Drag queen facts for kids

Miss Understood, who has appeared in several films and on television

A drag queen is a person, usually male, who uses drag clothing and makeup to look like a woman for entertainment purposes.

Drag queens exaggerate certain characteristics (such as make-up and eyelashes) for comic, dramatic, or satirical effect.

RuPaul is a drag queen well known through his many television appearances in the 1990s.

Images for kids

Khookha Mcqueer, Tunisian drag queen
Swedish drag entertainer Christer Lindarw (right) in 1976, his debut year, dressed to do Look at that Face with Barbra Streisand
Pabllo Vittar, famous Brazilian drag queen
Julian Eltinge as a female impersonator in the Fascinating Widow, early 1910s
Alex Mathew & Maya the drag queen
Advert for drag queen jobs as spoofed in Wild Side Story
Conchita Wurst, winner of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest
Drag queen at Sofia Pride 2019 in Bulgaria
Cristal Snow, Finnish drag artist, performing in 2012