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=== Ancient Greece ===
[[File:MFA PELIKE 04.jpg|thumb|right|200px|<small>Male performers putting on female costumes prior to a theatre performance. The figure on the left is wearing a mask and a second mask is lying on the ground between them. The masks
The concept of drag can be seen in the earliest forms of entertainment, including [[Theatre of ancient Greece|Ancient Greek theatre]]. In ancient western cultures, women often were not allowed to perform onstage or become actors, therefore male actors played the roles of women also.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web |last=thedifferentlevel |date=2021-09-01 |title=History of Drag: From Antic Greece to RuPaul's Drag Race |url=https://different-level.com/history-of-drag-from-antic-greece-to-rupauls-drag-race/ |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=LEVEL |language=en-US |archive-date=5 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405033506/https://different-level.com/history-of-drag-from-antic-greece-to-rupauls-drag-race/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This demonstrates how female impersonation can be traced back to the earliest forms of entertainment and spectacle. Not only this, but men and boys were expected to dress as women, or in drag, for many religious ceremonies and rituals in Ancient Greece.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McDaniel |first=Spencer |date=2022-07-11 |title=In Ancient Greece, Children Wearing Drag Was a Religious Obligation! |url=https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2022/07/10/in-ancient-greece-children-wearing-drag-was-a-religious-obligation/ |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=Tales of Times Forgotten |language=en-US |archive-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202212642/https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2022/07/10/in-ancient-greece-children-wearing-drag-was-a-religious-obligation/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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