Navy SEAL who helped kill bin Laden is now having a hissy fit over a drag queen
performed in drag to boost the morale of their fellow sailors on the USS Ronald Reagan in Yokosuka, Japan.“My biggest performances here are the lip sync competitions we hold to build up morale,” Kelley told NBC News in 2018. “Once I made it into the (lip sync competition’s) finals, I asked to perform every night.”Earlier this year, the Navy named Kelley, who identifies as non-binary and performs under the drag name “Harpy Daniels,” as one of its five new digital ambassadors.
Part of a pilot project, ambassadors were asked to chronicle their journeys on social media. Kelley runs active TikTok and Instagram accounts, boasting nearly 61,000 followers on the former.
From October-March, Kelley, often wearing their uniform, posted photos and videos about their experience as an out person in the U.S.
Military.Many of the videos were heartfelt. Earlier this year, for example, Kelley spoke about their appreciation when a commanding officer asked about their preferred pronouns. “He asked me what my pronouns were, and I thought it was incredible to see that inclusion and change,” said Kelley. “To be seen.
