Drag Vocabulary
This word is used to describe someone who KILLS a runway, lipsync, acting challenge, etc.
What is "Slay"?
They aren't actually brothers!
Who are the Boulet brothers?
This icon and activist threw the first stone at police officers in the Stonewall Riots.
Who is Marsha P. Johnson? (Or Sylvia Rivera)
Noted for writing the gay anthem of the summer of 2023.
Who is "Kylie Minogue"? (Padam)
The main drag character of Kinky Boots.
Who is Lola?
Throwing shade in a humourous way that highlights a flaw in someone else.
What is "reading"?
The number of recurring judges from past and current seasons of RPDR USA.
What is seven?
(Merle, Santino, Michelle, Billy B., Karson, Ross, TS Madison)
The drag queen has pushed farther into mainstream media than any drag performer before.
Who is RuPaul?
A song by Madonna that highlighted the ballroom scene of New York City in the 1980s.
What is "Vogue"?
Has won TWENTY-SIX Emmy's as of 2023.
What is RPDR?
When a drag queen is killing the runway. "You better ___!"
What is "WERK!"
The first trans man to compete in RPDR.
Who is Gottmik?
She was the oldest drag performer in the world, but died in March 2023 at the age of 92.
Who is Darcelle XV?
Known as the only drag queen musician in the folk/country music industry?
Who is Trixie Mattel?
(AKA Miss Skinny Legend)
A famous documentary about the drag houses of New York City.
What is "Paris Is Burning"?
Doing your makeup excellently.
What is beating your mug?
The most popular drag queen (has the largest following) to compete on RPDR.
Who is Tracy Martel (Trixie Mattel)?
This drag house is said to be the reason we still have a ballroom scene today, it hails from New York in the 1980s.
What is the "House of LaBeija"?
A singer/songwriter responsible for the songs “Sorry, Bro (I love you)” “Flamboyant” and “Drag,” among others...
Who is Dorian Electra?
This famous actor is known for his role in "Pose", and also for his red carpet looks that push gender boundaries every time.
Who is Billy Porter?
When doing makeup, a performer uses their concealer and contour before foundation.
What is underpainting?
The first drag king winner of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula.
Who is Landon Cider?
This is the year that crossdressing is federally and formally decriminalized in Canada.
What is 1983?
Who is Freddie Mercury?
A 2016 documentary about drag kings in Los Angelos, directed by Nicole Miyahara.
What is "The Making of a King"?