"The term \"drag\" is used for any clothing carrying symbolic significance but usually referring to the clothing associated with one gender role when worn by a person of another gender. The origins of the word are debated, but \"drag\" has appeared in print as early as 1870. One suggested etymological root is 19th-century theatre slang, from the sensation of long skirts trailing on the floor.\"Drag queen\" appeared in print at least as early as 1941. The verb is to \"do drag\"."@en .