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Thursday Thirteen
By Nancy Lindquist | August 9, 2007
Thirteen Things I know/admire about Drag Queens. This is in honor of Freddie. My secondary character in, “Ladies! Meet Red Hot Alaskan Men.”
Many of the facts come courtesy of Wikipedia, and a friend of mine who hung out with drag queens and was kind enough to take me with him.
1. They are not all gay. Just because a man likes to put on a dress, does not mean he is gay. It’s not about sexual preference all the time.
2. Many drag queens do not like the term, “female impersonator.” They’re not trying to pass as women. It’s an art and they are a performer.
3. Most know how to apply flawless make-up. I don’t. I want a drag queen to be my older sister.
4. The term, “Drag Queen” came from the early twentieth century and a slang/language called Polari.
5. When a drag queen is in character you refer to her as, “She.”
6. Drag queens and transgendered people are NOT the same thing. A transgendered person is someone who was born the opposite gender, but had the wrong parts. A drag queen is a stage persona.
7. There is such a thing as a drag king. A woman who dresses and affects the attitudes of a man.
8. Drag queens smell better than me and I have no idea how they manage it. I could bath in perfume and never smell that good.
9. One of the best places to see drag queens is a gay pride parade. Those parades are more fun than a box of puppies and everyone who supports gay people should go.
10. Drag queens have better names than porn stars. I love a good drag queen name.
11. Some gay people criticize drag queens as undermining gays. Personally, it takes all kinds and I don’t think of drag queens as gay. Just butterflies, who flit around the world and add to its beauty, but I’m not gay.
12. Some feminists believe that drag queens make it easy to make fun of women. I’m a woman, I ain’t got nuthin in common with a drag queen. Darn it all, anyway.
13. I’d like to have a drag queen take me shopping for my next cruise ensemble. I’d look a whole lot better.
August 9th, 2007 at 9:55 am
I know they know more about makeup and clothing that I do. But, then again, that’s not hard. LOL
August 9th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Way to get your drag queen name is take the name of your first pet and the name of the first street you lived on. My first pet was HeyBoy (a obnoxious siamese cat). The first street I lived on was Gillette. So my drag queen name is Hey Boy Gillette. Of course I am sure there are others but this one can lead to some hilarious conclusions and hours of fun and discussion. Even to the point that one online friend refused to disclose what his was. Said it would start a national scandal! LOL!
Smiles,
Sunny