History Main / DisguisedInDrag

* In ''Film/DoctorInTheHouse1954'', Grimsdyke tries to pass himself off as a nurse to avoid being arrested after the riot.

* A common myth is that men dressed themselves as women to escape the sinking of the Titanic. Men like William Sloper, Dickinson Bishop, Bruce Ismay, and William Carter were the biggest examples. One man from Third Class did in fact use a shawl to hide under, but only did so after he had jumped in. A lady pitied the man and gave him her shawl as a disguise when an officer threatened to shoot the men hiding in the boat.

* The opening strip club raid in ''Film/Banlieue13Ultimatum'' sees CowboyCop Damian investigating some gangsters while disguised as one of the dancers. He then interrupts the deal by removing his blonde wig, and an ass-kicking ensues.

* WesternAnimation/WoodyWoodpecker pulls this a couple of times to yank Buzz Buzzard's chain. In "Drooler's Delight," Woody goes in drag to woo Buzz who stole his quarter, and in "Real Gone Wood," Woody is a drive-in restaurant carhop giving Buzz (who stole Woody's girlfriend Winnie) an explosive banana split.

* How Hope uses Cradock to get Magawisca out of jail in ''Literature/HopeLeslie''.

* Literature/DrThorndyke series: Plays a part in ''The Mystery of Angelina Frood'' and ''The Jacob Street Mystery''.

* In the third ''Film/TheShaolinTemple'' film starring Jet Li (again!) Jet and his best friend take turns disguising themselves as shepherdesses to sneak through a checkpoint while avoiding Manchu guards.

** In "WesternAnimation/DaffysSouthernExposure", a wolf and weasel who are sick of having nothing to eat but canned beans to eat try and capture Daffy and [[FatteningTheVictim fatten him up for dinner]] while disguised as harmless old ladies.

* In ''Shadow Magic'', the sequel to ''{{Literature/Havemercy}}'', Mamoru, the prince of the Ke-Han, is on the run with his retainer Kouje after his brother framed him for a crime. Reasoning that the guards would be looking for two ''men'' on the run together, the pair decide to disguise Mamoru as a woman. Mamoru being a very pretty {{Main/Bishonen}}, it works, though one performer they meet manages to see through them.

* ''WebOriginal/LoomingGaia'': Homosexuality is illegal and punishable by death in Evangeline Kingdom. Gay men are known to disguise as women known as "miss Marys" ("merry" meaning gay men) to be able to live with their boyfriends.

* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures novel ''The Book of the Still'', Fitz is in a sort of LotusEaterMachine [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs On Drugs]], whose creators are trying to come up with an interesting adventure scenario for him. He ends up marrying an evil, lecherous version of the Doctor, disguised in a [[PimpedOutDress Pimped Out Wedding Dress]] as Evil!Doctor's unwilling bride, then having a swordfight, rescuing his GirlOfTheWeek, and flying around with a jetpack, still in the dress.

* ''Franchise/DetectiveConan Movie 26: Black Iron Submarine'' reveals that Grace isn't a Frenchwoman working for the government[[spoiler:, but rather Pinga of the Black Organization in disguise]].