Nymphia Wind

Nymphia Wind
Biographical Information
Drag Name	Nymphia Wind
Ethnicity	Taiwanese
Date of Birth	July 23, 1995
Age	29
Birthplace	Los Angeles, CA, USA
Hometown	Taipei City, Taiwan
Location	New York City, NY, USA
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Season Information
Season	Season 16
Place	Winner
Eliminated	N/A
Eliminated by	N/A
Challenge Wins	3

Nymphia Wind is a Taiwanese-American drag performer and one of the contestants on the sixteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Nymphia would later be crowned America's Next Drag Superstar at the finale.

Quick Answers

What is the inspiration behind Nymphia Wind's drag name?

The drag name of Nymphia Wind, a contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16, is inspired by two elements. 'Nymphia' is borrowed from the Japanese name of the Pokémon creature Sylveon. The second part, 'Wind', symbolizes her aspiration for freedom and invisibility, akin to the wind's characteristics.

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What season of RuPaul's Drag Race did Nymphia Wind win?

Nymphia Wind, the Taiwanese-American drag performer, was a contestant in Season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race. Her final standing in the competition is not yet determined.

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What does Nymphia Wind mean by 'I am America's Next Drag Invasion Superstar'?

The phrase 'I am America's Next Drag Invasion Superstar' by Nymphia Wind signifies her ambition to emerge as the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16. As a Taiwanese-American drag performer, she participated in this renowned competition that seeks to crown the next drag superstar. Her drag name 'Nymphia' is derived from a Pokémon creature's Japanese name, Sylveon, while 'Wind' represents her desire for freedom and invisibility.

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Drag Name Origin

In her "Meet the Queens" video, she stated that Nymphia comes from the Japanese name of the Pokémon creature Sylveon, while Wind comes from her aspiration to be free and "invisible like the wind".

Track Records

Statistics	USA Season 16
Ranking:	1st Place (Winner)
Maxi Challenges Won:	3 (Eps. 3, 5, 14)
Mini Challenges Won:	2 (Eps. 2, 9)
Times as Team Captain:	0
Times in Bottom:	0
Episode Eliminated:	N/A

Memorable Quotes

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16

• "Bananas." (entrance quote)
• "Hello Taiwan! Banana Buddha Made it!" (Taiwanese)
• "I'm a deity. I'm here to spread yellow fever. Can I say that?"
• "I am America's Next Drag Invasion Superstar!" (during Meet the Queens")
• "Thank you Miss Burger Finger."
• "Hershii, if you miss them so much, we can send you home." (after Hershii said she misses her kids)
• "Morphine!... oh shit." (after forgetting what Geneva asked her to say to Morphine)
• “Dame más leche!”
• "Morphine, pinche punta!”
• "Estupida marrrrran........a!”
• "Q not winning again! *laughing*"
• "It's so hard seeing Mirage. You really just see her dreams just being crushed in a moment."
• "♪Gone with the wind, I'm fabulous. These mothertuckin' hoes can't handle us. Breaking wind, serving fashion, acting up like Ru said, "Action". Catch banana fever, I'll make you a believer. Flew from Taiwan just to say hello, I'm Nymphia and you better vote yellow!♪" (Verse in A.S.M.R Lover)
• "What's five thousand divided by four?"
• "Well, next week we'll see you back in the bottom again!"
• "♪I'm a rising scorpio, so everything about me is just shrouded in mystery and confusion."
• "Ooh, It's getting windy. Aspire to community. Nymphia for equality. Do not ban my beauty. You better get that flower within your power. Have a seat at the table when you vote yellow.♪" (Verse in Power)
• "I had a long, long, long, very hard, long thought of what color I should have chosen. I was between light yellow, marigold, light yellow. Well, I chose banana yellow."
• "Girl! That's a Drag queen!" (during the Episode 11 stand-up challenge)
• "That's my ball!"
• "Plane is obviously delusional. She is cracking under the pressure and it's so beautiful."
• "If Plane's in the bottom two, I get to claim the title of the only queen without having to lip sync. Hooray! Woohoo!"
• "How? That's not even half-sewn, that's glued on." (to Plane after she said her Fandango look "deserved to be in The Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art")
• "To those who don't feel like they don't belong, just remember to live fearlessly and have courage to live your truth. AND TAIWAN THIS IS FOR YOUUUU!" (Winning speech)

