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Desmond Napoles
BornJune 2007 (age 17)
St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan
NationalityAmerican
Known forDrag performance
Parent(s)Andrew and Wendy Napoles[1]
Websitedesmondisamazing.com

Desmond Napoles (born June 2007) is a child drag performer[2][3] known under the name Desmond is Amazing.[4][5][6]

Background

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Desmond Napoles is a child drag performer who gained popularity in 2017 following his public performances. Desmond's status as a child LGBT celebrity was further developed on social media with the announcement of an Instagram page titled "Haus of Amazing" which was featured in the media as "the first drag club" for children and young adults under the age of 20.[7] Desmond has been named the youngest member of the performance group "Iconic House of Ultra Omni" (founded by Kevin Burrus).[8][9]

Napoles identifies as gay and states that he has been out since a very early age.[10] Napoles' parents stated that at the age of two or three, they understood that Desmond was "likely gay" and they exposed him to a variety of gay culture, including showing him drag performances and taking him to Pride Parades. Napoles' parents stated that Desmond was "openly gay" when he entered kindergarten.[1] Napoles' mother reports that Desmond began gravitating towards drag performances when he was two and watched RuPaul's Drag Race.[11][12]

Researchers have attributed Desmond's rise as a child LGBT celebrity as being influenced by the rise of digital culture and online mobilization.[13]

Drag performances

Desmond's drag performances include:

Awards

In 2017, Desmond was awarded the Marsha P. Jackson Award from Heritage of Pride.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "How Desmond Is Amazing's Parents Raise A Happy Young Drag Queen - Fatherly". www.fatherly.com.
  2. ^ "Desmond is Amazing: The Drag Kid That's Taking Over". Out.com. 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  3. ^ a b Dazed (2018-05-14). "Desmond is Amazing: The fabulous 10-year-old 'drag kid'". Dazed. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  4. ^ Levy, Lauren. "This 10-Year-Old Drag Performer Is Cooler Than You". The Cut. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  5. ^ "How This 'Fierce' 10-Year-Old Uses Drag As A Form Of Expression". HuffPost. 2018-06-29. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  6. ^ "Who is Desmond Is Amazing? Meet him here". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  7. ^ "Ten-year-old boy creates first ever drag club for kids". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  8. ^ a b Petrarca, Emilia. "Meet the Fabulous 10-Year-Old 'Drag Kid' Walking at Fashion Week". The Cut. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  9. ^ "Desmond Is Amazing takes us backstage at the Blonds' New York Fashion Week show". Mic. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  10. ^ "10-Year-Old Drag Superstar Desmond Napoles & His Mom Talk Coming Out". Out. 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  11. ^ "Desmond Is Amazing and the Art of Raising a Child Drag Queen". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  12. ^ "10-year-old drag kid's mom: 'Love your child unconditionally'". ABC7 New York. 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  13. ^ da Rosa, Cristiano Eduardo, and Jane Felipe. "Digital Culture and Childhood: articulations among children, drag queens and Education." TEXTURA-Journal of Education and Literature 20, no. 44 (2018).
  14. ^ "Meet the 10-Year-Old Drag Prodigy Who Just Stole the Show at Gypsy Sport". Vogue. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  15. ^ "A 10-Year-Old "Drag Kid" Just Stole the Show at New York Fashion Week". Cosmopolitan. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
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