American Quote by Sharon Needles

Among other things, drag queens are living testimony to the way women used to want to be, the way some people still want them…

— Andy Warhol

I guess historically, drag queens were imitating movie stars and luminaries. It's kind of nice to have a movie star imitating a drag queen.

— John Cameron Mitchell

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

It's a sort of piss-take on culture, because a drag queen is a clown - a parody of our society. It's a sarcastic spoof…

— RuPaul

Drag has been featured in popular culture for decades. Movies like 'Kinky Boots,' 'Tootsie,' 'The Birdcage' - even 'Mrs. Doubtfire' - have showcased men,…

— Jenna Wortham

I would say I have more in common with drag queens than I do with most people.

— Nicole Byer

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

— Kate Bornstein

My concept is drag queens are not a reflection of society, they are a fun house reflection of society where we bend, and twist…

— Sharon Needles

Well... I don't think everyone can actually be a drag queen, but I think everyone should investigate drag.

— Aquaria

A drag queen is one that usually goes to a ball and that's the only time she gets dressed up. Transvestites live in drag.…

— Marsha P. Johnson

Most people think they don't have anything to relate to a drag queen, but shockingly there's a lot we can talk about.

— Bianca Del Rio

There's an old guard of drag, like the queens who got as big as they could possibly get before there was a TV show…

— Jinkx Monsoon