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Drag kings are mostly female performance artists who dress in masculine drag and personify male gender stereotypes as part of their performance.[1] A typical drag king routine may incorporate dancing and singing or lip-synching.[2] Drag kings often perform as exaggeratedly macho male characters[3] or impersonate male celebrities like Elvis Presley or Tim McGraw.[4] Several drag kings became British music hall stars in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and British pantomime has preserved the tradition of women performing in male roles. Starting in the 2000s drag kings have begun to gain some of the fame and attention that drag queens have known for years.[5][6]
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