‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16 Winner Nymphia Wind on How Her Boba Tea Reveal Almost Went Wrong and a Potential Return for ‘All Stars’
variety.comJazz 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.
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