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DRAG-QUEEN [2 records]

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Record 1 2023-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology
  • Variety Shows and Circuses
DEF

Typically a man who temporarily dresses in women's clothing and acts with exaggerated femininity, generally during a performance.

OBS

As is always the case with cross-dressing, dressing as a drag queen is neither an indication of the person's sexual orientation, nor of their gender.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie
  • Spectacles de variétés et Cirque
DEF

Habituellement un homme qui, temporairement, s’habille et se comporte de manière exagérément féminine, généralement dans le cadre d’un spectacle.

OBS

Comme pour tout travestisme, le fait de s’habiller en drag queen n’ est pas une indication de l'orientation sexuelle de la personne, ni de son genre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología
  • Espectáculos de variedades y Circo
DEF

Término utilizado para describir a un hombre que se viste y actúa como una mujer de rasgos exagerados, con una intención cómica, dramática o satírica.

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Record 2 2019-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology
  • Variety Shows and Circuses
CONT

Drag is a type of entertainment where people dress up and perform, often in highly stylized ways.

OBS

Today, many prominent drag artists are still people who identify as men and present themselves in exaggeratedly feminine ways as part of their performance, and are known as drag queens. While some drag queens live their lives as men outside of their drag personae, people of any gender can be drag queens. Drag kings, who wear men's clothing and perform stylized forms of masculinity, are less common, but do exist. Many drag kings are women, but people of any gender can be drag kings as well.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie
  • Spectacles de variétés et Cirque
DEF

Art de personnification où une personne se déguise en femme(drag-queen) ou en homme(drag-king) et se donne en spectacle, généralement sur scène.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología
  • Espectáculos de variedades y Circo
DEF

Arte de adoptar presentaciones exageradas usualmente asociadas a un género específico.

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