Used in one sentence: “Girl, you`ll own everything with this new pair of glitter platforms.” Used in one sentence: “As soon as she puts on her wig, makeup and dress, she starts serving fish.” Used in a sentence: “When she comes here tonight, I will read her for coming to me because of my outline.” While Britney Spears can still boast of having catapulted the term “work, bitch!” into pop culture in 2013, there`s no denying that RuPaul, mother of all the glamorous and fabulous things of RuPaul`s Drag Race, has managed to bring the drag queen world into the mainstream. (We still love you, Brit.) Tucking: To be as shady as possible and hide her garbage, a queen needs to be stuck. It`s the process of putting their little things as far away as possible (hidden) so that wearing a tight jersey or jumping into crevices during a fight synchronized to the lips is actually possible without immense pain (see Kennedy Davenport, season 7 for inspiration). Used in one sentence: “She came in and served Valley Girl Realness with that blonde hair.” Definition: Assurance that you do not return home; Ru calls his daughters Shante as a concept of tenderness. Telling someone to say “Walking Sissy” in a ballroom or drag show basically means they should strut like a model or whatever female archetype they want to convey in their character/look. I can find two different translations with Japanese online. 女性らしく歩くのよ。 (Josei rashiku aruku no yo), which translates more literally (like walking a woman), and 女らしく行くわよ。 (Onna rashiku iku wa yo), which is a little more liberal (walking like a woman). I just realized that I have no idea what Sissy means Is it a reading? Reading is not limited to books. On the contrary, it subtly or openly offends someone.
When the library is open, all hell goes wild and the meanest readings explode creative queens. They fight to bring each other down to reign as the most shameless and shabby queen on the scene. Because what is reading? BASIC. Used in one sentence: “Honey, once you`re on this stage, you`d better go sissy.” I remember Ru once asked Kim to translate “Sissy that walk” into Korean. I forgot what she said. How do you say “Sissy walking” in different languages? I`ve tried to translate it into Mandarin, but I can`t. Used in one sentence: “She told me I looked `healthy`, now it`s a shadow!” Nice version: “Afemina ese caminar” Not so nice, but closer to the real meaning of the word: “Marica ese caminar” It is difficult to try to translate sissy as a verb. Sissy would be closer to something like “ciota” because it involves being feminine, I think? “Pedał” is directly “f****t” used in a sentence: “Girl, I`m about to spill tea on everything that happened last night.” I speak Mandarin and I can`t find a way. I think we just don`t have certain concepts – Mandarin can also be very regional, so maybe the gay culture of mainland China could have a word for sissy, etc. Eleganza: Eleganza refers to the look the Queen creates on the catwalk to present a theme to the judges. Queens, for example, may say they will “serve the authenticity of latex,” meaning the Queen wears latex elegance to impress judges (see All Stars 2 for true latex elegance from Detox). Can`t think of anything rolling from your language haha Włóż w swój chód więcej cioty? (Put more sissy in your leg) or Zciotuj swój krok/chód? (Sissy ton pas/marche) Sissy essentially means “feminize”.
Homophobes sometimes refer to gay women as “Sissy.” In this context, it is a kind of complaint. Definition: In drag culture, queens join families or a house and use them as surnames; Families usually teach their “children” how to drag. Inside the Double-Lives of Pakistan`s Cross-Dressing Men (opens in a new window) Because “disgusting” doesn`t mean what you think it means. Definition: In terms of reading or casting shadows, the library is metaphorically a place where drag queens insult each other in a playful way. Definition: To be the only true queen; to be the most fabulous. Or the queen of the darkest and craziest comedy Bianca Del Río, winner of season 6, “Not Satan, not today”, originally referred to Courtney Act (recently winner of Celebrity Big Brother when she wanted to stay relevant but lacked the charisma, uniqueness, nerves and talent to win RPDR – excuse the shady reading). Used in one sentence: “My name is Monique and I am a member of the House of Eleganza, raised by Mother Darienne Eleganza.” Used in a sentence: “She had already made hers.” Definition: The ability to embody the truest version of something or someone, usually by referring to the opposite sex. Definition: If you are not familiar with this one, then you are simply not wild enough. For people who don`t know about this drag queen contest but know what a meme is, it`s interesting to see how the two intersect. Take Latrice Royale from season 4, for example: a great queen with an even bigger personality. She describes her drag queen personality as awkward but funky. Several subtitles available.
