Matsuko Deluxe

Matsuko Deluxe is a Japanese columnist, essayist, and TV personality known for his cross-dressing stage persona, as well as his pro-gay remarks and sexuality. After graduating from Tokyo Max Beauty school, he worked as a salaryman. Inspired by LGBT activists, he changed careers as an editor and writer on Japanese gay magazines including Badi and Barazoku. Before being discovered by essayist Usagi Nakamura, Matsuko Deluxe had quit his job in his late twenties and became a NEET. He made his TV debut in 2000 on the show Tokyo R&R and would go on to become a regular media commentator for shows like Goji ni Muchū!