Art Quote by Conchita Wurst

As someone who is non-binary gender identifying, I feel a particular responsibility to portray members of my community on stage and on screen, not…

— Asia Kate Dillon

Drag queen is a gender like no other, and with practice I'd learned to rise to it.

— Kate Bornstein

When audiences start calling you by your character's names, your job is done!

— Prabhas

The art of what they call female impersonation, or the drag shows, really helped me to hone what type of woman I was.

— Angelica Ross

All of these really strong females making names for themselves in what were traditionally male-dominated spaces. And I'm not usually one to get too…

— Nita Strauss

I've always preferred drag roles, because typically I get better costumes and I've always felt more connected with the female characters in my favorite…

— Jinkx Monsoon

Respect everyone irrespective of gender, religion, race, social status, political leanings, cast; but do not let them play with your mind for the reason…

— Asif Z Warsi

As a drag performer, my identity exists in music, art, and fashion, not in any one 'language' of gender or 'appearance.'

— Sasha Velour

I feel like when you call us drag queens, it stereotypes us. It puts us as labels and I feel like we are performers.

— BeBe Zahara Benet

I want to play characters that people relate to, characters that make different kinds of women in society feel represented.

— Danielle Macdonald

It's very exciting to get to be a full human on a show, to get to act and not worry about my gender. It…

— E. R. Fightmaster

As an artist, I never wanted to be fettered by gender nor recognized or defined as a female poet, musician or singer. They don't…

— Patti Smith