drag mother

English

Etymology

From drag (“women's clothing worn by men”) +‎ mother.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /dɹæɡ ˈmʌðɚ/

Noun

drag mother (plural drag mothers)

  1. (LGBTQ) A drag queen who supports or mentors younger or less-experienced drag queens.
    • 2023 June 7, Stephen Daw, “Eureka O'Hara Embraced the Radical 'Self-Comfort and Self-Love' of Drag to Save Herself”, in Billboard‎[1], retrieved 17 June 2025:
      The on-stage amazon was Jacqueline St. James, who would later agree to become O’Hara’s drag mother.
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