Her time on drag race was also marked by her love of yellow aesthetics - a fact she was occasionally derided for by the judges. However, yellow does not only have an important place in Buddhism, but has come to represent Taiwanese resistance, from the yellow umbrellas to the sunflower movement.

This fearlessness made Nymphia an icon to her Taiwanese fans - particularly in the Drag Race finale, when she said the 'c' word: “It would mean a lot to be the first East Asian queen to win the crown and to be able to represent my country."

Nymphia later performed at the Paris Olympics as part of the Taiwan pavilion -- which, due to political sensitivities around Taiwan's sovereignty, participated as "Chinese Taipei". Undeterred, Nymphia told the crowd: “I know it says Chinese Taipei, but in my world it says Taiwan".

(Tsai Ing-Wen was famously in support of LGBT rights in Taiwan, and led her government to legalise same-sex marriage - the first in Asia to do so)

Upon winning the crown, she declared: "Taiwan this is for you!" - which did not go unnoticed by then-President Tsai Ing-Wen, who congratulated her on the win and invited her to perform at the presidential office a month later, alongside her drag family

Beyond showcasing the diversity of East Asian culture, she specifically drew on Taiwanese aesthetics and casually discussed Taiwanese culture throughout the show, culminating in her finale look: a bubble-tea inspired outfit, one. of Taiwan's most recognisable culinary exports

During her time on Rupaul's Drag Race, Nymphia sought to showcase Asian culture, artforms, and aesthetics throughout, with outfits and performances inspired by Peking Opera, Japanese 'butoh', and Kpop

It's the day the #RupaulsDragRace finale drops! Thought it'd be a good time to reflect on the historic run of season 16's winner, Nymphia Wind: the queen who became a cultural ambassador for Taiwan through the art of drag