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This is a list of drag queens, sometimes known as female impersonators, drag performers, or drag artists. A drag queen is a person, usually a man, who dresses (or "drags") in female clothes and make-up for special occasions and usually because they are performing and/or entertaining. The term comes from Polari, a subset of English slang that was popular in some gay communities in the early part of the 20th century. Drag meant "clothes", and originated from Shakespeare's time when only men performed live theater.

Only those subjects who are notable enough for their own articles should be included here.
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Barbette
Miss Shangay Lily
John Epperson
RuPaul

Performers

Stage name Name Lifetime Nationality Notes
Marsha Mellow Ed Ahn b. 2007 Australian
"MAMA" Savannah Georgia Brian Kovalski Hernandez b. 1967 American Scottish Polish
Courtney Act Shane Jenek b. ? Australian
Anastarzia Anaquway Jermaine Aranha b. 1982 Bahamian (Bahamas)
Vanity Faire Benjamin Moir b. ? Australian
Kris del Vayze Marc der Veer b. 1966 Australian
Christeene Vale Paul Soileau b. ? American
  J. Alexander b. 1958 American
  Joey Arias b. ? American
  Kevin Aviance b. 1968 American
  Jim Bailey b. 1949 American
Shirley Temple Bar Declan Buckley b. ? Irish
The Kinsey Sicks Spencer Brown, Irwin Keller, Jeff Manabat, Ben Schatz b. 1993 American
Barbette Vander Clyde 1899—1973 American
Jackie Beat Kent Fuher b. ? American
  Milton Berle 1908—2002 American
Joan Jett Blakk Terence Smith b. ? American
Sister Boom-Boom Jack Fertig b. ? American
Ray Bourbon Hal Wadell 1892(?)—1971 American
Cookie Buffet Christopher Dyer b. 1970 American
Lady Bunny Jon Ingle b. 1962 American
Lady Chablis Benjamin Edward Knox b. 1957 American
Peaches Christ Joshua Grannell b. 1974 American
Circuit Mom Matthew Harvat b. ? American
Mimi Imfurst Braden Chapman b. ? American
Mary Dale Charles Busch b. 1954 American
Vaginal Davis Clarence Dennis Williams b. 1969 American
Pollo Del Mar Paul E. Pratt b. ? American
Divine Glen Milstead 1945—1988 American
Dreuxilla Divine   b. 1974 Puerto Rican
  Issan Dorsey 1933—1990 American
DQ Peter Andersen b. 1973 Danish
Ethyl Eichelberger James Roy Eichelberger 1945—1990 American
Julian Eltinge William Julian Dalton 1881—1941 American
  Rickard Engfors b. 1976 Swedish
Dame Edna Everage Barry Humphries b. 1934 Australian
The Fabulous Wonder Twins Louis Alberto and Carlos Eduardo Campos b. 1967 Salvadoran
  Bassem Feghali b. 1977 Lebanese
  Harvey Fierstein b. 1952 American
Regina Fong Reg Bundy 1941—2003 English
Miss Opal Foxx Benjamin Smoke 1960—1999 American
Sky Gilbert Schuyler Lee Gilbert, Jr b. 1952 Canadian
Heather Haldane Phil Berglin b. 1976 American
Evie Harris Jack Plotnick b. 1968 American
Heklina   b. ? American
Lady Clover Honey Kevin Clover Welsh b. ? American
House of LeMay Bob Bolyard (Amber LeMay), Johnnie McLaughlin (Lucy Belle), Michael Hayes (Margaurite LeMay) ? American
Britney Houston   b. ? American
Margo Howard-Howard Robert Hesse 1935—1988 American
  Frankie Jaxon 1895—1944 American
Jazzmun Nichcalo Dion Crayton b. ? American
Joan-E Robert Kaiser b. ? Canadian
Marsha P. Johnson Malcolm Michaels, Jr. 1944—1992 American
T. C. Jones   1920—1971 American
Kelly Liam Kyle Sullivan b. 1973 American
Kiki, of Kiki and Herb Justin Bond b. 1963 American
Mado Lamotte Luc Provost b. ? Canadian
Chi Chi LaRue Larry David Paciotti b. 1959 American
Danny LaRue Daniel Patrick Carroll 1927—2009 Irish
Tracey Lee Maxwell Ritchie b. 1933 Australian
Francis Leon Patrick Glassey 1844—? American
Leonid the Magnificent Leonid Filatov b. 1973 Russian
Hedda Lettuce Steven Polito b. ? American
Shangay Lily   b. 1963 Spanish
  Christer Lindarw b. 1953 American
Shirley Q. Liquor Chuck Knipp b. 1961 Dual USA/Can
  Charles Ludlam 1943—1987 American
Lypsinka John Epperson b. 1955 American
Jean Malin Gene Malin 1908—1933 American
Bobby Marchan 1930—1999 American
  Frank Marino b. 1965 American
Walterina Markova Walter Dempster, Jr. 1922—2005 Filipino
Brini Maxwell Ben Sander b. 1969 American
Varla Jean Merman Jeffery Roberson b. ? American
Akihiro Miwa Maruyama Akihiro b. 1935 Japanese
Silvetty Montilla Silvio Cássio Bernardo b. 1967 Brazilian
Sharon Needles Aaron Coady b. 1981 American
Luci Furr David Twiggs b. 1991 Australian
Karyl Norman George Peduzzi 1897—1947 American
The Widow Norton José Sarria b. 1922 or 1923 American
Deborah Ombres Javier Díaz b. 1975 Spanish
Glennda Orgasm Glenn Belverio b. 1966 American
Panti Rory O'Neill b. 1968 Irish
Pauline Pantsdown Simon Hunt b. ? Australian
Miss Coco Peru Clinton Leupp b. 1976 American
  Charles Pierce 1926—1999 American
Pollyfilla Colin McLean b. 1978 New Zealander
Regina the Gentlelady Reg Vermue b. ? Canadian
Sister Roma   b. 1962 American
RuPaul RuPaul Andre Charles b. 1960 American
Craig Russell Russell Craig Eadie 1948—1990 Canadian
Donna Sachet b. 1954 American
Samantha Sammy Duddy 1945—2007 Irish
Lily Savage Paul O'Grady b. 1955 English
Verka Serduchka Andriy Mykhailovych Danylko b. 1973 Ukrainian
Shequida Gary Hall b. ? American
Shirley Ed Wood 1924—1978 American
Mable "Madea" Simmons Tyler Perry b. 1969 American
  Richard Skipper b. ? American
James St. James James Clark b. 1966 American
Jeffree Star Jeffree Star b. 1986 American
Sylvester   1947—1988 American
Taboo! Stephen Tashjian b. 1959 American
Pussy Tourette   b. ? American
Frau Martha Wäber Hansy Vogt b. ? German
Wanda Wisdom Bradley Traynor b. 1975 American
Victoria "Porkchop" Parker Victor Bowling b. ? American
Tammie Brown Keith Glen Schuber b. ? American
Nina Flowers Jorge Flores b. ? Puerto Rican
BeBe Zahara Benet Nea Marshall Kudi b. 1981 African
Sherry Vine Keith Levy perpetually 17 American
Michelle DuBarry Russel Alldread b. 1931 Canadian
Regina Rimswell Mark Cleaver b. 1987 Australian
Anita Givenchy Ellen Strömberg b. 1995 Swedish
Manila Luzon Karl Westerberg b.???? American
] Lucas Diquad b.1969 Canadian
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