Editing Drag king (section)

==Tools of gender illusion==
{{Main|Methods of passing as male}}'''Face:''' One method drag kings use to modify their facial features is burning a wine cork and smudging it along the jaw to create the illusion of a beard or stubble.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|last=Stortz|first=Sarah|title=Kings of Drag: The secrets behind the fake beards|url=https://dailyiowan.com/2018/09/05/kings-of-drag-the-secrets-behind-the-fake-beards/|access-date=2020-07-28|website=The Daily Iowan}}</ref> Kings may aim to deepen the colour of their eyebrows or create a fuller look with dark eyeliner or other makeup. Similarly some methods call for layering liquid eyeliner over the cork ash, or dark makeup, base.<ref name=":02" /> When trying to achieve a realistic look, drag kings may add crepe hair over the makeup using glue, thus completing the illusion of a full beard.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web|title=Watch: BuzzFeed Video - Women Transform Into Drag Kings|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/watch/video/14258|access-date=2020-07-28|website=BuzzFeed|language=en}}</ref>

'''Look:''' Drag kings also make use of items such as socks and silicone prosthetics when packing,<ref>{{Citation|last=Stevens|first=Phillips|title=Culture and sexuality|date=2014-11-17|encyclopedia=The International Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality|pages=1–8|place=Oxford, UK|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Ltd|doi=10.1002/9781118896877.wbiehs110|isbn=978-1-118-89687-7|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|editor1=Whelehan, Patricia|editor2=Bolin, Anne|title=The international encyclopedia of human sexuality|year=2015|publisher=Wiley-Blackwell |isbn=978-1-78684-299-2|oclc=985403957}}</ref> creating the illusion of a male appendage between the legs.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Shapiro|first=Eve|date=2007|title=Drag Kinging and the Transformation of Gender Identities|journal=Gender and Society|volume=21|issue=2|pages=250–271|doi=10.1177/0891243206294509|jstor=27640961|s2cid=145789681|issn=0891-2432}}</ref><ref name=":13"/>

'''Stage Presence and Performance:''' An important part of gender illusion, this refers to the way a drag performer utilizes body language and takes up space on stage. Some kings will incorporate more aggressive choreography into their routines to emulate or expand on stereotypical masculine characteristics.<ref name=":02"/> Accessories, rhinestones and elaborate costumes contribute to a drag king's performance.<ref name=Vogue>{{Cite web|last1=Mitchell|first1=Stef|last2=Phelps|first2=Nicole|date=2018-03-08|title=Gender Renegades: Drag Kings Are Too Radical for Prime Time|url=https://www.vogue.com/projects/13541679/drag-kings/|access-date=2020-07-28|website=Vogue|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Breast binding===
Body shaping apparel, most commonly binders, kinesiology tape, and sports bras, are used to create the look of a flat chest.<ref name=":13"/> For hiding one's breasts some use a method involving cutting a hole in the crotch of [[pantyhose]] for the head and making sleeves out the legs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lesbilicious.co.uk/community/how-to-be-a-drag-king/ |title=How to: be a drag King |date=April 25, 2008 |website=Lesbilicious |access-date=April 16, 2021 |archive-date=May 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524012127/http://www.lesbilicious.co.uk/community/how-to-be-a-drag-king/}}</ref> Some drag kings use silicone chest plates that are pulled over the head to create a muscular, masculine chest shape and cover the breasts.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}