Adore Delano, a former competitor on RuPaul’s Drag Race, posted a video to social media complaining that the Trump administration will not recognize his proclaimed transgender identity on his passport and other federal documents.
Delano, born Danny Noriega, appeared on two seasons of Drag Race in the 2010s and declared himself to be transgender in 2023 and received facial feminization surgery in 2024. This week, Delano recorded a video for TikTok announcing he had changed his legal name to his drag persona’s stage name, but he was not able to make all the changes he wanted on his identity documentation.
“It’s true, you guys. They are not changing my gender federally. So my passport will remain male,” Delano whined, filming himself while walking down the street. “Fucking wild, ’cause I travel outside of the country for a living. I’m filming my first movie…
