WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD!
21.06.2024 - 03:47 / variety.com
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Ever since snatching the season 16 crown on “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” life for Nymphia Wind has been nothing short of a whirlwind experience. She has performed for the President of Taiwan, opened for Steve Aoki at the Gold Gala after party, joined her fellow queens at the Critics Choice Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema and Television and, earlier this month, performed at Vice President Kamala Harris’ Pride Celebration in Washington D.C. She has yet to sit down and have an “Oh God, I won” moment — and she has no intention of stopping for one.
“It’s been wild and crazy,” she says speaking to Variety over a Zoom call from Taiwan. Here, Wind reflects on her historic win; she is the first-ever Taiwanese queen and the third API winner, following in the footsteps of Season 3’s winner Raja and Season 15 queen Sasha Colby. She also talks about meeting Jane Goodall on Earth Day, shares her hopes for the next year and discusses how her bubble tea balloon reveal almost went wrong.
Looking back, what do you think put you over the top and gave you the edge over Plane Jane and Sapphira Cristál? I don’t really know. There’s so much that people can see. I was competing with my heart.
I think that, combined with my interpretation of drag, might be what did it. Your final outfit was a bubble tea reveal with balloons floating up in the air. What was the genesis behind that? This was the final lip sync.
I also wanted to represent my country in the clothes. I didn’t want to just wear a flag and call it a day. Also, the national drink of Taiwan is bubble tea.
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