Amit Gurnani, better known by the stage name Genie, is an American drag performer who competed on the second season of Drag Race Thailand.[2]
Genie | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Genie at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024 | |
| Born | Amit Gurnani[1] California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
Early life
editGenie was born in the U.S. state of California.[3]
Career
editGenie was the first American to compete on Drag Race Thailand.[4] According to Gay Times, she was the first North American, the first Hindu, and the first contestant of Indian descent to compete on Drag Race.[5] In 2019, she participated in the "All Around the World: International Drag Queens" panel at RuPaul's DragCon NYC.[6]
Gurnani became executive creative director for the Americas region of Virtue, a Vice Media-owned creative agency, in 2020.[7] Prior to that, they were appointed to lead creative for Vice Media Asia-Pacific in 2019.[8]
Filmography
editTelevision
editContent
edit- Finding Family in Bangkok's Rising Drag Scene[9]
- Genie: Transformations with James St. James 531[10]
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "The Most Office" | Bob the Drag Queen and Peppermint | [11] |
References
edit- ^ Stein, Lindsay. "'Fitting in is for basic bitches': Vice's new APAC creative leader". campaignasia.com. Haymarket Media Ltd. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ Crittenton, Anya (2019-02-08). "Meet the American drag queen who traveled the world to be on Drag Race Thailand". Gay Star News. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ "Drag Race Thailand star Genie on how the show's runway is different to the original". Gay Times. 2019-03-01. ISSN 0950-6101. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ "From 'Drag Race Thailand' to DragCon, Genie's Wishes Are Coming True". Pride.com. Here Media. 2019-05-24. Archived from the original on 2019-05-25. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ "Why we need to see more South Asian queens on Drag Race UK". Gay Times. 2021-04-06. Archived from the original on 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ Hay, Carla (September 10, 2019). "What's It Really Like to Be a Drag Star in Asia and Brazil? 6 Queens Share Their Stories". LOGO News. Archived from the original on 2020-08-19. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ Smiley, Minda (August 13, 2020). "Genie Gurnani Takes on ECD Role at Virtue Americas". Adweek. Shamrock Holdings. ISSN 0199-2864. Archived from the original on 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ Stein, Lindsay (July 8, 2019). "'Fitting in is for basic bitches:' Vice's new APAC creative leader". www.campaignlive.com. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ^ Finding Family in Bangkok's Rising Drag Scene, VICE, 5 August 2020, retrieved 2022-04-20
- ^ Genie: Transformations with James St. James 531, WOWPresents, 6 August 2019, retrieved 2022-04-20
- ^ "Black Queer Town Hall: The Most Office by Virtue". The Drum. 20 October 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
External links
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