What does mug mean drag?

to get a shot of a close shot of your face. Serving face. When you are serving face, you're giving the mug.
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What is the slang for drag?

D.R.A.G. An acronym for "Dressed Resembling A Girl", from which the term "Drag" is said to ostensibly originate. The term is said to date back to Shakespearean times when male theatrical actors would play female roles.
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What does peanut butter mean in drag?

A reference to the lyrics from RuPaul's song "Peanut Butter," which suggest that a promiscuous woman spreads her thighs like peanut butter.
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What does Henny mean in drag?

Henny. Noun. An alternative way to say 'honey'. A term of endearment. "You look sickening, henny."
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Why do drag queens say realness?

As many of these phrases come from minority groups within the LGBTQ community, "realness" strikes a chord within the drag community as it gives performers a chance to do just that: perform within the society of those that would normally reject them — or have rejected them.
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What does Kiki mean in drag?

A kiki is a social gathering, usually for the purpose of casually “kicking back,” gossiping, and sharing stories. It is historically connected to LGBTQ communities. Alternatively, kiki is also the name of a ballroom drag subculture that celebrates gender nonconformity, racial diversity, and sexual openness.
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What is fishy drag?

fish / fishy. a term used to describe when a drag queen looks like a cis-gendered woman. gag / gagging. another term used in place of "stunned"
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What does boots mean in drag?

"boots" is used to add intensity to the subject and the sentence itself (example: I was drunk boots, meaning highly intoxicated and not just a bit tipsy) "the house down" is basically when a performance/speech/outfit bring the house down, the audience claps and cheers boots!
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What does gagging mean in drag?

Gag: For something to be so amazing that you have an actual physical reaction. Used in a sentence: "Her dress on the runway was so good it had me gagging." Gurl/girl: The term queens use to address other queens, usually when they're about to read them.
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What is a Ru girl?

This category contains RuGirls. To qualify as a RuGirl, a queen must have competed within the Official Drag Race Franchise. To see what shows fall under the official franchise, please see the category page "Official Drag Race Franchise" and/or the page "Drag Race (Franchise)".
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What is a Kai Kai?

“Kai kai” [rhymes with “eye eye”] refers to when two drag queens engage in sexual activity or “hook up”. The term most likely derives from the American slang term “ki ki” [pronounced “kee kee”], which is a general term used when gay men laugh, giggle or joke around with one another.
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What does camp mean in drag?

ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, theatrical; . So as a noun, 'camp' behaviour, mannerisms, et cetera.
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What does filler queen mean?

And what that means is: A filler queen is a joke in the community (and is) someone who is cast just to be eliminated right away.
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How do you talk like a drag queen?

Members uphold drag queen speech codes by revealing what it means to speak like a queen. Such items include to look like a “fish,” don't be “hungry,” be humble, resist negativity, don't complain, and exude professionalism.
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What does looking fishy mean?

Fishy usually refers to situations that seem suspect or shady. A guy looking over your shoulder while you use an ATM is fishy. A student looking at her arm for answers during a test is fishy. Anything fishy is suspicious — somebody's up to something.
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What does it mean to serve fish?

Serving fish is - to quote the reputable source Urban Dictionary - a term 'used in drag culture to refer to a queen that has a very feminine appearance'. I would add that, from my personal experience, the term is also typically used as a compliment. This is the first definition on Urban Dictionary.
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What did Jasper mean in the Old West?

Jasper – Slang of this word starting in 1896 meant a guy, or a rustic, simpleton, or naive hick (later changed to “bubba”).
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What is a drag mom?

A drag queen may either pick or be given a drag name by a friend, sometimes called a "drag mother", the so named thus becoming known as a "drag daughter". Drag mothers and drag daughters have a mentor-apprentice relationship. Drag families are a part of ball culture and drag 'houses.
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What does reading mean in drag?

In drag culture, there's more to reading than the insults you might see on RuPaul's Drag Race. Reading is literally like reading someone like a book. It's an opportunity to playfully point out something you might have trouble simply saying outright. The fact it's a joke makes it easier to swallow, so to speak.
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What does sickening mean in drag?

Originating in and popularized by drag culture, sickening means “amazing,” “wonderful,” or “excellent.” It is especially used to compliment a drag queen as looking “extremely attractive” or “flawless.”
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What does it mean to Ki Ki?

"Kiki" (alternately kiking or a ki) is a term which grew out of Black LGBTQ American social culture, and is loosely defined as a gathering of friends for the purpose of gossiping and chit-chat, and later made more widely known in the song "Let's Have a Kiki" by the Scissor Sisters.
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What does cheeky mean in British slang?

Cheeky: To be cheeky is to be flippant or somewhat of a smart aleck. Considering British humor, I'd say most people here are a bit cheeky.
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What does RU say on the TV?

The message used to open with Ru exclaiming, “you've got shemail!” but in recent seasons this has been changed to “she done already done had herses”.
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Do Drag Race contestants get paid?

Contestants may go on Drag Race hoping to strike gold, but before the lucky few get to that point, they'll be paid a per-episode rate of just a few hundred dollars for two to three long days of filming.
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