Drag

[missmooncat]

Does anyone know where the expression drag comes from?meaning wearing clothes of opposite sex?

[Quizmonster]

In 18th century slang one meaning of a �drag' was the train of a woman's dress, based on the idea that it acted as a brake on her movement, in the same way as the �drag' or brake on a coach. That reference to female attire made the connection with male cross-dressing. By the late 19th century, going �on the drag' or being �in drag' meant men wearing women's clothing in order to solicit other men. More recently still, it has come to mean a performer - or �drag artiste' - generally a comedian, who does this in order to entertain.

[missmooncat]

thank you very much appreciated