Nymphia Wind Voices Support for Taiwanese Identity at Paris Olympiad
Nymphia Wind and her drag family have performed at the Paris Cultural Olympiad, representing Taiwan. At the beginning of her performance, Nymphia voiced her support for Taiwanese identity at an event where Taiwanese athletes are forced to compete under the name Chinese Taipei.
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00:00From Taipei, to LA, to Paris.
00:18Drag queen and winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, Nymphia Wind, takes the stage at the Cultural
00:22Olympiad.
00:23And in true Wind family fashion, she puts Taiwan front and centre in her performance.
00:42Here she's referring to the name Taiwan must compete under in the Olympics, Chinese
00:47Taipei, due to pressure from China.
00:50But as a vocal ambassador of Taiwanese identity, Nymphia has long dedicated her art form to
00:55bringing recognition to the country she grew up in.
00:59The inspiration for the Paris Olympic performance is Taiwan, like how do I find ways to represent
01:06Taiwan and show the beauty of Taiwan from its nature to its people and to its culture.
01:12So these elements combined with drag shows and then presented on the Paris Olympic stage.
01:23Alongside her drag family, Nymphia performed several numbers inspired by Taiwanese culture
01:28and aesthetics, including one dedicated to the sea goddess Matsu, a deity revered in
01:33Taiwan.
01:34Nymphia has been a big name in the drag community in Taipei for years, but rose to international
01:40fame after winning season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race earlier this year, even going on
01:46to perform for then president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen.
01:54And now that she's conquered the Paris stage, Nymphia has set her sights on global domination,
01:59with the goal of teaching the entire world about Taiwan.
02:24Currently based out of New York, Nymphia will be returning to Taiwan to perform during Taipei
02:29Pride in October, alongside a host of international drag queens, as she assumes the role of ambassador
02:35for Taiwan and the wider LGBTQ plus community.
02:39Eason Pan and Rhys Ayres for Taiwan Plus.