The Translatability of the Drag Terminology In Rupaul’s Drag Race

This paper aims to explore the translatability of drag terminology used in popular reality competition RuPaul’s Drag Race (RPDR), from English into Macedonian. There are two hypotheses on which study is based: 1) The people who use terms find it more natural them as borrowings (i.e. their original form (in English)) and 2) If were be taken Macedonian, they would often adapted undergo naturalisation), rather than translated with a Macedonian equivalent. Two research methods employed. first was analysis articles drag-related content, well parts translation How To Be Gay by David M. Halperin (trans. Ognen Chemerski), order discover preexisting translations. second included survey aiming whether possible, gather Upon analyzing findings, evident that forms heavily influence how speakers these translate them. However, complete not entirely impossible, so long strives retain both meaning form, utilize creativity word-play.