This is a list of
drag king
Drag kings are mostly female performance artists who dress in masculine drag and personify male gender stereotypes as part of an individual or group routine. A typical drag show may incorporate dancing, acting, stand-up comedy and singing, eit ...
s, sometimes known as
male impersonator
Drag kings are mostly female performance artists who dress in masculine drag and personify male gender stereotypes as part of an individual or group routine. A typical drag show may incorporate dancing, acting, stand-up comedy and singing, eit ...
s,
drag performers, or drag artists. A drag king is a person, who dresses in masculine clothes and hides their regular features (through such things as
breast binding
Breast binding, also known as chest binding, is the flattening of breasts with constrictive materials such as cloth strips, purpose-built undergarments, often using spandex or other synthetic fiber, and shirts layered from tight to loose. Binder ...
) for special occasions, often to perform, entertain, or engage in social activism. Many, but not all, drag kings are members of the
LGBTQ+ community
The LGBT community (also known as the LGBTQ+ community, GLBT community, gay community, or queer community) is a loosely defined grouping of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other queer individuals united by a common culture and social ...
.
Performers
See also
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List of drag queens
This is a list of drag queens, sometimes known as female impersonators, drag performers, or drag artists.
Performers
See also
* List of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' contestants
* List of ''exóticos''
References
External links
List o ...
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List of drag groups
This is a list of drag groups, which are groups of drag performers. A drag performer is a person who dresses in clothes associated with the sex or gender they do not identify with for special occasions to perform and entertain or engage in so ...
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Lesburlesque
Lesburlesque is a British troupe of over thirty burlesque performers that perform on the cabaret circuit. They are notable for being the first and only burlesque troupe in the UK that performs lesbian burlesque. Following on from the success of ...
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References
External links
List of Drag Performersarchived link at draglistings.com
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Drag (entertainment)-related lists
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kings
Kings or King's may refer to:
*Monarchs: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations, with the male being kings
*One of several works known as the "Book of Kings":
**The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts
**The ''Shahnameh'' ...