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The world's largest gaggle of drag names on the internet.

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Welcome to Dragopedia, the world's largest of drag names on the internet.

Created to celebrate, preserve and share an often ephemeral part of our community, Dragopedia aims to shine a light on the behind drag names, be they , or .

Have you dreamed up a name of your own, or love one that should go in the collection? We would love to know!

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(function () { /* Word lists: [word, keep-out-of-animation, screen-reader label, is-emoji] */ /* First word = default (in the HTML above). Second word = where the opening animation stops. */ var WORDS = { noun: [['gaggle'], ['ensemble'], ['bussy', 1], ['dustbin'], ['powdering'], ['dumpster'], ['medley'], ['box-set'], ['masc4masc', 1], ['unraveling'], ['mince'], ['kiki'], ['wig closet'], ['house']], /* add more suggestions here ladies kisses */ what: [['creativity'], ['\uD83D\uDC85', 0, 'sass', 1], ['humour'], ['wit']], /* \uD83D\uDC85 = nail polish emoji */ a1: [['frizzy'], ['political'], ['fun'], ['pithy']], a2: [['fruity'], ['spicy'], ['wonky'], ['sassy'], ['wanky', 1], ['foamy']], a3: [['frumpy'], ['clumpy'], ['frothy'], ['plumpy']] }; var ORDER = ['noun', 'what', 'a1', 'a2', 'a3']; /* Opening animation timing (ms). "start" counts from when the About section first appears on screen. */ /* Names that rotate in the heading, in order, forever. NAME_MS = time each name stays on screen. */ var NAMES = ['Stranger', 'Pen-pal', 'Trouble', 'Lover', 'Trash-bag', '911', 'Flaming Galagh', 'Miss Steak', 'Party-girl', 'Queen', 'Pumpkin', 'Angel', 'Pineapple', 'Princess', 'Quiche']; var NAME_MS = 1200; var INTRO = { start: 2800, hold: 900, flip: 250, stagger: 700, skips: 2 }; function names(k) { return WORDS[k].map(function (o) { return o[0]; }); } function entry(k, w) { for (var i = 0; i < WORDS[k].length; i++) if (WORDS[k][i][0] === w) return WORDS[k][i]; return [w]; } function wordBtn(root, k) { return root.querySelector('.dpa-w[data-k="' + k + '"]'); } function current(root, k) { var b = wordBtn(root, k); return b ? b.querySelector('span').textContent : WORDS[k][0][0]; } function nextOf(root, k) { var L = names(k), i = L.indexOf(current(root, k)); return L[(i + 1) % L.length]; } function counter(root) { var el = root.querySelector('.dpa-count'); if (!el) return; var idx = 0, total = 1; ORDER.forEach(function (k) { var L = names(k); idx = idx * L.length + Math.max(0, L.indexOf(current(root, k))); total *= L.length; }); var b = document.createElement('b'); b.textContent = (idx + 1).toLocaleString('en-GB'); el.textContent = 'Version '; el.appendChild(b); el.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' of ' + total.toLocaleString('en-GB'))); } function show(root, k, w, animate) { var b = wordBtn(root, k); if (!b) return; var s = b.querySelector('span'), e = entry(k, w); s.textContent = w; if (e[3]) s.classList.add('is-emoji'); else s.classList.remove('is-emoji'); b.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Change word, now ' + (e[2] || w)); if (animate) { s.classList.remove('is-flip'); void s.offsetWidth; s.classList.add('is-flip'); } counter(root); } function stopIntro(root) { (root._dpaTimers || []).forEach(clearTimeout); root._dpaTimers = []; } function later(root, fn, ms) { (root._dpaTimers = root._dpaTimers || []).push(setTimeout(fn, ms)); } function spin(root) { stopIntro(root); var btn = root.querySelector('.dpa-spin'); var reduce = window.matchMedia && window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches; var n = reduce ? 