Drag Noa
{{Short description|Spanish drag queen}}
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Drag Noa, the name of the artist Norma Ruiz, is a Spanish drag queen. in 2008, she became the first woman to compete in the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Drag Queen Gala.{{cite web|access-date=2023-07-20 |title=Una mujer compite por primera vez por ser Drag Queen en el Carnaval grancanario |url=https://www.eldiario.es/canariasahora/sociedad/primera-drag-queen-carnaval-grancanario_1_5808184.amp.html |website=El Diario|date=29 January 2008 }}{{cite web|access-date=2023-07-20 |title=Noa, con el espectáculo Noche de Brujas, es la primera mujer que se presenta a la Gala Drag Queen |url=https://www.abc.es/espana/canarias/abci-espectaculo-noche-brujas-primera-mujer-presenta-gala-drag-queen-200801300300-1641598505339_noticia_amp.html |website=ABC|date=30 January 2008 }}
Career
Norma competed for the first time as a drag queen in 2008 in the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Drag Queen Gala, the first woman to do so, calling attention in the national press.{{cite web|access-date=2023-07-20 |title=Norma Ruiz: "Participar en la Gala Drag me ha dado seguridad para poder afrontar este reto" |url=https://www.laprovincia.es/carnaval-de-las-palmas/2022/03/08/norma-ruiz-participar-gala-drag-63592501.amp.html |website=La Provincia|date=8 March 2022 }}{{cite web|access-date=2023-07-20 |title=Una mujer participará por primera vez en la gala drag queen |url=https://www.canarias7.es/hemeroteca/una_mujer_participara_por_primera_vez_en_la_gala_drag_queen-HCCSN82234 |website=Canarias7|date=29 January 2008 }} That year, despite the misogynist reaction of some of the show's fans and some media outlets, Noa was a finalist in the show.{{cite web|access-date=2023-07-20 |title=Noa, ¿'drag' o 'faux queen'? |url=https://www.canarias7.es/hemeroteca/noa_drag_o_faux_queen-FCCSN82513 |website=Canarias7|date=31 January 2008 }}
In 2014, Noa became the second finalist in the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Drag Queen Gala competition, taking third place, with her show "Hollyboop, mon amour."{{Cite web |title=Drag Noa se proclama reinona del Carnaval Costa Mogán 2014 |url=https://www.mogan.es/1-noticias/2155-drag-noa-se-proclama-reinona-del-carnaval-costa-mogan-2014 |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=Ayuntamiento de Mogán}}
In 2018, she was a winner in the Gala Drag del Carnaval Encantado Arrecife with the show "¡¡¡Arriba Mari … neros!!!" with designs by Manuel Encinoso and Begoña Pérez.{{cite web|access-date=2023-07-20 |title=Drag Noa conquista el Carnaval Encantado Arrecife 2018 |url=https://ociolanzarote.com/noticias-de-lanzarote/drag-noa-conquista-carnaval-encantado-arrecife-2018/ |website=Ocio Lanzarote|date=5 February 2018 }}
In 2019, she was the finalist in the Gala Drag de la Palma, losing to Drag Chuchi.{{Cite web |title=Gala Drag Queen de Gran Canaría 2019 DRAG NOA como 1ª finalista, representando el papel de las mujeres cada vez más significativo en esta Gala |url=https://elandamio.org/gala-drag-queen-de-gran-canaria-2019-drag-noa-como-1a-finalista-representando-el-papel-de-las-mujeres-cada-vez-mas-significativo-en-esta-gala-nos-unimos-a-su-grito-de-nuncamais-a-la-contaminacion-m/ |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=El Andamio de Enfrente}}
On June 25, 2023, Drag Noa performed with Vanessa Artiles and Drag Eiko, at the Feria del Libro de la Palma de Gran Canaria.{{Cite web |title=Drag Noa, Drag Eiko y Vanessa Artiles clausurarán la 35° Feria del Libro de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |url=https://feria.libroslaspalmas.es/drag-noa-drag-eiko-y-vanessa-artiles-clausuraran-la-35-feria-del-libro-de-las-palmas-de-gran-canaria/ |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=Feria Libros Las Palmas}}