a>, live singing, and dancing. They typically occur at <a href="/facts/Gay_pride_parades/ll2FJg60">LGBTQ pride parades</a>, <a href="/facts/Drag_pageants/5GV5v1KK">drag pageants</a>, <a href="/facts/Cabaret/n0fKcALB">cabarets</a>, <a href="/facts/Carnival/zwDJMMS9">carnivals</a>, and <a href="/facts/Discotheque/krTvUzaj">nightclubs</a>. Drag queens vary by type, culture, and dedication, from professionals who star in films and spend a lot of their time in their drag personas, to people who do drag only occasionally. Women who dress as men and entertain by imitating them are called <a href="/facts/Drag_king/Skx6hHCC">drag kings</a>.
Those who do occasional drag may be from other backgrounds than the LGBT community. There is a long history of <a href="/facts/Drag_(clothing)/YxmIF57S">folkloric</a> and <a href="/facts/Drag_(clothing)/YxmIF57S">theatrical</a> crossdressing that involves people of all orientations. Not everyone who does drag at some point in their lives is a drag queen or a drag king.

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