drag mother
US/dɹæɡ ˈmʌðɚ/
drag mother noun: a drag queen who supports or mentors younger or less-experienced drag queens.
Noun
drag mother (plural drag mothers)
- A drag queen who supports or mentors younger or less-experienced drag queens.
- The on-stage amazon was Jacqueline St. James, who would later agree to become O’Hara’s drag mother.2023 June 7, Stephen Daw, “Eureka O'Hara Embraced the Radical 'Self-Comfort and Self-Love' of Drag to Save Herself”, in Billboard, retrieved 17 Jun 2025
Forms of drag mother
| plural | drag mothers |
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Origin of drag mother
From drag (“women's clothing worn by men”) + mother.
Questions about drag mother
- What does drag mother mean?
- Drag mother means a drag queen who supports or mentors younger or less-experienced drag queens.
- What part of speech is drag mother?
- Drag mother is a noun.
- How do you pronounce drag mother?
- Drag mother is pronounced /dɹæɡ ˈmʌðɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of drag mother?
- The plural of drag mother is drag mothers.
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