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Meaning of "drag artist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRAG ARTIST

drag artist  [dræɡ ˈɑːtɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRAG ARTIST

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Drag artist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRAG ARTIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

drag artist

Drag queen

A drag queen is a man who dresses, and often acts, with exaggerated femininity. There are many different possible purposes to drag, personal reasons for doing drag will differ for individual drag queens. It is often done for the purpose of self-expression, performing and entertaining, and can also be mainly important as a creative outlet, a means of self-exploration or a way to make cultural statements. There are many kinds of drag artists and they vary greatly in dedication, from professionals who have starred in films to people who just try it once. Drag queens also vary by class and culture and can vary even within the same cities. While drag is very much associated with gay men and gay culture, there are drag artists of all genders and sexualities who do drag for various reasons or purposes. Generally drag queens are males who dress and act in a female gender role, often exaggerating certain characteristics for comic, dramatic or satirical effect.

Definition of drag artist in the English dictionary

The definition of drag artist in the dictionary is an entertainer who wears drag.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRAG ARTIST


absolutist
ˌæbsəˈluːtɪst
artist
ˈɑːtɪst
autist
ˈɔːtɪst
Bonapartist
ˈbəʊnəˌpɑːtɪst
chartist
ˈtʃɑːtɪst
chutist
ˈʃuːtɪst
completist
kəmˈpliːtɪst
defeatist
dɪˈfiːtɪst
dentist
ˈdɛntɪst
elitist
ɪˈliːtɪst
flautist
ˈflɔːtɪst
flutist
ˈfluːtɪst
graffitist
ɡrəˈfiːtɪst
greatest
ˈɡreɪtɪst
hottest
ˈhɒtɪst
latest
ˈleɪtɪst
nonartist
ˌnɒnˈɑːtɪst
parachutist
ˈpærəʃuːtɪst
prosthetist
prɒsˈθiːtɪst
shootist
ˈʃuːtɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRAG ARTIST

drag anchor
drag and drop
drag coefficient
drag down
drag harrow
drag hunt
drag in
drag king
drag lift
drag link
drag one´s feet
drag out of
drag queen
drag race
drag racer
drag racing
drag sail
drag shoe
drag show
drag someone´s name in the mud

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRAG ARTIST

aquafortist
Baptist
commercial artist
con artist
controvertist
escape artist
foley artist
graphic artist
high wire artist
make-up artist
martial artist
mime artist
outsider artist
pavement artist
performance artist
piss artist
quick-change artist
rap artist
rip-off artist
trapeze artist
visual artist

Synonyms and antonyms of drag artist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «drag artist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRAG ARTIST

Find out the translation of drag artist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drag artist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drag artist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拖艺术家
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

artista de la fricción
570 millions of speakers

English

drag artist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खींचें कलाकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السحب الفنان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перетащить художник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

artista arrastar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিল্পী টেনে আনুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le travesti
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seret artis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Travestiekünstler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドラッグアーティスト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

드래그 아티스트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Seret artis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kéo nghệ sĩ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழுவை கலைஞர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ड्रॅग आर्टिस्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sanatçı sürükleyin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

artista di resistenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeciągnij artysty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перетягнути художник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trageți artist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

drag καλλιτέχνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

drag kunstenaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dra konstnär
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

drag artist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drag artist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRAG ARTIST»

The term «drag artist» is used very little and occupies the 152.604 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRAG ARTIST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drag artist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRAG ARTIST»

