Sentence:  The <WSD>Dame</WSD> in a Panto is generally a large, gregarious and out-going man who plays the part of a large, gregarious and out-going woman. ... Every successful actor who plays the part of <WSD>Dame</WSD> in Panto knows that the secret of his success is that it should be obvious that it is a man playing a part, for this is not a Drag act; the intention is not to be as womanly as possible, but always to be 'a feller in a frock'. ... Oh how everyone loves the Panto <WSD>Dame</WSD> for she "is" Panto. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  In traditional pantomime: a melodramatic female often played by a man in drag.