Are men really cross dressed in prison?

The answer to that is, yes, there is a relatively small group of male prison inmates who dress and behave like women. Some do it out of choice, others are coerced or are forced into the role of prison "queen." Ordinarily these "queens" are slightly built men who,for whatever reason, are unable to stand up to their rapists, and who, because of their looks, can pass as women substitutes. They are subjected to a process known as "turning out." Once an inmate has been "turned out," he is then referred to with the feminine pronouns "she" & "her", and will be required to wear lipstick and to alter his attire to appear more feminine. He will also be renamed by his tormentor and assigned a female name. Very often "queens" are tattooed to reflect their status as "women" so that, in the event they are transferred to another facility, they will be immediately known to staff and inmates alike as "queens."