Pangina Heals

Pan Pan Narkprasert (Thai: ปันปัน นาคประเสริฐ; born July 22, 1988), known mononymously as Pangina Heals,[1] is a Thai drag queen and judge on Drag Race Thailand.[2] He has been described as one of the most popular drag performers in Asia, and is often called the RuPaul of Thailand.[3][4][5] He founded the Bangkok drag venue, House of Heals.[6]

Pangina Heals
Born
Pan Pan Narkprasert

(1988-07-22) July 22, 1988
Bangkok, Thailand
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Occupation
  • Drag queen
  • Model
Known forDrag Race Thailand

Early life and education

Narkprasert was born to a Thai father and a Taiwanese mother in Bangkok. He was a student at Shrewsbury International School and Harrow International School Bangkok. He was bullied by his peers and battled depression and bulimia.[7] He later lived in Los Angeles for four years, where he studied fine arts at the University of California, Los Angeles.[8] After graduating, Narkprasert returned to spend a year navigating Bangkok’s art scene. He entered his first competition, a Lady Gaga lookalike competition, in 2010 and won a trip to New York City to see her perform in concert.[7] Eventually, with the help of local drag star Sira Soda, he learned how to dress and put on makeup.[7]

Career

A well-known host in Thailand's drag circuit, Pangina Heals hosts a weekly LGBTQI+ night in Bangkok at the upmarket cabaret bar Maggie Choo's.[8]

Pangina Heals made her acting debut after joining the main cast of the play, The Lisbon Traviata, written by American playwright Terrence McNally and produced by English-language multicultural theatre group Culture Collective Studio, where she portrayed Mendy.[9][10]

Pangina Heals opened for Tube Gallery's 20th anniversary fashion show.[11] She is a part of the lineup for Melbourne’s Drag Exp in 2020.[12] In June 2021, she hosted Queer Got Talent, an online talent competition.[13]

Pangina Heals is the creator and owner of House of Heels, a drag bar.[6]

Television

Pangina Heals participated on Thailand's version of Lip Sync Battle and won the competition with a rendition of Lady Gaga's "Telephone".[14] She competed and won T Battle, a Thai reality show where 13 local gender benders competed in singing, dancing and impersonation challenges.[7] She also competed on Thailand Dance Now.[8] In 2018, she was announced to co-host Drag Race Thailand, a Thai spin-off of RuPaul's Drag Race, produced by Kantana Group.[15]

Personal life

Pangina Heals has a drag "daughter", Felicity Heals, who appeared in the casting special for the second season of Drag Race Thailand, becoming the first cisgender female queen to appear in the franchise.[16]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
TBA Lady Bangkok Boy Pangina Heals Pre-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Thailand Dance Now Herself Contestant
2014 T Battle Winner
2018 Lip Sync Battle Thailand Guest
2018–present Drag Race Thailand Co-Host

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Herself Queer as Fuck Host [17]
2018 Rat Nok Guest [18]
2018 Take Her Home Guest [19]
2018 Loukgolf's English Room Guest, Episode 178 [20]
2019 Work Bitch Work Guest [21]
2019 Follow Me World of Wonder series; guest [22]
2019 Drag to Go Gro Host [23]
2019 Bed Bitch & Beyond Host [24]

See also

References
  1. "Pangina Heals' 13 Looks for Halloween". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  2. "Meet Art Arya & Pangina Heals, the fierce queens hosting 'Drag Race Thailand'". Special Broadcasting Service. Archived from the original on 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  3. Twigg, Melissa (16 April 2018). "Under the Influence: Pan Pan Narkprasert". Generation T. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. Vice Staff (15 January 2018). "'Never Say Sorry for Who You Are': Talking Pride and Performance With Pangina Heals". Vice. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  5. "#NoFilter: Iconic Thai drag queen Pangina Heals on power and pride". Lifestyle Asia Bangkok. 2021-06-08. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  6. Méndez, Chris Malone. "The Art and Artistry of Pangina Heals". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  7. Stein, Matthew (25 February 2017). "Meet the RuPaul of Thailand". OZY. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  8. Ferber, Lawrence (16 January 2018). "Bangkok Queen Pangina Heals Set To Host "Drag Race Thailand"". NewNowNext. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  9. Sereemongkokpol, Pornchai (2 October 2015). "Pangina Heals, thespian". Bankgkok Post. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  10. Coconuts Bangkok (25 September 2015). "The Lisbon Traviata: Dramedy to depict gay romance in Bangkok, star Pangina Heals". Coconuts. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  11. Mekmanee, Alisa (February 21, 2020). "Tube Gallery Celebrates 20 Years With 'The World Of Tube Gallery' Fashion Exhibition". ThailandTatler.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  12. Hanson, Louis (September 19, 2019). "YAS GAWD: Alaska, Katya & Trixie Lead A Titillating Lineup For Melbourne's 2020 Drag Expo". Pedestrian.tv. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  13. "Pink Fest returns next month with online pet parade and talent show". Coconuts. May 25, 2021. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  14. Sargeant, Chloe (18 January 2018). "Meet Art Arya & Pangina Heals, the fierce queens hosting 'Drag Race Thailand'". SBS Sexuality. Special Broadcasting Service (Australia). Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  15. Damshenas, Sam (17 January 2018). "Bangkok queen Pangina Heals will be hosting Drag Race Thailand". GayTimes. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  16. Damshenas, Sam (January 11, 2019). "Drag Race has cast its first ever cisgender female contestant". Gay Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  17. Pangina Heals | Queer As Fuck | Buns and Guns | Episode 1 | Thai Drag Queen. Coconuts TV. October 31, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  18. หนูนก EP.3 | มั่นใจก็นกได้ PANPAN PANGINAHEALS. GMMTV. April 20, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  19. "พาเธอกลับบ้าน!!" EP.7 ปันปัน | ShaAeng (ช่าเอง). ShaAeng. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  20. Loukgolf's English Room - ปันปัน นาคประเสิร์ฐ [EP.178] วันที่ 7 ตุลาคม 2561. WOWPresents. October 8, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  21. Work Bitch Work EP. 02 Pangina Heals. Work Bitch Work. April 30, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  22. FOLLOW ME: Pangina Heals. WOWPresents. May 20, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  23. [ VLOG ] ปันไจน่าฮิ EP1 : Drag ไปเม้าไปไงคะ. Pangina Heals. September 12, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  24. Bed Bitch & Beyond : EP 1 Art Arya. Pangina Heals. September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
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