From RuPaul to Lady Gaga: Why (Some) Women Are Dressing Up Like Drag Queens "They get something from drag that they don't get from a normal makeover - it lets them perform womanliness, to try it on like a new outfit, but with the label still attached. A meek woman is allowed to taste strength by turning her femaleness into theater. Drag is not about sex, in other words: It's about power." Boston Globe 08/29/10