WHAT IS DRAG ?

Men have been dressing as women on stage for hundreds of years, dating back to the thirteenth century. It is believed that drag is related to the church and related to William Shakespeare who had men dress as women because at the time, women were not allowed to perform on stage.

DRAG = Dress Resembling A Girl.

There are many kinds of drag artists and they vary greatly from professionals who have starred in movies to people who just try it once. Drag queens also vary by class and culture and can vary even within the same city. Although many assume all drag queens are gay men or transgender, there are drag artists of all genders and sexualities who do drag for various reasons. Generally, drag queens dress in a female gender role, often exaggerating certain characteristics for comic, dramatic or satirical effect. Other drag performers include "faux queens”, who are women who dress in an exaggerated style to emulate drag queens.