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|Lynn Lavner, comedian}}
{{quote|''I'm into drag racing. I know it's really dangerous, but I love driving really fast with women's clothes on.''
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▲{{quote|''I'm into drag racing. I know it's really dangerous, but I love driving really fast with women's clothes on.''|George Smilovici, "I'm Tuff"''}}
Drag queens on TV are sometimes used for the old [[Abhorrent Admirer|"straight man comes on to a girl in a bar... but she's not a girl!"]] joke. A popular variation on this will have the straight man remain completely oblivious to the fact that he's copping off with a man until the last possible moment. <!-- However, this joke usually uses [[
▲Unlike [[Transvestite|transvestites]], drag queens wear women's clothing only on special occasions. They are usually gay men who occasionally like to get that little bit more flamboyant by dressing up as a tornado that's just rushed through a mountain of candyfloss and glitter. They can get dolled up for a variety of reasons; perhaps they are paid entertainers and the drag is part of their act, perhaps they consider it an art form; or perhaps they just enjoy it. It differs from person to person.
▲Drag queens on TV are sometimes used for the old [[Abhorrent Admirer|"straight man comes on to a girl in a bar... but she's not a girl!"]] joke. A popular variation on this will have the straight man remain completely oblivious to the fact that he's copping off with a man until the last possible moment. However, this joke usually uses [[Transsexualism|Transsexuals]] instead, since they tend to dress up a little more plausibly than drag queens, who are usually clad in a stylized and outlandish parody of feminine clothing. It's also common for women to comment on how much they wish they had the queen's [[She's Got Legs|legs]].
Drag queens on TV are usually sharp-tongued and witty, matching the stage personas of real-life professional stage performers. They may provide the main character with world-weary advice or help put forward (ironically) a "just be yourself" [[An Aesop|Aesop]].
There are many heterosexual men who "drag up" to play characters. One such man is Barry Humphries, who
The [[Distaff Counterpart|Distaff (ahem) Counterpart]] is
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* The Arrancar Charlotte Chuhlhourne of ''[[Bleach]]'', who faces off against resident [[Bishounen|pretty boy]] Shinigami Yumichika Ayasegawa. He also cranks the drag factor up to eleven with [http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t280/Warugaki88/13.jpg?t=1217052133 eye-searing] [
** Especially amusing since Yumichika is considered a bit effeminate by Bleach standards, but the sight of Charlotte's fabulous appearance provokes him shrieking hysterical laughter that can be heard a mile away.
* In ''[[One Piece]]'', Mr. 2 Bon Clay of Baroque Works is a drag queen. He wears a ballerina outfit, doesn't have a female partner, and for Pete's sake, his style of karate is Okama Way, which roughly means Gay Way! Interestingly, he eventually proves himself to be roughly the manliest [[Badass]] in the series.
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== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert|Priscilla, Queen of the Desert]]'' has Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith from ''[[The Matrix]]''), Guy Pearce (Leonard from ''Memento''), and Terrance Stamp (General Zod (!) from ''[[Superman (film)|Superman]] II'') as a trio of drag queens traveling through Australia. (However, Stamp's character is a [[Transsexualism|transsexual]] woman, not a gay man.)
* The comic response to the above, ''[[To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar]]'', starring Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, and John Leguizamo. Leguizamo is a comedy actor, but the other two are [[Playing Against Type]] so hard that the roles are arguably [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|CMOAs]].
* Captain Shakespeare in the film version of ''[[Stardust (film)|Stardust]]''.
* The role of Edna Turnblad in ''[[Hairspray]]'' has always been played by a man, the original 80's version had Divine play the part, the stage version had Harvey Fierstein, and the
* Lola and the Angel Boys in ''[[Kinky Boots]]''.
* Albert in ''[[The Birdcage]]''.
** And in the film it's based on, Albin in ''[[La Cage aux Folles]]''.
* The Lady Chablis in ''[[Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil]]'', notable in that the movie is based on a real murder case and Chablis [[Autobiographical Role|plays herself]].
* The title characters' friends in ''Connie and Carla." They eponymous girls themselves are more like [[Sweet Polly Oliver
* Hana from ''[[Tokyo Godfathers]]'' was a successful drag performer in the backstory, and is still dressed as a woman living on the streets. In the subtitles, teen Miyuki calls him "Uncle Bag"; in the original Japanese it's "okamasan," a clever portmanteau of okaasan, "auntie/older woman," and okama, "effeminate gay man."
* Feodor Basmanov in ''[[Ivan the Terrible]]'', doubling up as a [[Villainous Crossdresser]].
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* Adrian in [[Bloodshot]] is a drag queen with the stage name Sister Rose. He also happens to be an [[Retired Badass|ex-Navy Seal]]. The main character [[Female Gaze|talks about how attractive he is in and out of drag]].