Trivia

• Nymphia is originally from Taiwan.
  • She is the first Taiwanese contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race.
• She served 6 months in the Taiwanese Fire Brigade in lieu of her mandatory Taiwanese Military Service.
• She went to college in England.
• Nymphia started doing drag in Taiwan.
• Nymphia calls her fanbase “Banana Believers”.
• Yellow is her signature go-to color in drag, this started in 2020 when she did a head-to-toe yellow outfit and then it stuck. She feels like yellow is a "...bright reminder to always try to be joyful in life and find some sort of happiness".
  • She has also said that wearing yellow in drag has helped her to love her Asian identity.
• Nymphia has won a local Taiwanese drag competition show called "Make a Diva2."^[6]
• Nymphia collects Bratz dolls and customizes them.
• She is the first contestant on her season to get two wins.
• Nymphia is the only queen to reach Season 16's top 3 without being up for elimination.
• Nymphia is the first East Asian winner of the American seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race.
• Nymphia is the third AAPI winner of the main series, after Raja and Sasha Colby.
• Nymphia is the queen with the least amount of lip-syncs on Season 16 with only one.
  • This makes her the fourth regular US winner who only had to lip-sync once in their entire season after Tyra Sanchez, Bianca Del Rio, and Violet Chachki.
  • Coincidentally, none of these lip-syncs were for bottom placements.
• Nymphia will be performing at the 2024 Paris Olympics as part of the Olympic Cultural Program.
• Nymphia and Sapphira's lip sync to "Padam Padam" by Kylie Minogue is currently the most viewed lip sync from Season 16 on YouTube.
• If you google "Nymphia Wind" and click on the banana next to her name, black balloons fly up the screen.
• Nymphia is the second asian queen to win an American Season after season 3 winner, Raja.
• She and Xunami Muse are the only queens from Season 16 to never get a Boot during their time on the show.
  • However, Nymphia is the only queen to never get one and showcase all of her runways.
  • Nymphia, alongside Sapphira Cristál and Q, are the only queens from Season 16 to get multiple Shoots on their season.
• In celebration of her victory, Nymphia staged a drag performance with her drag children at Taiwan's presidential office in front of former President Tsai Ing-wen.
• She has expressed interest in returning to an All Winners season.
• Nymphia is the second Drag Race winner and contestant to be on the cover of Vogue (Vogue Taiwan), after Violet Chachki (Vogue Czechoslovakia).
• Nymphia’s run is very similar to Violet Chachki’s on Season 7 and Aquaria’s on Season 10, as she never landed in the Bottom 2, was in the Bottom three twice, won three challenges, won the last challenge, won the Ball challenge, and was crowned “America’s Next Drag Superstar” at the finale.

Gallery

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16

Mini Promo

Alternative Promo

Mug Promo

Behind the Scenes Promo

Countdown Promo

Mini Trailer

#TeamNymphia Promo

Winner Congratulatory Post

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 Looks

Promo Look

Empire State Building Look

MET Look

Premiere Look

Confessional Look

Entrance Look

Entrance Look (Reveal)

Queen Choice Awards Look

Made Ya Look Look

Made Ya Look Look (1st Reveal)

Made Ya Look Look (2nd Reveal)

Made Ya Look Look (3rd Reveal)

Mother Goose Look – Little Boy Blue

Significant Mother Look – Angelina Jolie

Call Me Mother/Father Eleganza Look

Everything Every-Cher All at Once Look

Faster Pussycat, Wig, Wig Look

Faster Pussycat, Wig, Wig Look (1st Reveal)

Faster Pussycat, Wig, Wig Look (2nd Reveal)

Welcome to the Dollhouse Look – Spring Banana Yellow Carpet Edition

I Can Buy Myself Flowers Look

Snatch Game Look – Jane Goodall

Dancing Queens Look – Japanese Butoh

See You Next Wednesday Look

True Colors Look

Flashback: DragCon 1980 Look

Chain Reaction Look

Drag Family Resemblance Look – with Juanita Wind

Fandango Look

Lip Sync LaLaPaRuZa Smackdown Look

Grand Finale Eleganza Look

Finale Performance Look

LSFTC Look

LSFTC Look (1st Reveal)

LSFTC Look (2nd Reveal)

Finale Party Red Carpet Look

Finale Party Crowned Look

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17 Looks

Cast RuVeal Look

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Successor Crowning Look

Videos

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16

Nymphia Wind Season 16 Interview - Entertainment Weekly

S16 E3 The Mother of All Balls Runway

S16 E5 Girl Group Challenge Thicc & Stick

Whatcha Packin’ Nymphia Wind

Season 16 Top Two's “Padam Padam” Lip Sync

Season 16 Top 3 Finale Live Reaction

Best of Nymphia Wind Season 16

Filmography

TV

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2024	RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 16)	Self	Contestant (Placed 1st)

Documentaries

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022	Leo & Nymphia	Self	Documentary about Nymphia
2020	My Bestie Mom: Taiwanese Drag Queen Nymphia Wind	Self	Documentary about Nymphia & her Mom

Web Series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	Make A Diva 2	Self	Contestant

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