Genie | |
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 Genie at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024 | |
| Born | Amit Gurnani [1] California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
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 was born in the U.S. state of California. [3]
Genie 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]
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "The Most Office" | Bob the Drag Queen and Peppermint | [11] |
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