How to Use drag queen in a Sentence

drag queen

noun
  • Jamie’s character is told that his dreams of becoming a drag queen are not realistic.
    Jennifer Yuma, Variety, 14 Aug. 2021
  • Jamie contemplates revealing his secret career ambition as a fierce and proud drag queen.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Charlie forms an unlikely partnership with a drag queen, Lola, to produce a line of high-heeled custom footwear for drag queens.
    Randall G. Mielke, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2021
  • The same day that news broke of their split, Kravitz posted a meme of a drag queen dumping a bag of trash into a dumpster, per Us Weekly.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The next dress is a tight sheath with a bouncy train stapled to the back as though a Fire Island drag queen tucked the curtains into her knickers for a lewk, hunty!!!!
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Michael Worldly, who plays Lola the drag queen turned niche footwear specialist, and Ryan Park, who designed the costumes.
    Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2021
  • While his classmates plan their livelihoods after graduation, Jamie contemplates revealing his secret career ambition as a fierce and proud drag queen.
    San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Donning a fuchsia gown with over-the-top white ruffles and a bright yellow shawl, drag queen Yulianna Flores belted out classic ranchera songs as the crowd sang along, waving their pride flags in the air.
    Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2021
  • On the karaoke stage, a drag queen lamented the shootings.
    Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Why is that still the aesthetic of a type of drag queen?
    Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Anyone with half a brain knows not to f–k with a drag queen.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Despite the bomb threat at the Louisville event, the drag queen story time went ahead as planned.
    Will Carless, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • In June, Rossi booked one of her friends and idols, drag queen Peaches Christ.
    oregonlive, 3 Aug. 2022
  • She was supposed to perform in three hours, and the drag queen still wasn’t sure what to do.
    Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2022
  • The drag queen had a finger wave in her hair and a tuba on her lap.
    Mandy McLaren, The Courier-Journal, 8 June 2022
  • And there was no such thing as a drag queen who’d never set foot in a drag bar.
    Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Why the sudden push in the house to ban drag queens from library story hours?
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 19 July 2023
  • Later, a squadron of go-go boys ceded the stage to the drag queen Trinity the Tuck.
    New York Times, 10 June 2022
  • In high school, his best friend was a football player and drag queen.
    Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2021
  • There were moments that some of the moms were on all fours on their chairs and drag queens were spanking them.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
  • There are the drag queen shows with children, and there's pushback on us for wanting to stop that.
    Elizabeth Heckman, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Pro tip: Look for the portraits of queens in the decor selection, from Queen Charlotte to a drag queen.
    Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • There’s a drag queen in San Francisco named Peaches Christ who’s a big fan of the movie.
    Keaton Bell, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Now Toto is a full-time drag queen and DJ based in Chicago.
    Brian Owens, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2023
  • While talking to the judges, Banks praised Shangela for her commitment to the doll look, which prompted the drag queen to pitch the host on the idea.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2022
  • There's at least one thing that does impress Shania Twain much — and that's drag queens!
    Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2023
  • In May 2022, an Indiana high school crowned a drag queen as prom king.
    Jay Valle, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The judge would be none other than her friend and drag queen Trixie Mattel.
    Stacy Lambe, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Escola was briefly tempted to tone the play down ahead of its Broadway transfer, but a memoir by the playwright and drag queen Charles Busch fortified their spirits.
    Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
  • From drag queens to football hooligans, the diverse runway show had it all—even a closing concert from experimental pop duo Mermaid Chunky.
    Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024

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