ABOUT PATTIE GONIA
Model, drag queen, singer, activist, and community organizer. She is best known for her advocacy and organizing work relating to LGBTQ+ issues and the environment. She works as a creative director and professional photographer.
She graduated with a degree in advertising and public relations from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2014.
She became a viral sensation after posting a YouTube video titled "Pattie Gonia's First Ever Video!" in November 2019. She has been featured in prominent media outlets such as Vogue, NPR, Advocate, ABC News, and more.
Her birthname is Wyn Wiley, and she was born in Nebraska. As Wyn Wiley, she uses the pronouns he and his, and as his drag queen persona, the pronouns she and they.
In 2023, she joined forces with 19-time Grammy Award-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma and musician Quinn Christopherson for the climate change anthem "Won't Give Up."
