Dylan Mulvaney
Dylan Mulvaney (born December 29, 1996) is an American social media personality who has detailed her gender transition in daily videos published on TikTok since early 2022. She gained a higher profile after her interview with U.S. president Joe Biden at the White House, during which they spoke about transgender rights. After Bud Light sent a can to Mulvaney for an Instagram promotion in 2023, American conservatives led a boycott of the brand.
Dylan Mulvaney
December 29, 1996
Social media personality
2015–present
10 million
509.6 million
Early life and education
Mulvaney was born on December 29, 1996,[3] in San Diego, California.[4] She graduated from the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music[5] in 2019 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theater.[6]
Career
2015–2022: Acting roles and social media fame
Following her graduation from college, Mulvaney acted in the role of Elder White in the musical The Book of Mormon;[2][7][8] the role led her to tour the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.[9] Other acting roles included How The Grinch Stole Christmas! at the Old Globe Theatre; 8 at the Birch North Park Theatre; Next to Normal at Arts Off Broadway; Legally Blonde; Spring Awakening; Bye Bye Birdie; and High School Musical at ACT San Diego.[10]
Around the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020, Mulvaney began posting videos to TikTok, which usually garnered a few hundred thousand views.[4] She came out as a trans woman during the pandemic,[11][5] while living with her "very conservative family" at her childhood home in San Diego,[12] and she began to document her gender transition in a daily series of videos published on TikTok titled "Days of Girlhood" in March 2022, which began to gain in popularity.[4][13] She said in an interview:
