drag-queen

Noun

drag queen (plural drag queens)

1. A person, usually male, who dresses up in women's clothing and makeup, typically in an exaggerated fashion and for public performance.
   • Donald was donning a brand new pair of pantyhose. He hadn’t shaved in a while, and he could feel his stubble snag on the nylon. It’s not pretty when a drag queen gets careless, he thought, but it was too late to do anything about it tonight.1996, Robert Rodi, Drag Queen, New York: Dutton, →ISBN, retrieved 05 Feb 2022, page 37

   Synonyms:

   female impersonator, street queen