Meet Tampa drag king Apollo Infiniti, known for pulling rainbows out of DeSantis’ ass

Queens aren’t the only performers ruling the drag scene. Drag king Apollo Infiniti is known for his dark glamour acts influenced by comics and video games. He found drag as a way to come out as trans, but post-transition his passion for performing has only grown.

“I continued to do the art because I felt like it was important that I could be that beacon of hope for other people that maybe were in my situation.”

That beacon is by no means wholesome. His most well known act is dressing as Mickey Mouse and pulling a rainbow out of Ron DeSantis’s ass. With his production company, Devil’s Den, Infiniti lets other underrepresented niche artists flourish onstage.

“There’s so many different pieces of like queer history that are alternatives, such as, like Club Kids and the ballroom scene, where all these marginalized communities built something together,” he said. “It’s important for me to create those types of spaces.”

Kings and nonbinary performers have done well on shows like “Dragula,” but Infiniti is aiming higher: to be “RuPaul’s Drag Race”s first king.

“There will be a renaissance at some point for drag king, and I think it’s going to be sooner than later.”

UPDATED 04/24/25 2:04 p.m. Updated to correct the spelling of Apollo Infiniti’s name.

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This article appears in Apr 17-23, 2025.