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Describing a person who has strong physical appeal. not a birthright.
LGBTQ+ entertainment has expanded the term. In Pose (2018–2021), ballroom culture uses “lady” as a performative, gender-affirming category. RuPaul’s Drag Race routinely says, “Gentlemen, start your engines—and may the best woman win,” dissolving biological essentialism. “Lady” here becomes a chosen aesthetic, not a birthright. not a birthright.