Meaning of drag-queenese | Babel Free

Definitions

The jargon used by drag queens.

rare, uncountable

Examples

“With quick shifts in and out of dialect, Rameau is able to speak French in an African-American accent, switch into East Village English, and then suddenly drawl some of the best drag-queenese heard this side of Union […]”

“When such events befell him, Dooni would simply disappear for a few days, returning to tell his friends he had been “on location, filming a movie,” Los Angeles drag-queenese for doing jail time.”

“Pleasant wedding chitchat. I turned to tell Shona that “hunty” was drag-queenese for friend or comrade, but she'd already scurried off.”

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