== [[Live
* One episode of ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]'' had a drag queen friend of a pimp tag along for a while (Liza Minnelli references included).
* [[RuPaul's Drag Race]], honey. It's in the show title.
* [[Bramwell]] featured an episode about a 1890s transvestite Hackett, implied to be a performer and openly stated to be a male prostitute involved with sailors.
* The US version of the game show ''[[Dog Eat Dog]]'' featured a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RerZJJzYz7o challenge] involving drag queens and the invariably male contestant attempting to guess who wasn't in drag.
* ''[[Noah's Arc]]'': Alex, with Noah, Ricky and Chance as drag backup singers in one episode.
== [[Recorded and Stand Up Comedy]] ==
* Paul O'Grady is a British comedian who made a living through the 1980s and 1990s as Lily Savage, his sharp-tongued drag queen alter ego. O'Grady has since dropped Savage and mostly appears as himself these days.▼
* Comedian [[Eddie Izzard]] has performed in drag for almost his entire stand-up career.▼
** Izzard even does a bit on the differences between being a drag queen and a transvestite (a transvestite being a "male tomboy.") He even identifies himself as the latter, rather than the former.▼
** Izzard does not only dress in female clothes for performances. It's a personal thing. He's ''not'' a drag queen.▼
** A live trailer for a chat show once referred to Paul O'Grady as a "transvestite comedian." O'Grady could be heard yelling from backstage "Eddie Izzard's a tranny; I'm a drag artist!"▼
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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== [[Real Life]] ==
▲* Paul O'Grady is a British comedian who made a living through the 1980s and 1990s as Lily Savage, his sharp-tongued drag queen alter ego. O'Grady has since dropped Savage and mostly appears as himself these days.
* Verka Serduchka, the Drag personality of Ukranian singer Andriy Mykhailovych Danylko finished second in the [[Eurovision Song Contest|Eurovision]] 2007 contest.
** He is also a very popular singer in both Russia and Ukraine and successfully performed as a stand-up comedian. Note that he is heterosexual.
▲* Comedian [[Eddie Izzard]] has performed in drag for almost his entire stand-up career.
▲** Izzard even does a bit on the differences between being a drag queen and a transvestite (a transvestite being a "male tomboy.") He even identifies himself as the latter, rather than the former.
▲** Izzard does not only dress in female clothes for performances. It's a personal thing. He's ''not'' a drag queen.
▲** A live trailer for a chat show once referred to Paul O'Grady as a "transvestite comedian." O'Grady could be heard yelling from backstage "Eddie Izzard's a tranny; I'm a drag artist!"
* Dame Edna and her (winkwink) manager Barry Humphries.
** Plus the performance of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJPXksRnM5I I'm Every Woman] by Dame Edna and KD Lang.
* RuPaul Andre Charles is the most famous drag queen in American media. His RuPaul persona became famous in [[The Nineties]] for being very approachable...if [[Scary Black Man|scarily tall]], standing at 6'4 ''before'' factoring in the platform heels and big hair. She has released albums and hosted talk shows, and has
* [[Queen]]'s video for "I Want to Break Free" had the members dressing up in drag.
** And also The [[wikipedia:Moe Bandy|Moe Bandy]] and [[wikipedia:Joe Stampley|Joe Stampley]] music video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0fzeVbicd4 Where's The Dress] (Link goes to the actual music video).
** [[David Bowie]] famously wore a dress on the cover of 1970's ''The Man Who Sold the World'', and later combined this with [[Acting for Two]] in the video "Boys Keep Swinging" (1979) -- all three of his [[Self-Backing Vocalist|backup singers]] are him in drag, and the instrumental finish of the song is used to underscore a [[Fashion Show]] that gives each one a turn on the catwalk.
*** [[Marilyn Manson]] has also done this... many, many times
* The Lady Chablis is a preoperative
* [http://www.brian-molko.com/wp-content/gallery/brian-molko/bmmeditation.jpg Brian]{{Dead link}} [[Precision F-Strike|Fucking]] [http://static.open.salon.com/files/brianmolko_small1260410769.jpg Molko.]{{Dead link}}
** Brian Molko stated "I'm clearly not a drag queen" while on Jonathan Ross's show before musing over whether or not he was a transvestite.
* This would apply to most [[Pantomime]] dames.
* Bert Savoy was one of the earliest examples of the type, and a major influence on Mae West (several of whose plays included drag queens as characters).
* At the Carnival in [[wikipedia:Aalst, Belgium|Aalst]], there are a lot of ''Voil Jeanetten''
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[[Category:Gender Blending Tropes]]
[[Category:Queer As Tropes]]
▲[[Category:Drag Queen]]
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