Career
Farrow started drag in 2005. [3] Their drag name is Italian for Divine, whom de Campo cites as huge inspiration to them. [4] They regularly performed at Kiki in Manchester's Gay Village, before it closed in 2020. [5]
In January 2016, de Campo appeared on The Voice , auditioning with the song "Poor Wandering One" from The Pirates of Penzance , one of the judges being her idol Boy George. [5] Despite none of the judges turning their chairs for de Campo's performance, George later expressed regret for not picking de Campo. [6] In December 2016, de Campo starred in The Ruby Slippers, a play that explores issues of identity and prejudice in the LGBT community. [7]
In 2017, de Campo was a part of a campaign to support the George House Trust, a charity supporting people living with HIV. [8] In December 2017, de Campo hosted Superbia's Drag Queen Story Time, in which she read stories to young children. [9] In 2018, de Campo was featured as a judge on All Together Now . In February 2018, she starred in a production of Dancing Bear, a musical that explores faith, sexuality and gender identity. [10]
On 21 August 2019, de Campo was announced as one of the 10 queens to be competing in the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK . [11] From November to December 2019, de Campo toured the UK alongside the cast of series one of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, hosted by Drag Race alum Alyssa Edwards. [12] De Campo won three challenges and finished as the first runner-up. In January 2020, de Campo attended the first ever RuPaul's DragCon UK. [13]
In 2020, de Campo headlined at Portsmouth Pride at Castle Field, Southsea. [14]
In March 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic, de Campo was announced as a featured cast member for the very first Digital Drag Fest , an online drag festival for all ages, with attendees given opportunities to interact with the artists, tip them, and win prizes during the broadcast. [15] She returned the following year for the second annual Digital Drag Fest, in May 2021. [16] In May, they participated in Isolation Song Contest, representing Australia. [17]
In March 2021, de Campo appeared at Turn On Fest, a virtual Manchester-based LGBTQ performing arts festival. [18] In April, they made an appearance in Dukes Lancaster and the Lawrence Batley Theatre's digital revival of The Importance of Being Earnest . [19] In May, they were a featured performer at The Parking Lot Social Easter Panto, a drive-in show. [20]
Since, they have starred in the 2021/2022 UK Tour of the musical Chicago as Mary Sunshine. [21]
In May 2022, de Campo portrayed the voice of Popcorn Reilly in Alaska's Drag: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording) , a studio recording of a planned stage production about two rival drag bars that go head-to-head while struggling through financial troubles. [22]
In October 2022, de Campo won Best Performance in a Musical at UK Theatre Awards for Hedwig and the Angry Inch , a Leeds Playhouse and HOME co-production. [23]
She hosted The Stage Debut Awards ceremony in 2023 and 2024. [24]
