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<!-- Per https://desmondisamazing.com/about-me -->Desmond Napoles (born [2007]) is an LGBTQ+ activist, model, author, and public speaker based in New York City.
'''Desmond Napoles''' (born 2007) is a retired American child [[Drag queen|drag]] performer known by the stage name '''Desmond is Amazing'''. Napoles has been performing since they<!-- Per https://desmondisamazing.com/about-me --> were eight years old.<ref name="Cliff 2018">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/projects/article/39711/1/desmond-is-amazing-performer-biography-dazed-100-2018-profile|title=Desmond is Amazing: The fabulous 10-year-old 'drag kid'|last=Cliff|first=Aimee|date=2018-05-14|work=Dazed|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=Shea|last=Lignitz|url=https://www.brit.co/desmond-napoles-10-year-old-fashion-week/|title=This 10-Year-Old Boy Just Stole the Show at Fashion Week|website=[[Brit + Co]]|language=en|date=February 13, 2018|access-date=2019-05-16}}</ref><ref name="sdgln">{{cite news|url=https://sdgln.com/news/2018/09/24/amazing-drag-kid-and-activist-wont-let-critics-get-him-down|title=This amazing 'drag kid' and activist won't let critics get him down|last1=Rawles|first1=Timothy|date=September 24, 2018|access-date=13 May 2019|publisher=Hale Media|agency=San Diego Gay & Lesbian News}}</ref>

Desmond is known for founding the fashion brand Be Amazing NYC and has been featured in various media outlets, including The New York Times, NBC News, Teen Vogue, and OUT Magazine.

In their advocacy work, Desmond addresses issues such as HIV/AIDS education, prevention, LGBTQ+ youth homelessness, equal rights, and diversity in education. They express a commitment to promoting sustainability in the fashion industry and addressing climate change.

Desmond engages in activism through speaking engagements and community service, seeking to encourage accurate representations of the LGBTQ+ community in the media.

Having participated in New York Fashion Week and collaborated with brands like Gypsy Sport, The Blonds x Disney Villains, Brussels Airlines, and Canon USA, Desmond has a presence in the fashion and media spheres.

While mostly retired from drag and performance since 2020, Desmond may selectively participate in non-profit and family-friendly events aligning with their values or fundraising for community causes.

In April 2022, Desmond launched Be Amazing NYC, a fashion brand featuring a streetwear line celebrating diversity, inclusivity, and body positivity.

Desmond resides in New York City with their family and pets, including a cat and six parrots.

Hobbies include video games, graphic design, makeup experimentation, content creation, amusement park visits, hand drawing maps, studying trains, fashion design, website design, acting, and hiking.

As the youngest member of the House of Soulja in the NYC ballroom community, Desmond participates in the Runway Category.

Dedicated to community service, Desmond is involved in the Teen Activist Program at the New York Civil Liberties Union, the New York Public Library's Teen Volunteer program, and serves on the advisory board of the Born This Way Foundation.

Desmond's favorite school subject is English language studies, and they are a member of their high school's Student Campus Congress. Post-high school, they aspire to attend fashion school and pursue a career as a train engineer.

Desmond envisions contributing to "Amaze for Days Magazine," a publication for LGBTQ+ teens and young adults, and organizing a live talent show exclusively for LGBTQ+ teens as a fundraiser for homeless LGBTQ+ youth in the future.<!-- Per https://desmondisamazing.com/about-me -->


''Be Amazing: A History of Pride'', a children's picture book with text by Napoles and illustrations by Dylan Glynn, was published in June 2020.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Napoles |first= Desmond|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1104306722|title=Be Amazing|date=2020|publisher=Farrar, Straus & Giroux|isbn=978-0-374-31258-9|oclc=1104306722}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://us.macmillan.com/beamazing/desmondnapoles/9780374312589|title=Be Amazing|website=US Macmillan|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-12}}</ref>
''Be Amazing: A History of Pride'', a children's picture book with text by Napoles and illustrations by Dylan Glynn, was published in June 2020.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Napoles |first= Desmond|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1104306722|title=Be Amazing|date=2020|publisher=Farrar, Straus & Giroux|isbn=978-0-374-31258-9|oclc=1104306722}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://us.macmillan.com/beamazing/desmondnapoles/9780374312589|title=Be Amazing|website=US Macmillan|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-12}}</ref>


In a March 2023 interview, Napoles said that they were retiring their drag persona and had instead begun working on a line of [[skin care]] products.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Watson |first1=Rob |title=Des has been showered with praise that has come at a huge cost |url=https://www.losangelesblade.com/2023/03/05/des-has-been-showered-with-praise-that-has-come-at-a-huge-cost/ |website=Los Angeles Blade |access-date=6 March 2023 |date=5 March 2023}}</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==

* [https://www.out.com/interviews/2017/10/11/10-year-old-drag-superstar-desmond-napoles-his-mom-talk-coming-out 2017 interview] in ''[[Out (magazine)|Out]]''


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Revision as of 19:06, 22 November 2023

Desmond Napoles
Born2007 (age 16–17)
NationalityAmerican
Known forLGBTQ+ Advocate
Websitedesmondisamazing.com

Desmond Napoles (born [2007]) is an LGBTQ+ activist, model, author, and public speaker based in New York City.

Desmond is known for founding the fashion brand Be Amazing NYC and has been featured in various media outlets, including The New York Times, NBC News, Teen Vogue, and OUT Magazine.

In their advocacy work, Desmond addresses issues such as HIV/AIDS education, prevention, LGBTQ+ youth homelessness, equal rights, and diversity in education. They express a commitment to promoting sustainability in the fashion industry and addressing climate change.

Desmond engages in activism through speaking engagements and community service, seeking to encourage accurate representations of the LGBTQ+ community in the media.

Having participated in New York Fashion Week and collaborated with brands like Gypsy Sport, The Blonds x Disney Villains, Brussels Airlines, and Canon USA, Desmond has a presence in the fashion and media spheres.

While mostly retired from drag and performance since 2020, Desmond may selectively participate in non-profit and family-friendly events aligning with their values or fundraising for community causes.

In April 2022, Desmond launched Be Amazing NYC, a fashion brand featuring a streetwear line celebrating diversity, inclusivity, and body positivity.

Desmond resides in New York City with their family and pets, including a cat and six parrots.

Hobbies include video games, graphic design, makeup experimentation, content creation, amusement park visits, hand drawing maps, studying trains, fashion design, website design, acting, and hiking.

As the youngest member of the House of Soulja in the NYC ballroom community, Desmond participates in the Runway Category.

Dedicated to community service, Desmond is involved in the Teen Activist Program at the New York Civil Liberties Union, the New York Public Library's Teen Volunteer program, and serves on the advisory board of the Born This Way Foundation.

Desmond's favorite school subject is English language studies, and they are a member of their high school's Student Campus Congress. Post-high school, they aspire to attend fashion school and pursue a career as a train engineer.

Desmond envisions contributing to "Amaze for Days Magazine," a publication for LGBTQ+ teens and young adults, and organizing a live talent show exclusively for LGBTQ+ teens as a fundraiser for homeless LGBTQ+ youth in the future.

Be Amazing: A History of Pride, a children's picture book with text by Napoles and illustrations by Dylan Glynn, was published in June 2020.[1][2]


References

  1. ^ Napoles, Desmond (2020). Be Amazing. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-31258-9. OCLC 1104306722.
  2. ^ "Be Amazing". US Macmillan. Retrieved March 12, 2020.


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