drag queen

English

Alternative forms

• dragqueen

Etymology

drag + queen

Pronunciation

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Noun

drag queen (plural drag queens)

1. (colloquial) A male who dresses up in women's clothing, typically for public performance. The man's clothing and makeup are typically greatly exaggerated, so the end result is typically a parody of women in general.

Translations

male who dresses up in women's clothing

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (Hong Kong) 拖拉女王 (tuōlā nǚwáng), 扮裝皇后 (zh), 扮装皇后 (bànzhuāng huánghòu), (mainland China; derogatory) 人妖 (zh) (rényāo)

• Esperanto: reĝinjo
• Finnish: drag-kuningatar (fi)
• French: drag queen (fr) m, f

• German: Drag Queen (de) m, f
• Japanese: ドラァグクイーン (doragu kuīn)
• Russian: драг-квин (ru) m, f (drag-kvín), дрэг-квин m, f (dreg-kvín), драг-королева f (drag-koroléva), дрэг-королева f (dreg-koroléva)
• Spanish: transformista m, f, travesti m, f
• Swedish: dragqueen (sv) c, druga (sv) c, dragdrottning c

See also

• transvestite
• drag king
• drag