To provide a method for drawing a steel wire for reinforcing a rubber product, which can restrain deterioration of vulcanized rubber and drop in the durability of the rubber product such as a tire and attain high adhesiveness, and the steel wire and steel cord for reinforcing the rubber product.

In the invented wet type wire drawing method, the brass-plated steel wire 1 is drawn by means of a slip type multistage wire drawing machine 10 equipped with a die 14, and driving capstans 13A and 13B which draw the steel wire 1 passing through the die 14, with wet lubricant 11. The wet lubricant 11 contains a metal benzoate.