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drag queen

[drag kween] / ˈdræg ˌkwin /
NOUN
performer whose act stylizes femininity
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One night, at Eataly’s flagship location in the Marais, the drag queen Le Filip, a winner of “Drag Race France,” hosted bingo with her whippet Azur.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

A drag queen would cut through the room like a flare.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

In Seattle's Ballard district, a drag queen was wielding a microphone and putting on a show ahead of the World Cup meeting of Iran and Egypt.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

O'Grady rose to fame in the 1990s with his drag queen persona and went on to present BBC One game show Blankety Blank.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

Lindsey’s mom knew a guy, Chuck, who was a drag queen, Chastity St. Claire, and Lindsey had seen him perform at a charity thing.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth


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