Facebook and drag queens have not been the ideal partners recently, as the social media giant rolled out a new policy demanding drag queens and other performers to use their "real names" for their accounts.

According to Silicon Beat, the row between Facebook and drag queens started when many were asked to replace their drag names with their legal names in order to use their accounts on the social media networking site.

Trannyshack founder Heklina sounded off on the issue, saying: "I've had this name for 20 years now. I walk down the street and people say 'Hi Heklina.' People know me by my drag name."

Drag performer Miz Cracker shared her experience to Slate, recounting: "I found out that my account had been suspended on Wednesday night, right in the middle of a show, when a fellow queen texted to ask 'Why is your Facebook profile gone?' Facebook was letting me know that I had a choice: I could either select a name they liked, or lose touch with the contacts, creative content, and memories that my name has earned me over the years."

According to Facebook's real name policy, they "require everyone to provide their real names, so you always know who you're connecting with. This helps keep our community safe."

While the social media networking site had received a number of reports regarding the issue, they have maintained their stand that "if people want to use an alternative name on Facebook, they have several different options available to them. This includes providing an alias under their name on their profile, or creating a Page specifically for that alternative persona."

As the battle between Facebook and drag queens pans out, protests and petitions have been made.

A Seattle-based performer named Olivia LaGarce started an online petition to allow her and other performers to use their stage name on the site, saying: "We are not businesses selling products, we are encouraging our friends to come to our events and performances, promoting charitable causes, and making calls to political action, with occasional mundane daily life updates like every other Facebook user."