Is Chappell Roan an introvert? Singer revealed her love for Fortnite and Mario video games 

Chappell Roan - the small-town singer-songwriter who found success in her music career after nine long years - is nothing short of a diva on the stage. When she performs, her inventive costumes, bright drag makeup, and infectious energy, awes her audience in no time.

However, beneath it all, the Femininomenon singer is actually an introvert. Talking to Vanity Fair in September 2023, Roan revealed:

"I am very introverted. I love being alone. I love playing video games by myself. My favorite thing to do is get really high and play Fortnite or Mario."

She also opened up about how her adopted stage name - Chappell Roan - wasn't merely a name but a whole other identity that she assumed while on stage. This identity was also very different, and often in contrast, with her real self.

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Chappell Roan called the stage persona of herself "larger-than-life"

In a 2023 Vanity Fair interview, Chappell Roan discussed how her stage name represents a different character. She was asked to explain the difference between that persona and her true self, and how it influenced her music and songwriting.

"I think Chappell’s a drag-queen version of me because it's very larger-than-life. Kind of tacky, not afraid to say really lewd things. The songs are kind of the fairytale version of what happened in real life. A lot of the songs are just enhanced versions of what happened or maybe they never happened at all," she said.

Chappell Roan then used her single Pink Pony Club as an example, stating that while visiting a gay club inspired the song, she hadn't ever danced on-stage in a club. The same was true of Naked in Manhattan, where she hinted at loving a girl while she hadn't dated or kissed a girl yet.

The 26-year-old then went on to explain how playing Chappell could be tiring at times, saying:

"That version of me is really fun to play, but it's very exhausting. Being a queen is just like–you’re in makeup and hair and you exude all your energy and you're very dramatic."

Elsewhere in the interview, Chappell Roan was asked about her experience of sharing her queerness through music, which she described as:

"It allows me to feel really safe exploring those aspects of myself. I’d never be able to do that if I took myself super seriously with pop."

Roan also opened up about how the music of her debut studio album - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess - presented her with a unique opportunity to connect with her queerness, saying:

"I think that the project has allowed me to be a part of the queer community in a deeper way because I'm not observing from the outside anymore. I feel like I'm in it. I am the queer community–it's allowed me to just feel queer, feel like a queer person and feel freedom in that."

The Red Wine Supernova singer also added:

"It's allowed me to feel safe on stage with the audience because I know a lot of people in the audience are queer and they just want to be there and have a good time."

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Chappell Roan also talked about her experience of attending summer camps

When asked about what attending summer camp was like for Chappell Roan as a teenager, the My Kink is Karma singer credited to have "built my music career," further adding:

"Whenever I was in the music camps, I learned how to write songs. I felt it was the first time I'd ever been around creative kids. Like, truly people who were passionate about writing poems and being emotional. I just didn't have that growing up.

The Good Hurt singer added:

"I had friends in theater, but the writing was different. I had so many people at camp that I felt like I belonged. There are people out there that think and feel like me."

Chappell Roan's debut song Die Young, which she wrote at a summer camp in Interlochen, led to her first record deal. Now, she's released several hit tracks and a debut studio album. Her current tour, The Midwest Princess Tour, will end in Austin, Texas, on October 11, 2024.