She was a French entertainer in the 1950s. Jacqueline Charlotte Dufresnoy is also known as Conccinelle.
She is the founder of the annual Wigstock event and has made several disco songs like “Shame, Shame, Shame!” and “The Pussycat Song.” This beautiful drag queen is also known as Bunny Hickory Dickory Dock. RuPaul started performing in Manhattan clubs around New York City and eventually released an album called Supermodel of the World. RuPaul was first given fashion cues from his mother and sisters. He was crowned the “Drag Queen of the Century” by People. Names of Iconic Drag Queensĭivine was a drag queen well known for his pointy eyebrow looks and roles in several John Waters movies. (If it does, and you haven’t gone yet - go!) And if you find yourself so inspired by drag queens that you’d like to name your baby after one or be inspired for your own drag name, here are some classic drag queen names for every taste. Now, there’s a chance your local library hosts a drag queen story hour. But soon drag was associated with sex work and queerness and fell out of favor among heterosexual male performers.įor a while, the art of drag was primarily seen in underground venues but has been coming out of the shadows and into the mainstream slowly but surely since the 1980s. Around the same time, and into the 20th century, female impersonator acts were popular on the vaudeville circuit. In the wise words of RuPaul, “We’re all born naked, and the rest is drag.”Īnyway, the first drag balls in the United States were held in the 1880s, although attending was a crime, and they were often raided by police. If you’ve watched any episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race (especially the comeback and roasts), you may think that RuPaul Charles is one of the first drag queens - but, honey, they’ve been around a lot longer than that.Īlthough it’s unclear where, exactly, the term “drag queen” came from, one of the first times “drag” was used to describe a man dressed in woman’s clothing was in 1870, in reference to a masquerade ball - sometimes referred to as a “grand rag.” Of course, times have changed a lot, and drag can be whatever you want it to be: After all, gender is a social construct.
In addition to the fashion, there are elements of entertainment, music, design, dance, literature, and comedy - not to mention a long history (sorry, herstory). Being a drag queen is about a lot more than someone who presents as masculine dressing in traditionally feminine clothes.
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