Drag is a type of entertainment where people dress up and perform, often in highly stylized ways. The term originated as British theater slang in the 19th century and was used to describe women’s clothing worn by men.
Today, many prominent drag artists are still people who identify as men and present themselves in exaggeratedly feminine ways as part of their performance, and are known as drag queens. While some drag queens live their lives as men outside of their drag personae, people of any gender can be drag queens. Drag kings, who wear men’s clothing and perform stylized forms of masculinity, are less common, but do exist. Many drag kings are women, but people of any gender can be drag kings as well.
As part of their performance, many drag queens and kings have a separate drag persona in addition to the self they live as every day. This persona will of course look different, but may also have a different name and ask to be referred to by different gender pronouns.
This does not mean they are transgender. Just as actors do not keep being referred to by their characters’ names after stepping offstage, drag performers do not necessarily keep the names or pronouns they use while performing. Drag performers are artists and entertainers, so being in drag is not an integral part of their identity in the same way that gender is.
On the other hand, when a transgender person comes out and asks people to use a different name and different gender pronouns to refer to them, it is not part of a performance. It is an important part of their identity, and can be a critical part of affirming their gender identity.
Don’t assume that someone in drag is transgender, or vice versa. Just as the vast majority of the general population does not do drag, most transgender people also are not drag performers. It can be hurtful to refer to a transgender person’s presentation as drag, because it suggests that their deeply held identity is just a show they are putting on—which is untrue.
Being respectful of a drag performer’s gender is the same as being respectful of anyone else’s gender. If you’re not sure, for example, of which pronouns to use when referring to someone, just ask.
Like transgender people, drag performers can experience discrimination and harassment because of their gender expression. NCTE works to end violence against all people who face bias because of their gender presentation and/or identity.
refers to an entertainment style wearing stylized clothing. Most commonly, it is men wearing women's clothing cross-dressing, generally for the purpose of a performance. The origin of the term drag is uncertain.
We can think of drag as aerodynamic friction, and one of the sources of drag is the skin friction between the molecules of the air and the solid surface of the aircraft. Because the skin friction is an interaction between a solid and a gas, the magnitude of the skin friction depends on properties of both solid and gas.
An AFAB queen, diva queen or hyper queen is a drag queen who is a woman or a non-binary person who was assigned female at birth. These performers are generally indistinguishable from the more common male or transgender female drag queens in artistic style and techniques.
Drag uses clothes and other aspects of performance to create heightened versions of masculinity, femininity and other forms of gender expression. It is rooted in acceptance and resilience and is an artform that represents freedom of expression and resistance to unjust forces.
This describes a person who wears the clothes usually associated with the "opposite "sex. This is seen as a form of gender expression. The word "transvestite" is not used much these days.And the expression "drag queen" is different, meaning a man who dresses "as a woman" for purposes of entertainment.
Drag forces tend to decrease fluid velocity relative to the solid object in the fluid's path. Unlike other resistive forces, drag force depends on velocity. This is because drag force is proportional to the velocity of low-speed flow, and the squared velocity for high-speed flow.
Today's drag queens trace their roots back to clandestine balls hosted by Black performers in the late 19th century. People dressed in drag celebrate Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1980. Before drag became part of the cultural mainstream, it flourished in drag balls held in secret to avoid persecution.
People do drag for reasons ranging from self-expression to mainstream performance. Drag shows frequently include lip-syncing, live singing, and dancing. They typically occur at LGBT pride parades, drag pageants, cabarets, carnivals, and nightclubs.
Wear a sequin dress and simple pumps to any drag event.
A sequin dress is an easy and fool-proof way to say “glam” without putting in too much effort. Pair it with some comfy pumps and chunky bangles for a low-effort, high-reward look.
Get ready, because this is the year of the drag king. Drag kings are usually cisgender women, transgender men or non-binary people performing on stage in masculine drag.
RuPaul met painter Georges LeBar in 1994 at the Limelight nightclub in New York City. They married in January 2017. They have an open marriage; RuPaul has said he would not want to "put restraints" on the person he loves.
"A folk etymology is that drag is an acronym of "Dressed Resembling A Girl" in description of male theatrical transvestism. Drag as a term referring to women's clothing worn by men has less clear origins.
With that in mind, here are five of history's most important and iconic drag queens.
Princess Seraphina. Otherwise known as John Cooper, Princess Seraphina was an 18th century gentleman's servant who is considered to be England's first drag queen. ...
While drag is more about dressing up over the top for the public's admiration, cross-dressing is a more private and personal lifestyle choice. Cross dressing has been practised for thousands of years in the Native American Tribes, Egyptians, Aztecs, Incas, South-East Asians and Indians.
When it comes to the world of drag, there are no hard and fast rules. While some people may argue that only men can be drag queens, the reality is that anyone can dress up and perform as a drag queen.
There is a performative aspect to the way drag artists use dressing up as the opposite sex (often in exaggerated tones), whereas being a ladyboy is a state of being, akin to transgenderism: “We are this way all the time.” Nor is the term, necessarily, derogatory – although it may feel that way to a casual observer.
Aerodynamics is the study of how air flows over objects and the forces that the air and objects exert on each other. Drag is the force of wind or air resistance pushing in the opposite direction to the motion of the object, in this case, the cyclist and the bike.
In aerodynamics, drag refers to forces that oppose the relative motion of an object through the air. Drag always opposes the motion of the object and, in an aircraft, is overcome by thrust.
Drag depends on the density of the air, the square of the velocity, the air's viscosity and compressibility, the size and shape of the body, and the body's inclination to the flow. In general, the dependence on body shape, inclination, air viscosity, and compressibility is very complex.
People do drag for reasons ranging from self-expression to mainstream performance. Drag shows frequently include lip-syncing, live singing, and dancing. They typically occur at LGBT pride parades, drag pageants, cabarets, carnivals, and nightclubs.
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