Definition: Remove Aka from competition. Fishy: If a queen looks like a real organic woman, then she`s called a shady. The term refers to – how do you hold this PG – fragrance? on the ground floor of a lady. Not pleasant. Andrew Garfield dresses up as a drag for Arcade Fire`s moving `We Exist` video (opens in a new window) Condragulations! You were trained in the language of the drag world. However, this is only a brief overview of the key terms used in the last 9 seasons and All Stars episodes of Ru Paul`s Drag Race. Each episode makes a lot of references to previous contestants and pop culture, so you still have a lot to learn. Shantay you stay. I mean, there`s no literal translation, but #destroza la pasarela” or a little more gay would be the definition of work: To be completely honest, the internet still has no idea what that means.
But after much controversy surrounding RuPaul`s “She-Mail” (think: Tyra Mail), the show`s producers changed the term to this one. But I`d prefer something like: Camina como la más perra Beauty Secrets from the Real Moulin Rouge (opens in a new window) Used in one sentence: “Girl, Madonna`s new album is disgusting!” Used in one sentence: “Imma let this powder boil so Ru wouldn`t call me because of my beard.” Definition: When it comes to applying makeup – let the powder sit on your face for a while to make it look more natural. And while Paris is Burning — a must-see `90s documentary about New York drag balls — offers the most comprehensive glimpse into this world of queer culture, the jargon has definitely changed over the years. Enter: our practical guide. Learn how to kill, open the library, look disgusting, then test your friends. As Ru himself would say: “Start your engines, and let the best woman win!” The show — one of the most entertaining and best-written shows on television in my opinion — takes 14 queens (men with eyelashes, wigs, pumps and lots of proofreader) through raucous competitions ranging from lip-synced Cher anthems to celebrity imitations. At the end, “America`s Next Drag Superstar” is crowned. Used in one sentence: “She served a sick winged liner and a disgusting outline. That face was beaten! Used in one sentence: “Girl, the library is open.
Now read them for DIRT! But as funny as the show can be, even the most loyal fans sometimes raise an eyebrow at the vocabulary launched around the series. I mean, no one is born expecting to know how to serve executive reality and then walk away. Used in one sentence: “Jiggly Caliente, Shante, you stay.” Apparently, the correct English translation is “Effémine ton Pas”, which translates to “Efféminez votre démarche “. Similar meaning, I think. Definition: An uncompromising approach to insulting and judging someone. If you`ve had it with someone, you read it. Used in one sentence: “Alexis Mateo, you are breathtaking, my dear. But your lip-sync just didn`t succeed. Now Sashay, gone.
Drag family: For the vast majority of queens, their experiences of the world of drag are through the bar stage, where your drag mom shows you the ropes. A drag mom is an older, more experienced queen who takes care of new queens who aren`t familiar with the drag world. A drag family then becomes a drag queen community, because unfortunately there is still a lot of judgment and negativity directed against drag culture, and worse, often from real drag queen families. Definition: Strut as feminine as possible. I`m down with the last one and in Mandarin is slang for gay (nan nan chang) IIRC. Maybe I`m taking tangerine because it`s been years. As OprahMag.com`s editor, I`m a jack of all trades, overseeing our entertainment coverage (we cover TV shows like The Politician and Big Brother, films like J.Lo`s Hustlers and Lena Waithe`s Queen and Slim), news reports, and as her biggest fan, Lady Gaga`s whereabouts. I am proud to publish Coming Out, a series where LGBTQ+ changemakers reflect on self-acceptance. And I`m currently editing our Weird or Wellness series, which I highly recommend reading over the weekend. Before O, I started my career in Marie Claire`s fashion department and eventually moved to InStyle, where I dabbled social media and covered events such as the Grammys, Toronto International Film Festival, and New York Fashion Week.