drag artist

[ drag ahr-tist ]

noun

, Slang.

1. a person of any gender who performs drag, a performance art form that is especially associated with LGBTQ+ communities and is characterized by a stylized and exaggerated interpretation of femininity or masculinity that plays with stereotypical gender themes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of drag artist¹

First recorded in 1960–65, most frequently referring to drag queens

Example Sentences

I told her to call playwright and drag artist Charles Busch and ask him to do an overhaul.

From Los Angeles Times

But, as the drag artist explains, the Kyran Thrax persona was not born that night: "This part of me, I feel, has been with me since everything happened when I was 13."

From BBC

Salon spoke to Denver drag artist and co-chair of Black Pride in Denver, Juiccy Misdemeanor, who was asked to open for Roan's tour earlier this year.

From Salon

Just think about this way, if you see a drag artist and they didn't have any clothes and makeup .

From Salon

So like myself as Juiccy Misdemeanor: yes, my style of choice, yes, my style of drag, yes, my hair, makes me a certain type of drag artist.

From Salon

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