ado ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁in ▁the ▁Bron x . ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁que er ▁ball room ▁scene ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁since ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁first - ever ▁open ly ▁trans gender ▁woman ▁to ▁appear ▁on ▁MTV ’ s ▁America ’ s ▁Best ▁Dance ▁C rew . ▁M ald on ado ▁ch ore ograph ed ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁Will ow ▁Smith ' s ▁" W hip ▁My ▁H air " ▁music ▁video . ▁Le iom y ' s ▁signature ▁hair ▁f lip ▁move , ▁" The ▁Le iom y ▁L olly ", ▁has ▁been ▁adopted ▁by ▁mus icians ▁and ▁cele brit ies , ▁such ▁as ▁Jan et ▁Jackson , ▁Bey on cé , ▁Lady ▁G aga , ▁and ▁Brit ney ▁Spe ars . ▁She ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁Icon a ▁Pop ' s ▁" All ▁Night " ▁music ▁video , ▁which ▁paid ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁document ary ▁Paris ▁is ▁Burn ing . ▁M ald on ado ▁was ▁the ▁star ▁of ▁the ▁N ike ▁"# Be True " ▁advert is ement , ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁P ride ▁Month ▁ 2 0 1 7 ; ▁she ▁is ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁trans gender ▁ath lete ▁to ▁be ▁featured ▁in ▁a ▁N ike ▁video ▁advert is ement .. ▁She ▁was ▁fil med ▁in ▁the ▁music ▁video ▁of ▁Russian ▁pop ▁singer ▁Philipp ▁Kir kor ov ▁" Ц вет ▁на стро е