dragphobia

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noun

Hatred or fear of drag queens and drag kings.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

noundragphobia (uncountable)
  1. uncommonuncountableHatred or fear of drag queens and drag kings.

    Celebrity Big Brother winner Shane Jenek/Courtney Act has voiced his confusion about fellow housemate India Willoughby's supposed 'dragphobia'.

    2018 February 5, Rianne Houghton, “Celebrity Big Brother winner Shane Jenek is confused over India Willoughby's 'dragphobia'”, in Digital Spy, archived from the original on 27 Dec 2022
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    When challenged on their dragphobia, organizers pointed to the presence of L'Entrepeau (a drag queen bar) in the parade as evidence of their inclusive politics.

    1996, Brett Beemyn, Michele Eliason, Queer Studies: A Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Anthology, →ISBN, page 187

    The drag queen star of a controversial tampon advertisement, pulled amid backlash from the transgender community, has defended the campaign and has hit out against "dragphobia".

    2012 January 4, Matthew Backhouse, “Drag queen defends 'transphobic' tampon ad”, in The New Zealand Herald, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2021

    Reaching more than 10 pubs for drag performance we were constantly rejected because of DRAGPHOBIA (yes, it's a thing). Meanwhile, I faced backlashes from people within and outside the community on my style of drag.

    2021, Patruni Chidananda Sastry, My Experiment with Drag: Sexy, Sacred and Suffocated

    "There is clear and present danger against our community and threats... we really haven't seen it at this level in over a decade, if ever," GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said on the "Takeaway" podcast this week in a conversation the group posted on Twitter. "Dragphobia is on the Rise," the Twitter post said.

    2022 December 16, Andrew Mark Miller, “LGBT group warns 'dragphobia' is on the rise, conservatives blast post on Twitter”, in Fox News, archived from the original on 22 Dec 2022

Origin

From drag (“women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment”) + -phobia.

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APA

dragphobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dragphobia

MLA

“dragphobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dragphobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dragphobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dragphobia.

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