This continued through to the early Qing dynasty, when the Qianlong Emperor banned actresses from performing in 1722. In China, the practice of "female men " ( kunsheng see also sheng roles), where women portrayed men in stage performances, were first documented during the middle Tang dynasty (617–908 CE). While the term drag king was first cited in print in 1972, there is a longer history of female performers dressing in male attire. Drag king character Macho (far right) in the "America" number of Wild Side Story in Los Angeles in 1977. History and terminology A 1907 sheet music cover of "I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark" featuring singer and male impersonator Hetty King. Starting in the mid-1990s, drag kings started to gain some of the fame and attention that drag queens have known. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, several drag kings became British music hall stars and British pantomime has preserved the tradition of women performing in male roles.
Drag kings often perform as exaggeratedly macho male characters, portray characters such as construction workers and rappers or they will impersonate male celebrities like Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson and Tim McGraw. A typical drag show may incorporate dancing, acting, stand-up comedy and singing, either live or lip-synching to pre-recorded tracks. Drag kings are mostly female performance artists who dress in masculine drag and personify male gender stereotypes as part of an individual or group routine.
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