Updated March 22, 2023 7.3K votes 1.7K voters 51.5K views
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Over 1.7K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Greatest Fictional Drag Queens
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Vote up your favorite fictional drag queens.
Several award-winning films and TV series feature prominent drag queen characters, sometimes in comedic roles but just as often in dramatic ones. Several famous actors were even nominated for Golden Globes for their performances.
Who is the most famous fictional drag queen, and who is the best fictional drag queen on this list? Cast your votes below!
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Vida
Photo: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar / Universal Pictures
In the 1995 comedy To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, Patrick Swayze plays Vida, a drag queen who is competing for the title of Miss Drag Queen of America. Swayze was nominated for a Golden Globe award for his performance.
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Chi-Chi
Photo: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar / Universal Pictures
In the 1995 comedy To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, John Leguizamo plays Chi-Chi, a drag princess who is being trained in the ways of drag by two award-winning drag queens. Leguizamo was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance.
In the 1996 film The Birdcage (adapted from the French film La Cage aux Folles), Nathan Lane plays Albert Goldman, a star drag queen who must appear conservative when his future daughter-in-law's family comes for a visit. Lane was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance.
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Noxeema
Photo: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar / Universal Pictures
In the 1995 comedy To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, Wesley Snipes plays Noxeema, a drag queen who is competing for the title of Miss Drag Queen of America. The film was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards.
In the 1994 film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Hugo Weaving plays Mitzi Del Bra, a drag queen who sets out on a countrywide tour across Australia. The film won an Oscar for its impressive Costume Design.
In the 2005 film Kinky Boots, Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Lola, a drag queen who inspired a shoe maker to create heels designed to support the weight of men. Ejiofor was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance in the film.
