RuPaul Charles explains where the word 'drag' comes from.
RuPaul Charles, the host of RuPaul’s Drag Race, revealed the etymology of the word drag on The Graham Norton Show and proved that every day is a school day.
The word has long had several meanings attached to it but RuPaul has now shared that ‘in folklore, the term drag they say, is from Shakespeare’. Speaking on Graham Norton’s BBC One chat show on Friday, the Emmy winner added: ‘In stage directions, it would say “dressed as girl”, and the term drag is an acronym for stage direction “dressed as girl”.’‘Wow @RuPaul on @grahnort tonight.. drag=dressed as girl, from the Shakespeare stage directions, who knew?!’ tweeted one viewers whose mind was blown.‘DRAG=DRessed As Girl. Taken from Shakespeare’s stage directions. Education right here on #TheGrahamNortonShow,’ added another.
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