Drag Queen: Identity and Value to Personal and Social Development
Keywords:
drag queen, identity, phenomenologyAbstract
Drag queen is a culture influenced by other countries which is one of the self-expressions through persons’ personalities. The researcher focused on investigating definitions of Drag queen, the meaning of Drag queen towards people who dress in Drag queen, the process of value constitution, and the using of Drag queen to improve oneself. This study applied transcendental phenomenology to acquire knowledge by studying the experiences of the informants. The results revealed that Drag queen is a form of expression that allows actors to freely create roles and personalities which depends on the parts that are missing from the minds of the research participants, such as the reflection of one's self, standing up for themselves, sending some message to society, etc. Mentally influenced the informants and fulfilled the missing part. Drag queen also released the informants from bondages though the personality in which they developed to be an identity which came from experiences, interests, and inspirations that want to express to society with no gender limit.
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