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Female impersonation is a type of theatrical performance where a man dresses in women's clothing for the sole purpose of entertaining an audience. [1] While the term female impersonator is sometimes used interchangeably with drag queen, they are not the same.
Drag pageantry is a developed form of pageantry for female impersonators, drag queens, and trans women, styled after traditional beauty pageants or contests for cisgender women. It has also evolved into a pageantry for male impersonators , drag kings and trans men .
This is a list of drag queens, sometimes known as female impersonators, drag performers, or drag artists. Rock M. Sakura Trixie Mattel Francis Leon Miss Shangay Lily John Epperson RuPaul Pabllo Vittar Zsa Zsa Shakespeer (1976)
A bio queen, [95] or female-bodied queen, on the other hand, is usually a cisgender woman performing in the same context as traditional (men-as-women) drag and displaying such features as exaggerated hair and makeup (as an example, the performance of the actress and singer Lady Gaga during her first appearance in the 2018 film A Star is Born). [96]
The process of getting into drag or into character can take hours. A drag queen may aim for a certain style, celebrity impression, or message with their look. Hair, make-up, and costumes are the most important essentials for drag queens. [114] Drag queens tend to go for a more exaggerated look with a lot more makeup than a typical woman would wear.
Larry Edwards, also known by his drag persona Hot Chocolate, is an American entertainer. Known for his performances in Las Vegas, primarily as a Tina Turner female impersonator. Edwards has also competed in national pageants, being crowned as Miss Gay America in 1980. [1] [2]
Eschewing the term drag queen, which he hated, he billed himself as a male actress. Initially playing in small gay clubs, his fame spread. He took up residence in San Francisco, where his act became well known to Hollywood stars. As he toured, his costuming became more elaborate, initially adding small props, later full costume and makeup changes.
AFAB queens at Trannyshack, 2008. An AFAB queen, diva queen or hyper queen [1] 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.