The differance between drag and crossdressing

[Zoe Preston]

Erickka posted more or less what I was about to say. My thoughts are that Drag is more a parody of women whereas Crossdressing is - by and large - emulation of women.

But what's a label or two between friends

Zoe

[sissystephanie]

Zoe said it very plainly!! My only difference with her is what she said about a label or two between friends! We do not need any more labels!!!!!!

[Jessica Who]

To me, it just means "Dressed as a girl" and like any other term in the LGBTQ community, it is open to interpretation

[Lori B]

Erickka posted more or less what I was about to say. My thoughts are that Drag is more a parody of women whereas Crossdressing is - by and large - emulation of women.

But what's a label or two between friends

Zoe

pretty much the way I feel too, Zoe

[Rianna Humble]

The main thing to remember when it comes to Drag, VS Cross Dress, they both have to do with a man wearing a dress! So there different, but the same.
Tina B.

Especially when it comes to Drag Kings who are women performing in an OTT version of male garb

[Briana90802]

After reading so many of the posts on here about this being that and that being this, I was wondering if anyone realizes just how relative the terms are? People say things as if they are definitive and factual, when in actuality the terms crossdresser and drag queen are open to interpretation. One person's drag queen is another person's crossdresser. So how can people say RuPaul is a dq and tootsie was cd when clearly that's only one persons opinion.

So really, the only difference is how you define them.

[Lorileah]

Simple really. If you get tips from watchers for being en femme dancing and/or performing it's considered "drag", if you don't get tips it's not.

Oh I thought when I did that it was called pole dancing

[Fuzzlette]

For my two cents, crossdresing is a life syle and drag is OTT entertwinment

[Violetgray]

Drag has two popular meanings

1.) A form of entertainment. This art can come in many different forms, but most often require a stage, an audience, and music.

2.) A state of being crossdressed. If you say "I saw Steve in drag" people will assume that you saw him dressed as a woman.

Crossdressing is the physical act of wearing women's clothes. It can work with either of drag's definitions, but not necessarily definition 1.

To me, your question is kind of like asking, "What's the definition between cooking and frying?"

[Frédérique]

…the terms crossdresser and drag queen are open to interpretation. One person's drag queen is another person's crossdresser. So how can people say RuPaul is a dq and tootsie was cd when clearly that's only one persons opinion. So really, the only difference is how you define them.

[SIZE="2"]True, but I think it’s safe to say that RuPaul is a “drag queen.” This may indicate a good example of a term that has been decided upon – see Ru as a crossdresser if you must, but there’s nothing restrained about his/her exaggerated appearance or performance. Tootsie is also a drag performance of an all-together different feather – can you at least recognize that there are different types of DRAG? The fact that the latter was “performed” in a fictitious climate (a movie), where obviously un-passable males somehow pass easily as passable females, and done (as usual) for comedic purposes, firmly places this example into the category of drag…[/SIZE]

To me, your question is kind of like asking, "What's the definition between cooking and frying?"

[SIZE="2"]More like, “What’s the difference between whispering and screaming?” if you ask me… [/SIZE]

[StarrOfDelite]

"Drag ya' for beers!" Marlon Brando and Lee Marvin, The Wild One (1953), one of my favorite single lines in all of moviedom, and I rival Tony DiNozzo as a film cultist.

[Billie Jean]

I might not know the difference but to me crossdressing surely isn't a drag. I like the answer dressed as a girl great acronym. Billie Jean

[Taylor186]

I might not know the difference but to me crossdressing surely isn't a drag.

LOL, that's it: If being in drag is a drag then you're not a crossdresser, you're a drag queen.

[darla_g]

Strangely enough why is it that many women (ok let's limit this to GGs here) seem to like Drag and all its flamboyance, but not always accept crossdressing. Why is that?

[Taylor186]

On the topic of drag, I just found this fun film/documentary yesterday about the longest running drag club in the USA. It's titled "Queens of Hearts: Community Therapists in Drag" and can be viewed for free at Snag Films. It even has a sympathetic view of crossdressing starting at around 25 minutes. Total run time 49 minutes.

Here: http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/queens_of_heart/

[Fab Karen]

Oh I thought when I did that it was called pole dancing

So you've stopped doing the lapdances then?

[LilSissyStevie]

The difference is crossdressers quibble endlessly over the definintions of drag queen, crossdresser, transvestite, etc. and drag queens don't.

[bridget jones]

Drag is more of a show,wild dress/makeup. Crossdressing is representing yourself as an average female,not so extravagent

[Avana]

Drag is a part of gay culture that deals primarily with subverting gender stereotypes

no, genderf*ck suberts stereotypes

but drag is basically the monetization of gender stereotypes.

[Josie M]

I'll echo what others have already said. My understanding is that "drag" is more parody while "crossdressing" is more persona, or, as I once put it when asked this question before..

Drag Queens are trying to stand out while crossdressers are trying to blend in.

[sometimes_miss]

Back when I was growing up (60's and 70's) the term being in drag simply referred to wearing female outfit a guy wore instead of guy clothes. It didn't refer to performers any more than anyone else. When you added the 'queen' to it, it referred to someone who was not so much 'over the top', but more 'on the top', having done everything to maximize the female presentation, corrected figure, perfect hair, perfect makeup, accessories, jewelry, etc., shaving all necessary parts, etc.. Gradually as female impersonators became more popular in entertainment, the term drag queen was used to refer to them rather than the average well made up CD'er on the street, and the meaning stuck.