Discover the use of drag artist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drag artist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Queer Philosophy: Presentations of the Society for Lesbian ...
For example, a drag artist may create a character predicated on a special dichotomous relationship between youthfulness and old age. Such a dichotomy may be achieved by acting out or impersonating a well-known celebrity, or may be ...
Raja Halwani, Carol Viola Anne Quinn, Andy Wible, 2012
2
Gender
Harriet's story (of which this is the barest outline) constantly calls into question the conventional categories of gender. It is not just that Harriet crosses gender boundaries. He certainly did that, with ingenuity and persistence, as a drag artist,  ...
Raewyn Connell, 2009
3
Encyclopedia of Gender and Society
A drag king is a drag artist. A performance convention, drag is essentially the hyper-performance of the socially prescribed performance of gender within cultural axioms. A drag king's purpose is to enact masculine axioms and highlight their ...
Jodi O'Brien, 2009
4
Queers in American Popular Culture
RuPaul is an American drag artist whose creative output has included film, television shows, music, and club/cabarets, and he is well- known for his ambivalence toward gendered personal pronouns, declaring that he does not much care ...
Jim Elledge, 2010
5
The Drag Queen Anthology: The Absolutely Fabulous but ...
Drag exaggerates gendered dress and mannerisms with enough little incongruities to show the “otherness” of the drag artist. In the exaggeration lies the parody. Drag is performance because it needs an audience to appreciate the underlying ...
Lisa Underwood, 2013
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The Drag Queen Anthology: The Absolutely Fabulous But ...
Drag exaggerates gendered dress and mannerisms with enough little incongruities to show the “otherness” of the drag artist. In the exaggeration lies the parody. Drag is performance because it needs an audience to appreciate the underlying ...
Steven P. Schacht, Lisa Underwood, 2004
7
Ethnic Drag: Performing Race, Nation, Sexuality in West Germany
"Indian" subjectivity is delivered over to the spectator/drag artist — who can imagine him or herself either as the arbiter of ethnological correctness or cross, cultural compassion in ever,proliferating performative acts and sites. Drag marks the ...
Katrin Sieg, 2002
8
Masquerade and Identities: Essays on Gender, Sexuality and ...
He is Letal - the drag artist (who impersonates Becky in a night club, and courts Rebecca); he is also Hugo - the drug dealer (who befriends women and abandons them). Both of these roles he assumes as part of his undercover operations.
Efrat Tseëlon, 2003
9
Lying Bodies: Survival and Subversion in the Field of Vision
It thus serves to disturb the unity of constructed signs of gender performance / gender identity / anatomical sex, without privileging any of those signs as referring to the ontological truth of the drag performer. The body of the drag artist cannot be ...
Akiko Shimizu, 2008
10
Word's Out: Gay Men's English
Butler considers drag to be one of the more accessible embodiments of this style; bodily form poses no barrier to the drag artist's assumption of a gendered identity, and that identity may have nothing (or everything) to do with the gendered ...
William Leap

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRAG ARTIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term drag artist is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Photos: Thousands flock to Cologne Pride
The event also drew a famous face – Austrian drag artist Conchita Wurst. The singer, who won last year's Eurovision Song Contest, brought her ... «PinkNews, Jul 15»
2
Okareka Dance's K'Rd Strip set for Edinburgh Fringe Festival
... in choreographing drag shows and then becoming a drag artist myself, I got a little bit more of an understanding of the wealth of the road.". «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
Frames singer Glen Hansard to join drag artist Bond for Fringe …
Tony-nominated cabaret and drag artist Justin Vivian Bond will join the the Frames front-man to perform the one-off show in the festival's ... «Herald, Jul 15»
4
Episode 166: Happy 10th rabble podcast network!
28:20 -- The Queering of Alberta: Darrin Hagen is a ground-breaking drag artist and author of a book about the drag scene in Alberta called ... «rabble.ca, Jun 15»
5
BWW Features: The Art of Winning a Referendum
... the introduction of same-sex marriage but the conversation received a jumpstart in January 2014 when drag artist Rory O'Neill appeared on ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
6
Second Off Broadway on Flora Season Announced
We'll get to see seminal New York actor, playwright and drag artist Charles Busch in A Divine Evening with Charles Busch; the acclaimed ... «TheaterJones Performing Arts News, Jun 15»
7
Would You Date a Drag Queen?
After all, I am a drag artist -- that's 1/10th of what I do and it's probably even less a part of who I am when not 'in character.'" To make his point ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
8
The ultimate Glastonbury style guide: from denim cut-offs to disco …
Jonny Woo, comedian and drag artist, presides over Block9, which has “a queer, underground, urban vibe,” he says. “This is where you'll see a ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
9
'Mad Man' Batt makes it to the Muny in 'Hairspray'
But Edna, one of the best moms in all of musical theater, is always played by a man: the drag artist Divine in John Waters' original 1988 movie, ... «STLtoday.com, Jun 15»
10
RuPaul: Haters gonna hate
The star is the person behind TV show RuPaul's Drag Race, which involves a hunt for the next big drag artist. RuPaul acts as a mentor and ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jun 15»

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