performance artist
person who practices performance art (not to be confused with performing arts)
faux queen
female performance artist
stand-up comedian
comedian of stand-up comedy
drag queen
drag artist who dresses and acts with exaggerated femininity for performance purposes
cross-dresser
performance artist occupation
clown
comic performer, often for children's entertainment
drag king
drag artist who dresses and behaves with exaggerated masculinity for performance purposes
hunger artist
performers, common in Europe and America in the 18th, 19th and early 20th century, who starved themselves for extended periods of time, for the amusement of paying audiences
Burial artist
person who intentionally endures premature burial
headliner
main act in a live music, theatre, or comedy performance; generally, the headliner is the final act in a performance, preceded by the opening act(s)
sword swallowing
performance skill
drag queer
performance artists, who dress and behave in androgynous or gender-neutral ways for performance