queen up

verb

To get in drag; to get ready to perform as a drag queen.

Meanings

verbqueen up (third-person singular simple present queens up, present participle queening up, simple past and past participle queened up)

present singular third person queens up · participle present queening up · participle past queened up · past queened up

  1. To get in drag; to get ready to perform as a drag queen.
  2. To dress like, or become appropriate for, a queen.
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