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===Alternative terms===
[[File:2004-GayPrideBrazil-1.jpeg|thumb|200px|alt=4 individuals portraying women|Drag queens walking in a parade in São Paulo, Brazil.]]
Drag queens are sometimes called transvestites, although that term also has many other connotations than the term ''drag queen'' and is not much favored by many drag queens themselves.<ref>Ford, Zack. "[https://thinkprogress.org/the-quiet-clash-between-transgender-women-and-drag-queens-297a9da4c5f6/ The Quiet Clash Between Transgender Women And Drag Queens]." ThinkProgress, 25 June 2014. Web. 9 September 2017. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230408062257/https://thinkprogress.org/the-quiet-clash-between-transgender-women-and-drag-queens-297a9da4c5f6/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> The term ''tranny'' has been adopted by some drag performers, notably RuPaul,<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Spargo |url=http://www.newnownext.com/rupaul-tranny-lance-bass-drag-race/01/2012/ |title=NEW: RuPaul's 'Tranny' Conroversy<!--sic--> |publisher=NewNowNext |date=2012-01-15 |accessdate=2013-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408062257/http://www.newnownext.com/rupaul-tranny-lance-bass-drag-race/01/2012/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> and the gay male community<ref>{{cite web |last=Musto |first=Michael |url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/2010/11/is_tranny_so_ba.php |title=Is "Tranny" So Bad? |publisher=Blogs.villagevoice.com |date=2010-11-12 |accessdate=2013-10-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221132/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/2010/11/is_tranny_so_ba.php |archivedate=2013-10-04 |df= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411064528/https://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/2010/11/is_tranny_so_ba.php |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> in the United States, but it is considered offensive to most transgender and transsexual people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bilerico.com/2008/09/is_tranny_offensive.php |title=Is 'Tranny' Offensive? |publisher=The Bilerico Project |date=2008-09-09 |accessdate=2013-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408062258/http://www.bilerico.com/2008/09/is_tranny_offensive.php |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
Many drag performers refer to themselves as drag artists, as opposed to drag queens, as contemporary forms of drag have become [[nonbinary]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Knauf |first1=Ana Sofia |title=Person of Interest: Arson Nicki |url=https://www.thestranger.com/features/2017/02/01/24834816/person-of-interest |website=The Stranger |publisher=Tim Keck |accessdate=1 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531195141/https://www.thestranger.com/features/2017/02/01/24834816/person-of-interest |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lam |first1=Teresa |title=Getting to Know Non-Binary Drag Artist Rose Butch |url=https://hypebae.com/2018/6/rose-butch-non-binary-drag-performer-lgbtq-pride-month-vancouver-canada-interview |website=Hypebae |accessdate=1 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127220411/https://hypebae.com/2018/6/rose-butch-non-binary-drag-performer-lgbtq-pride-month-vancouver-canada-interview |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
===Alternative terms===[[File:2004-GayPrideBrazil-1.jpeg|thumb|200px|alt=4 individuals portraying women|Drag queens walking in a parade in São Paulo, Brazil.]]Drag queens are sometimes called transvestites, although that term also has many other connotations than the term ''drag queen'' and is not much favored by many drag queens themselves.<ref>Ford, Zack. "[https://thinkprogress.org/the-quiet-clash-between-transgender-women-and-drag-queens-297a9da4c5f6/ The Quiet Clash Between Transgender Women And Drag Queens]." ThinkProgress, 25 June 2014. Web. 9 September 2017. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230408062257/https://thinkprogress.org/the-quiet-clash-between-transgender-women-and-drag-queens-297a9da4c5f6/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> The term ''tranny'' has been adopted by some drag performers, notably RuPaul,<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Spargo |url=http://www.newnownext.com/rupaul-tranny-lance-bass-drag-race/01/2012/ |title=NEW: RuPaul's 'Tranny' Conroversy<!--sic--> |publisher=NewNowNext |date=2012-01-15 |accessdate=2013-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408062257/http://www.newnownext.com/rupaul-tranny-lance-bass-drag-race/01/2012/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> and the gay male community<ref>{{cite web |last=Musto |first=Michael |url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/2010/11/is_tranny_so_ba.php |title=Is "Tranny" So Bad? |publisher=Blogs.villagevoice.com |date=2010-11-12 |accessdate=2013-10-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221132/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/2010/11/is_tranny_so_ba.php |archivedate=2013-10-04 |df= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411064528/https://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/2010/11/is_tranny_so_ba.php |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> in the United States, but it is considered offensive to most transgender and transsexual people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bilerico.com/2008/09/is_tranny_offensive.php |title=Is 'Tranny' Offensive? |publisher=The Bilerico Project |date=2008-09-09 |accessdate=2013-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408062258/http://www.bilerico.com/2008/09/is_tranny_offensive.php |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>Many drag performers refer to themselves as drag artists, as opposed to drag queens, as contemporary forms of drag have become [[nonbinary]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Knauf |first1=Ana Sofia |title=Person of Interest: Arson Nicki |url=https://www.thestranger.com/features/2017/02/01/24834816/person-of-interest |website=The Stranger |publisher=Tim Keck |accessdate=1 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531195141/https://www.thestranger.com/features/2017/02/01/24834816/person-of-interest |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lam |first1=Teresa |title=Getting to Know Non-Binary Drag Artist Rose Butch |url=https://hypebae.com/2018/6/rose-butch-non-binary-drag-performer-lgbtq-pride-month-vancouver-canada-interview |website=Hypebae |accessdate=1 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127220411/https://hypebae.com/2018/6/rose-butch-non-binary-drag-performer-lgbtq-pride-month-vancouver-canada-interview |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>