What is Drag king?
[[File:Vesta Tilley 1900-1916.jpg|thumb|[[Vesta Tilley]] was a drag king of the 19th and early 20th centuries.]] '''Drag kings''' are [[female]] performance [[artist]]s who dress in male clothes. They play male [[gender role]]s as part of an individual or group routine. Drag kings may be [[heterosexuality|straight]], [[lesbian]] or [[transgender]]. They often perform as macho male characters, like [[construction]] workers and [[rapper]]s. In the late 1800s/early 1900s, several drag kings became [[Britain|British]] [[music hall]] stars. British [[pantomime]] has preserved the tradition of women in male roles. Starting in the mid 1990s, drag kings started to have the fame and attention for which [[drag queen]]s are known.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney's Drag King Culture|publisher=Hijacked|url=http://hijacked.com.au/inside-drag-king-culture-with-sexy-galexy|access-date=Apr 2, 2016|archive-date=January 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120173512/http://hijacked.com.au/inside-drag-king-culture-with-sexy-galexy|url-status=dead}}</ref> The term ''drag king'' was first used in print in 1972. Drag kings are mostly a part of lesbian culture. They can be most often seen at lesbian festivals or bars. However, not all drag kings are lesbians. ==References== <references/> [[Category:Performing arts]] [[Category:Gay slang]] [[Category:Entertainment occupations]] {{performing-arts-stub}}