female impersonator

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So fully did Mr. Humphries animate Edna that he was at continued pains to point out that he was neither a female impersonator in the conventional sense nor a cross-dresser in any sense.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2023

Morrison, who has performed as a female impersonator for many years and hosted a drag show fundraiser for his campaign, could become the first gay person elected to the Delaware General Assembly.

From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2020

A Chicago mobster falls for a female impersonator, actually a woman, in 1930s Paris.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2019

He also composed in 1972 “Comme Ils Disent,” about a gay man who works as a female impersonator.

From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2018

"When we get back to America," whispered Chester, "I am going on the stage as a female impersonator."

From The Boy Allies in the Trenches Midst Shot and Shell Along the Aisne by Hayes, Clair W. (Clair Wallace)