Morgana Cosmica is the stage name of Claudio Marseglia (born 13 January 1985), an Italiandrag performer most known for competing on the third season of Drag Race Italia.[1]
Biography
Claudio Marseglia was born in Naples (January 13th, 1985). In 2009, he met his current husband, whom he married three years later in 2012. The night before the wedding, in New York, he met Bob the Drag Queen in a cabaret show, who four years later would win the eighth edition.
In 2014 Claudio and his husband Mattia, participated in an episode of the television show "L'Eredità" hosted by Fabrizio Frizzi on Rai 1 channel. They were among the first and rare LGBT couples on the Rai game show.[2][3][4] It was his husband, in 2019, who encouraged Claudio to step onto the stage and become a true professional drag queen.[5]
Artistic career
In 2017, she won the title of Miss Alternative with a costume completely made of recyclable materials (as stated in the contest rules), and it was during this event that the name Morgana Cosmica was born
..[6] She chose Morgana as her name since she wanted the initials to be the same as her legal name Claudio Marseglia, while Cosmica was chosen by her husband after seeing her in drag for the first time[5][7][8]
She does not have a drag mother and everything she has learned about this world she has gained over the years through study and practice.[8] In 2019, Morgana participated in the regional selection of the "Drag Factor" competition and came in first place. She became drag resident at the LGBTQIA+ friendly club Red Bologna.[9][10]
