Napoleon Jinnies

{{short description|American cheerleader}}

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Napoleon Jinnies is an American cheerleader. In 2019, he and Quinton Peron were the first male National Football League (NFL) cheerleaders to perform during the Super Bowl.{{cite news |last1=Garcia-Navarro |first1=Lulu |title=2 Rams Cheerleaders Will Be The 1st Men In NFL Hist |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/02/03/691058231/two-rams-cheerleaders-set-to-be-first-men-in-nfl-history-to-perform-at-the-super |accessdate=February 11, 2019 |publisher=NPR |date=February 3, 2019 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114115533/https://www.npr.org/2019/02/03/691058231/two-rams-cheerleaders-set-to-be-first-men-in-nfl-history-to-perform-at-the-super |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90299516/napoleon-jinnies-and-quinton-peron-meet-the-first-male-cheerleaders-to-perform-a-super-bowl|title=Meet the first male cheerleaders to ever perform a Super Bowl|last=Locker|first=Melissa|date=2019-02-03|website=Fast Company|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-12|archive-date=2019-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212190334/https://www.fastcompany.com/90299516/napoleon-jinnies-and-quinton-peron-meet-the-first-male-cheerleaders-to-perform-a-super-bowl|url-status=live}} He joined the Los Angeles Rams squad in 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nfl-cheerleader-napoleon-jinnies-gay_us_5c5d9f48e4b03afe8d67236d|title=NFL Cheerleader Napoleon Jinnies: 'I Was Bullied For Being Gay'|first=Curtis M.|last=Wong|work=HuffPost|date=February 11, 2019|accessdate=February 11, 2019|archive-date=February 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212050728/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nfl-cheerleader-napoleon-jinnies-gay_us_5c5d9f48e4b03afe8d67236d|url-status=live}}

The former Disney dancer and been featured in Abercrombie & Fitch's Fierce cologne campaign.{{Cite web |date=2019-02-12 |title=How This Male Cheerleader Went from Getting Bullied to the Super Bowl |url=https://www.out.com/popnography/2019/2/12/how-male-cheerleader-went-getting-bullied-super-bowl |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=www.out.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201143952/https://www.out.com/popnography/2019/2/12/how-male-cheerleader-went-getting-bullied-super-bowl |url-status=live }} He also featured in the brand's partnership with The Trevor Project.{{Cite web |date=2019-05-28 |title=Abercrombie Will Donate Up to $100,000 to The Trevor Project for Pride |url=https://www.out.com/fashion/2019/5/28/abercrombie-will-donate-100000-trevor-project-pride |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=www.out.com |language=en}}