Angele Anang

Angele Anang is a Thai drag performer, best known for winning the second season of Drag Race Thailand, the Thai spinoff of RuPaul's Drag Race. She is the first and only Transgender winner in the franchise. She is known as "Beyoncé of Thailand" for her impersonation of the singer.

Early life

Angele Anang was born Noporn Junnuan on September 29, 1994, in Nakhon Ratchasima. She lived with her parents in Ayutthaya, she studied at Joseph Ayutthaya school [th] and Santi Asoke boarding school. After her mother died from breast cancer, she stopped studying in 8th grade. Anang had a history of drug abuse. After drug rehabilitation, she briefly became a monk.

Career

Anang was a successful Beyonce impersonator. She has her first act in A transgender cabaret show in Bangkok. Calypso cabaret. After she quit the theater in 2018 she became a freelance drag performer internationally.

Anang was announced as one of the fourteen contestants for the second season of Drag Race Thailand, that began airing on January 11th, 2019. Throughout her time in the competition, she won six challenges, more than any other queen in the franchise's history. On April 5th, she was crowned the Winner. She is the first and only transgender winner of the Drag Race franchise.

In 2019, Anang spoke at DragCon NYC's "All Around The World: International Drag Queen" panel.