21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos

Sometimes people totally nail down a drag performance so well that it is worth remembering.

PinkNews looks back at a number of drag performances, some you may have forgotten, which took the art form to a whole new level.

Be inspired.

21. David Duchovny

In ‘Twin Peaks’
21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos

20. Kristen Stewart

For Jenny Lewis’s ‘Just One of the Guys’
21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos

19. Woody Harrelson

In ‘Anger Management’
21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos

18. Patrick Swayze

In To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos

17. Neil Patrick Harris

In Hedwig and the Angry Inch
21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos

16. Cillian Murphy

In ‘Breakfast on Pluto’
21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos

15. Anne Hathaway

For Jenny Lewis’s ‘Just One of the Guys’
21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos

14. Laverne Cox

From the upcoming ‘Rocky Horror’ remake
21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos

13. Stephen Fry

In ‘A Bit of Fry and Laurie’
21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos

12. Wesley Snipes

From ‘To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar’
21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos

11. Meryl Streep

Streep dragged up to mock Donald Trump in June 2016
21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos


10. Hugo Weaving

In Priscilla Queen of the Desert, 1994
21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos

9. Lady Gaga

Her alter ego Jo Calderone was created in 2010
21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos

8. Zayn Malik

Video for One Direction’s ‘Best Song Ever’
21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos

7. Eddie Murphy

The Nutty Professor (1996)
21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos

6. Tilda Swinton

David Bowie’s ‘The Next Day’/Candy magazine
21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos

5. Robin Williams

Mrs Doubtfire (1993)
21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos

4. Jude Law

Rage (2009)
21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos

3. Johnny Depp

Before Night Falls (2000)
21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos

2. Julie Andrews

Victor/Victoria (1982)
21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos

1. James Franco

Photoshoot for Candy magazine
21 celebrities who perfectly nailed their drag alter-egos