Slang. a male transvestite, especially a performer who dresses as a woman to entertain the public.
Origin
1960-65;drag (in the sense of ‘wearing clothes characteristic of the opposite sex’) + queen (in the sense of ‘flamboyantly effeminate male homosexual’)
Examples from the web for drag queen
Butler's prime example was the drag queen, who emphasized the way in which gender was posed, and also the way it deconstructed.
When you think about it, it's pretty daring to make something that form-fitting for a drag queen and have it work.
These performers' drag queen alter egos entertain during the club's nightly shows.
British Dictionary definitions for drag queen
drag queen
noun
1.
a male who dresses as a woman and impersonates female characteristics for public entertainment
2.
(slang) a male transvestite
Slang definitions & phrases for drag queen
drag queen
noun phrase
A male homosexual who enjoys dressing like a woman: a rabidly right-wing congressman, a demented Southern drag queen, a pushy leather dyke
A male homosexual who affects pronounced feminine behavior; queen(1941+ Homosexuals)
Idioms and Phrases with drag queen
drag queen
A male transvestite; also, a female impersonator. For example, He was surprised to find out that Roxanne was actually a drag queen. This term uses the slang noun drag in the sense of “female attire worn by a man” (a usage dating from about 1870; also see in drag). [ ; c. 1940 ]