The prent study explored the experience and unrstandg of genr for gay and queer men who perform drag. It is part of a 20-year program of rearch f
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DRAG GENR: EXPERIENC OF GENR FOR GAY AND QUEER MEN WHO PERFORM DRAG
Like cisgenr people (people who do intify wh the genr they were assigned at birth), transgenr people n be straight, gay or bisexual. Drag is most monly associated wh gay men drsg up and embodyg a “larger-than-life” female persona. For drag queens, their drag persona n be an important part of their own inty as a gay man (this do not mean they are transgenr).
Drag shows have a lengthy history and are a lively and important part of gay culture. For example, transgenr celebry Carmen Carerra intified as a gay man and was a popular drag queen nttant on RuPl’s Drag Race.
To many, the stereotypil image of a drag queen is one of a gay man drsed exaggerated feme getup, oversized wigs and heavy makp. Its performers are gay and straight. The term “homosexualy” me to greater circulatn the ’30s, Jefeys said, as did “pansy acts” – hyper-feme queens whose rout clud nuendos about same-sex sire.