Année Maywong

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| birth_name = Thanisorn Hengsoontorn

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| nationality = Thai

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| television = Drag Race Thailand (season 1)

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Année Maywong is the stage name of Thanisorn Hengsoontorn,{{Cite web |date=2018-03-26 |title=Thai drag queens hope new TV show brings LGBT acceptance |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/thai-drag-queens-hope-tv-show-brings-lgbt-003717678.html |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-GB |archive-date=2018-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326060321/https://uk.news.yahoo.com/thai-drag-queens-hope-tv-show-brings-lgbt-003717678.html |url-status=live }} a Thai drag performer and fashion designer who competed on season 1 of Drag Race Thailand.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Sashay Into the World of These Must-follow Thai Drag Queens |url=https://thebeat.asia/bangkok/vibe/artists/sashay-into-the-spectacular-world-of-these-must-follow-thai-drag-queens |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=The Beat Bangkok |language=en |archive-date=2023-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206050225/https://thebeat.asia/bangkok/vibe/artists/sashay-into-the-spectacular-world-of-these-must-follow-thai-drag-queens |url-status=live }}

Career

Année Maywong was a runner-up on season 1 of Drag Race Thailand.{{Cite news |date=2018-04-07 |title=The RuPaul's Drag Race spin-off you probably haven't seen |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-43680869 |access-date=2024-03-01 |language=en-GB |archive-date=2021-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912194252/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-43680869 |url-status=live }} She competed at the age of 30.{{Cite web |last=Damshenas |first=Sam |date=2018-01-24 |title=Drag Race Thailand releases first trailer - watch here! |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/drag-race-thailand-releases-first-trailer-watch-here/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=GAY TIMES |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815164248/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/drag-race-thailand-releases-first-trailer-watch-here/ |url-status=live }} According to Lifestyle Asia, she is also a coach at Muse by Metinee, "a school specialising in the modeling and the entertainment industry."{{Cite web |date=2023-09-23 |title=Who are the Thai drag queens in Troye Sivan's 'Got Me Started' music video? |url=https://www.lifestyleasia.com/bk/culture/music/the-thai-drag-queens-in-troye-sivans-got-me-started-music-video/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Lifestyle Asia Bangkok |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301150817/https://www.lifestyleasia.com/bk/culture/music/the-thai-drag-queens-in-troye-sivans-got-me-started-music-video/ |url-status=live }} She has performed at the House of Heals,{{Cite news |last= |first= |title=A (drag) star is (re)born |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/social-and-lifestyle/1958179/a-drag-star-is-re-born |access-date=2024-03-01 |work=Bangkok Post |language=en |archive-date=2024-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301150822/https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/social-and-lifestyle/1958179/a-drag-star-is-re-born |url-status=live }} and appears in the music video for "Got Me Started" (2023) by Troye Sivan.

Hengsoontorn is based in Bangkok.{{Cite web |title="Drag Race Thailand" Might Have Served The Most Show-Stopping Look Ever |url=https://www.logotv.com/news/pk220s/drag-race-thailand-episode-1 |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=www.logotv.com |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209230242/https://www.logotv.com/news/pk220s/drag-race-thailand-episode-1 |url-status=live }} Outside of drag, he is a government worker.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-11 |title=11 Thai drag queens you need to know if you love Pangina Heals |url=https://www.timeout.com/bangkok/lgbtq/thai-drag-queens-you-need-to-know |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Time Out Bangkok |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607122731/https://www.timeout.com/bangkok/lgbtq/thai-drag-queens-you-need-to-know |url-status=live }}