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Female impersonators

LC control no.sh 85064634
Topical headingFemale impersonators
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Variant(s)Cross-dressers (Female impersonators)
Crossdressers (Female impersonators)
Impersonators, Female
Impersonators of women
See alsoPersons
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Scope noteHere are entered works on men who dress as women for the purpose of playing a theatrical role, as a disguise, or as a humorous or political statement. Works on entertainers who perform with over-the-top female clothing and exaggerated mannerisms are entered under Drag queens. Works on persons who assume a dress and manner not generally associated with their gender for psychological gratification are entered under Cross-dressers.
Subject example tracingNotes under Cross-dressers; Drag queens
Found inThe drag queen anthology: the absolutely fabulous but flawless customary world of female impersonators, c2004.
Moore, F. Drag!: male and female impersonators on stage, screen, and television, c1994.