Drea Caiola in 500 Words
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Tiago Campos Drea with drag queens from Boston’s local scene. From the Du Dynasty Christmas show. |
I have always has a passion for creation.
From writing, to creating characters in video games.
Any way to bring a story to life.
This passion really came to fruition when I purchased The Sims 4 in January of 2015. I started small, created myself and my friends. From there I began to imagine every possibly the character creator had to offer.
Then I began to share these creations online. Amassing around 13k followers on the social media platform Amino.
Although this seemed like a childhood hobby I grew out of. When it came time to decide what I really wanted to do with my life.
I realized I had this passion still buried beneath the surface.
Really any interest I have ever had has had to do with creation. Not in the typical sense of drawing, or painting. (I would not consider myself an artist). But before Sims, it was Barbie's. my twin sister and I would come up with the craziest scenarios and act them out.
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| Greensboro Pride Drea with drag performer Yvie Oddly at Greensboro Pride 2025 |
Now one of my passions is Drag. The art of creating a persona and becoming someone else is just fascinating. I have had the privilege to watch and meet many performers over these last three years.
Through this hobby I have met some amazing people on and offline. It also has strengthened the bond with my best friend Tiago as he now has someone to share his own love of Drag with.
I have also been exposed to various cultures outside of my own through Drag. I appreciate the artform all over the world and support international performers as well.
I have always been someone that is able to make friends with people from all over the world.
Even back in my Amino days I talked to girls from the United Kingdom, Bulgaria, even someone from Singapore.
Nowadays I still have friends from all over Europe. But now I hope to meet them in person one day now that I am an adult.
Being from Framingham Massachusetts I have been surrounded by diversity.
People would describe the public school's in my city as trilingual.
One third English, one third Spanish, and one third Portuguese.
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| A Drag Queen Christmas Drea with drag performer, and host of the evening, Nina West. |
This introduction is all about my interests and hobbies because they define me.
Maybe a little too much according to some people.
When I was twenty I learned that I am on the Autism spectrum. Honestly it wasn't a shock to me, but it felt great to finally have it written down. I finally felt like everything I had been feeling my entire life was finally validated.
I tended to get stuck on one topic from the time I was little.
I fixate on things.
And I still do.
I tend to ramble when I find something I am passionate about.
And when I find something,
I go all in.
I will attach myself to something and it will be my entire personality for months to come.
Until it fizzles out.
But that is what makes me, me.
