What is drag queen stand for? What does a drag queen do?

Drag queens use their stage as an opportunity to express their own identities and to challenge societal norms through exaggerated masculinity, femininity, or other forms of gender expression.

Dressing in drag refers to the practice of men dressing in clothing typically associated with women and vice versa. Drag is also a subculture in the LGBTQ+ community.

Drag clothing typically involves wearing clothes normally worn by the opposite sex, including wigs, clothing, makeup, and accessories. Drag is often a form of self-expression.

In the early 20th century, drag began to flourish with minstrel shows and vaudeville. William Dorsey Swann was the first person to call himself the “queen of drag”.

RuPaul’s Drag Race which first premiered in 2009 as a television show in the United States has exposed multiple generations of audiences to drag culture.

On stage and screen, the actor-playwright-screenwriter-producer Tyler Perry has also included his drag character of Madea in some of his most noted productions.