You’ve probably never heard of 2 of the most popular drag queens on Instagram
Drag Race series.But RuPaul’s actually not the reigning queen of Instagram. In fact, the top two most-followed queens aren’t even from the United States.Here’s a run-down of the top five most-followed queens— as of April 8, 2022 — and why they became so famous.
A post shared by Pabllo Vittar (@pabllovittar)While Brazilian drag performer Pabllo Vittar started gaining notoriety after appearing on the adult primetime talk show Amor & Sexo (Love and Sex), her music has helped her achieve national fame.Her 2015 song “Open Bar” became a hit by adding original Portuguese lyrics to Major Lazer’s song “Lean On.” Her 2017 debut album Vai Passar Mal (“It’s Going to Be Bad”) and her 2019 song “Amor de Que” (“Love of What”) were both featured prominently during Brazil’s carnival season.
In same year, he became the first drag queen ever nominated for a Grammy. A post shared by (@gloriagroove)Like Vittar, Groove appeared on Amor & Sexo early into their career.
However, while Vittar performs pop, Groove has defined themselves as a “half-drag queen, half-rapper” with reggaetone, R&B, soul, funk and trap musical stylings.Groove, who identifies as non-binary, has said they want to use their voice to point out Brazil’s social issues.
