Drag

Many theorists associate drag culture with the transgender community because the concept of gender performativity in queer theory implies that the theatrical performance of gender is a form of resistance that undermines the assumed connections among gender, sex, and heterosexuality (Butler 1990, 1993; Garber 1992; Muñoz 1999; Moloney and Fenstermaker 2002). They argue that drag queen and drag king performances are transgressive actions that destabilize gender and sexual categories by highlighting the social basis of femininity and masculinity, heterosexuality and homosexuality, and presenting hybrid and minority genders and sexualities (Butler 1990, 1993; Garber 1992; Lorber 1994, 1999; Muñoz 1999; Rupp and Taylor 2003). However, drag queen and drag king performances do not critique the…

Queens in the Closet Drag Queens are known as a male transvestite, especially a performer who dresses as a woman to entertain the public; a usually homosexual man who dresses as a woman and performs as an entertainer especially to caricature stereotypically vampish women. After studying this group over the last couple of weeks, it became very opaque that being diverse and not of the norm is not in society’s favor. There are two types of drag queens, such as those who are in the drag industry…

Ruapuls Drag Race Without a doubt Ruapuls Drag race has been my faveourite television show for years, aside from Spongebob. Drag has definetly consumed my life as I am a die hard fan. Not everyone knows about this show as it is not on mainstream TV, my job today is to introduce you to the world of drag First of all what is a drag queen? A drag queen is a man that dresses up as a women for entertainment purposes. People often confuse drag for cross dressing or transgender but it is far…

Economic Shift in Drag Racing Drag racing has spread out its economic value and growth since its launch in 1930s. With the evidence of economic shift from one dimension to the other in South California, drag racing is a sport with a worth cause. Consider its economic shift and development across the various states in America and in the world. Drag racing sport bring various persons together from all economic quarters, and has been of great economic value unto the spectators as well as…

with the world of drag. Drag is a world within a world. Its tradition has been carried on for generations through entertainment and the arts, dating back to Shakespeare and beyond to Ancient Greece. In layman’s terms, drag could be described as the art of a man dressing as a woman for entertainment value. As this cultural phenomenon aged, so did it’s language. Drag speak could indefinitely have its own glossary filled with endless vocabulary words. Being familiar with this language means knowing…

Drag Shows have been around for as long as I can remember. I grew up in a family where it was acceptable to be who you are. Whether you wanted to date someone of the same gender or become a different gender, it was okay in my family. I, however, never had to deal with this difference like some of my relatives. I also never really understood what made them tick either. Growing up with this acceptance made me very familiar with the LGBT+ community, but it seemed very distant to me at the same…

In this new day and age, drag culture is becoming more relevant in today’s media, specifically drag queen culture. Queens like Alaska, Aja, Courtney Act, and Bob the Drag Queen have been dominating the media. For example, Trixie Mattel landed a guest appearance in season six of American Horror Story and Adore Delano’s album The After Party had reached #15 in March of 2016 on the iTunes charts. Even older drag queens such as Lady Bunny and Divine are getting more recognition as modern media…

Are you a drag car enthusiast? Do the funny looking automobiles that are used in drag races fascinate you like many people? If so, you have come to the right place. Today you will be fascinated even further when you learn a few fascinating facts about these vehicles. First, though, here is a brief background of drag racing. Drag racing began in the dry lakebeds within the California deserts. During the peak of the industrial revolution in the 1930s, engines got better with top speeds…

RuPaul’s Drag Race Discuss some of the ways in which the queens challenged normative understandings of sexuality and gender =OR= discuss also how the jocks both perpetuated and challenged normative performances of masculinity. In Drag Race, queens challenge the normative understanding of sexuality and gender. The queens showed so much pride in being drag queens and show that being straight is common, it is not something special. This challenges our understanding of sexuality because most trans…

Willis George Olsen Is the drag society a modern art form a way of entertaining people or a horrific epidemic thats destroying the homosexual culture? ! The drag culture is a growing society that is constantly revolving through time. Most people see drag through a performance level performed by gay people in a dress and a large wig who desire attention from people when entertaining a venue. However the current and modern way of drag acts are believed to be harsher and more ruthless towards there…