1 : 9; if (btn) btn.classList.add('is-busy'); (function tick() { ORDER.forEach(function (k) { var L = names(k); show(root, k, L[Math.floor(Math.random() * L.length)], false); var b = wordBtn(root, k); if (b) { if (n > 1) b.classList.add('is-spinning'); else b.classList.remove('is-spinning'); } }); if (--n > 0) setTimeout(tick, 55 + (9 - n) * 12); else if (btn) btn.classList.remove('is-busy'); })(); } function runIntro(root) { if (root._dpaIntro) return; root._dpaIntro = true; ORDER.forEach(function (k, i) { later(root, function () { var cur = current(root, k), target = nextOf(root, k); var others = WORDS[k].filter(function (o) { return !o[1] && o[0] !== cur && o[0] !== target; }) .map(function (o) { return o[0]; }) .sort(function () { return Math.random() - 0.5; }); var pool = others.length >= INTRO.skips ? others : others.concat([cur]); pool.slice(0, INTRO.skips).concat([target]).forEach(function (w, n) { later(root, function () { show(root, k, w, true); }, n * INTRO.hold); }); }, INTRO.start + i * INTRO.stagger); }); later(root, function () { var btn = root.querySelector('.dpa-spin'); if (!btn) return; btn.classList.remove('is-once'); void btn.offsetWidth; btn.classList.add('is-once'); setTimeout(function () { btn.classList.remove('is-once'); }, 1000); }, INTRO.start + (ORDER.length - 1) * INTRO.stagger + INTRO.skips * INTRO.hold + INTRO.flip + 150); } function isVisible(el) { var r = el.getBoundingClientRect(); return r.width > 0 && r.height > 0 && r.bottom > 0 && r.top < (window.innerHeight || 800); } /* Second way to spot the section coming into view (more reliable inside site builders). */ var io = ('IntersectionObserver' in window) ? new IntersectionObserver(function (list) { list.forEach(function (en) { if (en.isIntersecting) runIntro(en.target); }); }) : null; function init(root) { if (root._dpaInit) return; root._dpaInit = true; root.style.setProperty('--flip', INTRO.flip + 'ms'); ORDER.forEach(function (k) { show(root, k, current(root, k), false); }); if (io) io.observe(root); var nameEl = root.querySelector('.dpa-name'); var still = window.matchMedia && window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches; if (nameEl && !still) { var ni = 0; setInterval(function () { ni = (ni + 1) % NAMES.length; nameEl.textContent = NAMES[ni]; nameEl.classList.remove('is-flip'); void nameEl.offsetWidth; nameEl.classList.add('is-flip'); }, NAME_MS); } } function scan() { var roots = document.querySelectorAll('.dpa'); for (var i = 0; i < roots.length; i++) { init(roots[i]); if (!roots[i]._dpaIntro && isVisible(roots[i])) runIntro(roots[i]); } } /* One set of page-level listeners. Clicks are caught at the document, so they keep working */ /* even if the site builder re-creates or moves the section after this script runs. */ if (!window.__dpaBound) { window.__dpaBound = true; document.addEventListener('click', function (e) { var t = e.target && e.target.closest ? e.target : e.target.parentElement; if (!t || !t.closest) return; var w = t.closest('.dpa-w'), sp = t.closest('.dpa-spin'); if (!w && !sp) return; var root = (w || sp).closest('.dpa'); if (!root) return; init(root); root._dpaIntro = true; if (w) { stopIntro(root); var k = w.getAttribute('data-k'); show(root, k, nextOf(root, k), true); } else spin(root); }, true); /* The About section is hidden until visitors open it, so start the animation when it first appears. */ ['scroll', 'resize', 'hashchange', 'load'].forEach(function (ev) { window.addEventListener(ev, scan, { passive: true }); }); document.addEventListener('click', function () { setTimeout(scan, 400); }, true); var ticks = 0, poll = setInterval(function () { scan(); if (++ticks > 600) clearInterval(poll); }, 500); } if (document.readyState === 'loading') document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', scan); else scan(); })();
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