drag queen
drag artist who dresses and acts with exaggerated femininity for performance purposes
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Summary
drag queen is an occupation[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of occupation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,047 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Field of work: cross-dressing[3]
- Subclass of: performance artist[4], cross-dresser[5], drag performer[6]
- Part of: list of quick-change acts[7]
- Commons category: Drag queens[8]
- Opposite of: drag king[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Drag queens[10]
- Commons gallery: Drag queen[11]
- Main Wikidata property: P161[12]
- Different from: femboy[13], trans woman[14]
- Uses: drag[15]
- Has list: list of drag queens[16]
- Female form of label: Dragqueen[17], drag queen[18]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wiki99/LGBT+[19]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for drag queen include RuPaul's Drag Race[20], a television program[21].
Why It Matters
drag queen has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]
Entities named for it include RuPaul's Drag Race[20], a television program[21].