# Help me pick a drag name! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 14, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415 "2003-03-14T19:26:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dna\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d2c977/32.png) [@dna\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dna_man)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415/1 "2003-03-14T19:26:05Z")
One caveat… it has to start with “Jasmine” I’ve been using the name Jasmine for a while now, but I need the end to it. She’s kind of a trashy girl, but very pretty… she likes to wear short skirts and tight tops and very high heels, and she has red hair. In short… if she’s dressed like a prostitute, she’s happy 😃 Suggestions I didn’t like: Jasmine D. Flowers Jasmine T. Youwanna etc… ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415/2 "2003-03-14T19:34:12Z")
How 'bout “Jasmine Pleasedontkickmyasswhenyoufindoutimactuallyaguy”? Catchy, _and_ functional. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tarantara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a4c791/32.png) [@Tarantara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarantara)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415/3 "2003-03-14T19:49:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by roadrunner70 \* > \*\*How 'bout “Jasmine Pleasedontkickmyasswhenyoufindoutimactuallyaguy”? > > Catchy, _and_ functional. 😃 \*\* 😃 😃 😃 How about Jasmine Hasone or Jasmine Jock-in-the-box? ---
**Author:** ![fizgig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f04885/32.png) [@fizgig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizgig)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415/4 "2003-03-14T19:50:48Z")
I’ve always been partial to Tawdry Baubles, but… Jasmine Meadows Jasmine Lorraine Jasmin LeBlanc Jasmin Gamine Umm, the only Jasmine I’ve known was too demure for me to do the paradigm shift here. These don’t have the right ring to them… ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415/5 "2003-03-14T19:51:25Z")
Jasmine O. Taur Jasmine E. Appolis Jasmine Etrice (long i “eye”) Jasmine of La Mancha Jasmine E. Scule (I hate the name “Jasmine”) ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415/6 "2003-03-14T19:54:17Z")
Jasmine L’Queen ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415/7 "2003-03-14T19:58:01Z")
First name: Name of your favorite flower. So, you’re already set with “Jasmine.” Last name: Name of your favorite resort. I, you see, am “Daisy St. Bart.” ---
**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415/8 "2003-03-14T20:32:31Z")
Jasmine T. Fresche Jasmine Decino Jasmine N. Jaitis Jasmine Rolle-Waters Jasmine Imum Jasmine Itmann (for all of these to work, you have to put the accent on the second syllable of Jasmine…) ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415/9 "2003-03-14T20:39:30Z")
As per Eve’s patented drag-name generator: Ladies and Gentleman, presenting for the first time here at the SDMB cabaret, Ms. Tulips Monte Carlo ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415/10 "2003-03-14T20:43:07Z")
Jasmine Bloom Jasmine Tea (accent over the e in Tea) Jasmine Moon Jasmine Cent or Scent (I like the name Jasmine) Using Eve’s drag-name generator I would be Fressia Solmar! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415/11 "2003-03-14T21:00:35Z")
Hmm, my drag name would be Indian Paintbrush Koh Samui–too wordy. Oddly, my porn name (first pet + first street you lived on) works much better–Lavinia Woodbine. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415/12 "2003-03-14T21:02:53Z")
What’s the drag name generator? No one tells me nothin’! Jasmine Starlight ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415/13 "2003-03-14T21:05:30Z")
Why not just manipulate your name around and have it as **Jass Man.** I think it has a catchy ring to it. Tarnations, **Jasmine Humpme** (Jazz man, Hump me for the illiterate) would be pretty funny too. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415/14 "2003-03-14T21:05:33Z")
Hmm, my drag name would be Indian Paintbrush Koh Samui–too wordy. Oddly, my porn name (first pet + first street you lived on) works much better–Lavinia Woodbine. Generally, a drag name should be a pun, like Bertha Venation, Virginia Hamm, or Vida Boheme. My suggestion would be something like Jasmine Dabutt. Here in the the metro DC area, the reigning drag queen is Esther Goldberg, who uses the persona of a _yenta_ with a scatological sense of humor to great effect. Anyone in DC should check out her show at Titan. ---
**Author:** ![dna\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d2c977/32.png) [@dna\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dna_man)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415/15 "2003-03-14T21:34:52Z")
Heheee… funny 🙂 Yes, generally a drag name is some kind of pun or double entendre. But around here we have such folks as Katrina Sparkles, Sable de Ville, Joey Lane, etc… so it’s not really necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415/16 "2003-03-14T21:42:03Z")
Jasmine Atwork Jasmine T. Green (Inappropriate for your needs, but my favorite pun drag names are Alexis Arquette’s “Eva DeStruction” and Harvey Feirstein’s “Bang-Bang LaDeche”. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415/17 "2003-03-14T21:51:13Z")
According to a different drag-name generator, mine is “Chin-chin Tulane”. (Your pet’s name when you were a kid + name of street you grew up on) Since I will likely never be a drag queen, I’ll allow you to use “Jasmine Tulane” if you want. I think it’s a great drag name. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415/18 "2003-03-14T21:57:25Z")
Huh. None of the drag queens in my neck of the woods have pun names that I’m aware of. My own preferred name is Rita T. Leaf (“Rita” from Alec Guiness’s line “I prefer to be called Rita!” from “Murder by Death”) although a librarian friend of mine says I should change it to Rita Book. ---
**Author:** ![Gravity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gravity/32/14322_2.png) [@Gravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gravity)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415/19 "2003-03-14T22:09:57Z")
James. Jasmine James. I was going to suggest Dixie James, but you already had the first name picked out. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415/20 "2003-03-14T22:56:42Z")
My favorite drag name was probably Ms. Helvetica Bold. Unfortunetly, I can never be a drag queen, as I have neither a favorite flower, not a favorite resort. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-drag-name/161415.md?page=2)