Nymphia Wind’s Age, Job, Instagram, & More

Summary

• Nymphia Wind is a standout contestant in RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16 with a unique banana-themed brand.
• Nymphia showcased exceptional design skills, winning three challenges and standing out as a fashion queen.
• Despite her vulnerability and limited drag experience, Nymphia has a strong chance of winning the competition.

Nymphia Wind is the fan-favorite queen of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16. She is one of 16 drag queens who sashayed into the competition vying for the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar. She worked her way to the top of the competition, sitting pretty as a top three finalist alongside Sapphira Cristál and Plane Jane. Throughout the season, Nymphia has labeled herself the “Banana Queen,” showcasing her love for the fruit with many yellow and banana-themed looks. She’s one of the breakout stars from RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16 cast, admired for her quirky personality and fashion.

Nymphia excelled in all three design challenges during season 16. She has crafted beautiful looks that will go down in Drag Race Herstory as some of the best garments created during the competition. She even made history as the first Taiwanese drag queen to compete on RPDR. There’s a good chance Nymphia will snatch the crown at the finale, one of the most anticipated reality television show episodes of the year, but it won’t be without one final push. Whether she wins RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16 or not, Nymphia will be one of the most successful modern Drag Race queens.

Nymphia Wind’s Age

Nymphia Is 28

RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16 finalist, Nymphia, is 28-years-old. Nymphia was born on July 23, 1995, in Los Angeles, California. Nymphia lived in Taiwan for the majority of her life and attended college in England. She told CNA that she started drag roughly five years ago in Taiwan. Though Nymphia hasn’t had decades of experience doing drag, it’s clear she has perfected her art throughout the years. Nymphia moved to New York City from Taiwan in 2022 and almost immediately went on to film RuPaul’s Drag Race after settling in the United States.

Nymphia Wind’s Job

Nymphia Was In The Military

Before she became a drag queen, Nymphia served time in the Taiwanese Military. Taiwanese citizens are mandated to serve time in their military and Nymphia served a total of six months in the Taiwanese Fire Brigade. She told Entertainment Weekly she began performing in drag after her military service, which she described as “interesting.” “My mom helped me apply substitute service,” she said, adding, “So I went to the fire department instead of the actual army.” Since appearing on Drag Race, Nymphia has been booked and busy performing in drag.

Her interest in drag began during her years in middle and high school. She told Taiwan Scene that as a fan of K-pop, Nymphia and her friends enjoyed dressing up and putting on their own performances. “I guess that’s what instilled this idea in me of dressing up and getting creative with makeup,” she said. Nymphia was hesitant about the makeup aspect of drag, but she continued experimenting. “I actually wasn’t sure about the makeup at first though – I know, hard to believe, right? In time though, I caught the bug, and by university, I’d started practicing on myself,” she revealed.

Nymphia is producing her first event in the United States, the Banana Fever Ball, which will be held on April 19. The event serves as a special viewing for the season 16 finale. Nymphia, Sapphira, and Plane Jane will embark on their TOP 3 tour across Australia later this year. She’s been performing at bars every week since season 16 premiered, and it would be no surprise if she is added as a new addition to the Werq the World tour or the cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race Live in Las Vegas.

Nymphia Wind’s Instagram

She’s The Most Followed Season 16 Queen

As a personality on RuPaul’s Drag Race, Nymphia frequently posts on Instagram. After each week’s episode, Nymphia takes to social media to share photos and videos of her looks from the competition. Her Instagram account serves as a portfolio of her best moments from the competition and since filming the show. On her Instagram Stories, Nymphia reposts fan videos from her performances and thanks her supporters for their admiration. Noticeably, Nymphia is the most followed queen from RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16, with over 419,000 followers ahead of the finale in April.

Nymphia Wind’s Family Life

She’s Thankful For The Support Of Her Mother

Nymphia has a great relationship with her mother. Since Nymphia decided she wanted to pursue drag, her mother has been incredibly supportive of her dreams. According to CNA, Nymphia’s mother has assisted her by helping her make props and doing her makeup for her performances. “Every kid wants the support of their family,” said Nymphia. “It’s possible to continue doing drag regardless of whether you have it or not but it can be hard without that backing,” she added. Nymphia is incredibly grateful for her mother’s continued support.

Nymphia Wind’s Journey On RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16

Nymphia Finished The Race With Three Wins

Nymphia had a well-rounded journey in season 16. She came into the competition prepared to show off her brand, defined by bananas and the color yellow. During her talent show performance, Nymphia performed a traditional Asian sleeve dance, a talent that the show hadn’t seen. Nymphia caught the attention of the fans for bringing something fresh to the competition, instantly becoming one of the breakout stars. This momentum only continued when the queens took on their first design challenge of the season, the Mother of All Balls.

Nymphia had showcased great looks thus far, but after the ball episode, her true design skills were on display. The queens were tasked with showcasing three looks during the ball episode. Their third look, Call Me Mother/Father Eleganza, was to be made out of men’s clothing and sewn during the competition. Nymphia arguably blew all her competitors out of the water with this look, crafting an incredible ensemble defined by many structured men’s ties. From this moment forward, Nymphia was deemed the fashion queen of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16 and continued to dominate the runways each week.

Her biggest misstep during the season came during the Snatch Game challenge, where she did a celebrity impersonation of Jane Goodall. Despite not having a great performance during the challenge, she was saved from the bottom two because of her runway look inspired by Japanese Butoh dancing. From that point on, Nymphia continued to grow and finished the season by winning the final maxi challenge. She formed great relationships with her fellow queens, so much so that Plane Jane used her immunity during the verse-writing and performing challenge on Nymphia, saving her from the bottom.

In their final memoir writing challenge, the queens did a podcast with Matt Rogers, and Nymphia opened up about her struggles with self-confidence. The task of the challenge was to allow the audience to learn more about the queens, and Nymphia did that. The judges commended Nymphia for opening up about her insecurities, and RuPaul named her the winner of the challenge. Nymphia’s success with fashion throughout the competition deemed her a suitable candidate for the crown. However, her vulnerability gave her that extra push to solidify her as a fan favorite.

“
I really hated looking in the mirror in general growing up. Even till now, I don’t have the habit of staring myself into the mirror unless I have to do makeup,”
she told Matt
. “And that is still something that I’m building upon – my confidence. So I feel like drag, even though may not be able to solve the problem, it really did help me to, you know, build my own self-confidence
.”

Rounding out the season with three wins, Nymphia is a viable contender for the esteemed title of America’s Next Drag Superstar. Her fashion sense has affixed her as a fashion queen among the fandom. She has stiff competition with her fellow top 3 finalists, Sapphira and Plane Jane, but it wouldn’t surprise fans if Nymphia won the entire competition.

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Sources: Nymphia Wind/Instagram, CNA, Entertainment Weekly, Taiwan Scene