Career
Anania first posted on TikTok in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] [2] Her early content included posts about politics, including the Black Lives Matter protests. [4] [2] In her viral "Gen Z as" series, [2] she joked about how Gen Z acts in various careers. [5] She later began posting videos about make up and drag. [3] [4] As she posted more about her experience as a trans and genderqueer person, Anania was subjected to online bullying. [3] [6] She has stated that the harassment stems from the fact that she does not meet the standard of a "very specific, stereotypical, western, white, skinny type of trans person". [3] In January 2023, Anania tweeted "behind every gay person is a gayer, more evil gay person". [7] [8] The tweet went viral and started a trend of users posting their favorite queer villain duos, such as Eve and Villanelle in Killing Eve. [8] [9] [10]
By the end of 2020, Anania had signed with a talent management company. [11] In July 2021, Anania had about 2 million followers on TikTok; [5] [12] by September 2025, she had 2.4 million. [13] Anania was recognized on the 2024 INTO "25 Under 25" list which stated: "As a Black queer influencer and drag artist, they never shy away from the difficult issues facing queer folks — but their sense of humor is top-notch, too." [14]
Gaydar
Mutuals Media, a digital media network, [1] recruited Anania as the host for their new show that aimed to be both funny and educational. [15] [16] In July 2024, the network launched Gaydar, a quiz show about queer culture. [17] [3] [18] Based on guests' answers to questions, Anania attempts to guess whether they are "straight, gay or a homophobe". [3] [19] The show's first participants were strangers on the street in New York City, [2] but later episodes have featured public figures such as Reneé Rapp, Lucy Dacus, and Vivian Jenna Wilson. [3]
Anania has quizzed Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer about her favorite gay bars in Lansing [18] and asked singer Chappell Roan about what music album "made [her] gay". [20] [17] In a Gaydar episode during the 2025 New York City Democratic mayoral primary race, candidate Zohran Mamdani incorrectly guessed the meaning of the acronym "WLW" but was able to name a New York City gay bar. [3] [21] Anania concluded he is straight but "one of the good ones" and told her viewers to vote for him. [21] [22] By the time the election was held the following month, the video had gone viral, receiving 2.5 million views. [21] [23] The episode has been cited in articles about Mamdani's successful use of social media to market his campaign. [21] [24] [25]
Gaydar is posted to social media platforms Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube [2] [1] [17] and has had over 120 million views in less than a year. [17] In June 2025, Lucy Dacus gave Anania the fictional "Women in STEM Award for Advancements in Gaydar Technology" as part of a THEM magazine project. [16]
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