Drag Roles
AMC Movie List

Drag Roles

Which cinematic gender bender do you like the best?

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1 Ms. Doubtfire (Robin Williams) in Ms. Doubtfire
Williams dons a housedress to serve as his ex-wife's matronly housekeeper and to spend more times with his kids. Aw. 158 228
2 Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) in Tootsie
Failed actor Michael Dorsey becomes successful actress Dorothy Michaels, and walks a mile in women's heels in the process. 72 160
3 Joe "Josephine” (Tony Curtis) in Some Like It Hot
Joe dodges mobsters by becoming "Josephine” in an all-girl band. It gets him this close to bombshell Sugar Cane (Marilyn Monroe). 63 139
4 Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry) in The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Curry's brassy performance as the sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania made Rocky Horror a cult hit. 58 158
5 Victor (Julie Andrews) in Victor Victoria
Out-of-work singer Victoria puts on a tux to become Victor, a woman pretending to be a man impersonating a woman. Got that? 21 113
6 Vida (Patrick Swayze) in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar
The Dirty Dancing dude looks like a lady -- albeit a strapping one – in this culty flick about three drag queens stranded in a small town. 19 117
7 Edna Turnblad (John Travolta) in Hairspray
Travolta channeled his inner "Toni" Manero to trip the light fantastic as a tubby Baltimore housewife in the 2007 version of <i>Hairspray</i>. 16 158
8 Dil (Jaye Davidson) in The Crying Game
Davidson parlayed his turn as The Crying Game's girl-with-something-extra into an Oscar nomination. -2 98
9 Hedwig (John Cameron Mitchell) in Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Mitchell wrote the role of a lifetime -- an East German transexual who shoots for rock stardom but settles for a Kansas City trailer park. -16 90
10 Divine (Divine) in Pink Flamingos
Real-life drag legend Divine, born Glen Milstead, donned a fish-tail gown and found cult stardom in John Waters’s notorious movie. -19 87