Chappell Roan

Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, better known by her stage name and drag persona Chappell Roan (CHAP-əl ROHN), is an American singer songwriter known for her campy synth-pop music heavily influenced by drag queens' aesthetic. Her debut album, 2023's The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess was a huge commercial success in 2024 and a growing fandom for Roan has developed in a relatively short amount of time. 
Her music heavily reflects her experience as a lesbian, and her fanbase has a large sapphic presense as a result. She also has bipolar II.
At a Coachella performance, Roan introduced herself as "your favourite artists' favourite artist", part-homage to drag queen Sasha Colby, and the phrase is now heavily associated with her.
==History==
Roan was born to a conservative religious family from a small town in Willard, Missouri. 
In an interview by The Guardian, she shares that she was inspired by 2010s musicians like Kesha, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry during her childhood. Music was young Chappell's outlet, formally taking piano lessons at age 12 and performing publicly. 
At 13, Roan was already writing her own songs. Her first muse was an older Mormon student, to whom she wrote love songs about.
==Fandom==
===Songs in Fanworks===
A number of Roan's songs focus on the experiences of being queer, particularly a lesbian, and fans have used those songs to create fan vids and TikTok edits, as well as putting the lyrics into fan art and web weaving. 
Femslash pairings where a common trope is internalized homophobia or denial of sexuality are popular subjects for the song, Good Luck, Babe!, while the song Casual is often used in pairings where fandom interpret them as having a 'situationship' which leads to tension between the characters.
==== Example Fanworks ====
* queer cinema - pink pony club by filmbrolesbian
* Good Luck, Babe! || wlw multi-fandom by YourLocalRomantic
* chappell roan - hot to go! | but I'm a cheerleader by amiga
* FEMININOMENON! by catbfs
=== TikTok ===
Shortly after Kamala Harris was announced to be running as the democratic presidential candidate, creators on TikTok began to create edits of clips of Kamala Harris to the song FemininomenonExamples of TikTok edits: One, Two, Three. Some of these received millions of views and interactions, leading to the Harris' campaign creating their own edit to the song, and generating discussions of the edits and the impact of them potentially on engagement with the upcoming elections on other social media platforms and in the mainstream media. 
===VMAs Performance===
In particular, her VMAs performance, which drew on Joan of Arc and Julie d'Aubigny, inspired a great deal of fanwork. She is often referred to in this performance as Roan of Arc by fans.
===Concerts===
During the song Picture You, Roan will place a wig on the mic stand to serenade to. She named it Wigalita, a name that has spread around the fandom.
===Cosplay & Halloween===
Dressing as one of Roan's iconic outfits is fairly common. Much of this cosplaying occurred during Halloween - or Chappellween - 2024.
Outside of cosplaying, there were several documented instances of people setting up house and garden displays based on Roan. Two of the more common displays involved skeletons either performing the Hot to Go! dance or dressing up as the 'Pink Bony Club'. 
===RPF===
RPF fics range from gen to reader-inserts. Some fanworks involve her relationship with the Siren from the Casual music video. Occasionally she'll also be shipped with fellow singers such as Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, or Taylor Swift.
===Terminology===
*Roan of Arc
*Wigalita
*Strappell Roan
==Interactions with Fans==
She is generally against fans calling her by her real name, in part to differentiate between her personal life and her persona.
===Speaking out against harrassment===
*chappell roan keeps doubling down: "you creep me out" 😬 (Aug 2024) by D'Angelo Wallace
===US Election Discourse===
In an interview with The Guardian, Roan expressed that she wouldn't be endorsing Kamala Harris for President of the USA during the 2024 US Elections, stating that both sides were bad, and that trans rights was a major issue she felt passionate about. Some folks, both fans and non-fans, criticised this lack of endorsement, accusing her of being a centrist or closet Republican. Roan responded with two TikToks clarifying her statement, notably citing the Palestinian genocide as a further reason, and garnering both support and criticism after each one.
Many of Chappell's fans supported her views, and many leftists with varying levels of familiarity with the singer have gained a certain level of respect for her statements, especially in comparison to other artists."Socialists, communists, and anarchists understood Chappell loud and clear the first time around. Liberals continue to misunderstand literally anything a person left of them says and don't like being reminded that there are people out there more steadfast in their principles." - Comment on D'angelo's Chappell Roan video Deserves Critique Some Palestinians, as well as Lebanese and other Arab folks, also provided their own thoughts, including support.
Soon after, Roan cancelled her appearances at the All Things Go music festival last minute, stating that things had "gotten overwhelming over the past few weeks".
Some have argued that part of the appeal of Roan in the eyes of her fans is her authenticity and ability to say and do things few other in the industry seem to be willing to.D'angelo's Chappell Roan video Deserves Critique (Oct 2024) by Happy Pancake
Roan's comments and the subsequent fallout garnered several discussions regarding fan entitlement and celebrity culture.
===Mental Health===
==Example Fanworks==
===Fanfiction===
===Vids===
*chronically online girl explains Chappell Roan lore. (May 2024) by NicoleRafiee
*red wine supernova but it's ao3 titles ❤️🍷🌌 (Aug 2024) by bardicsong - an AO3 Lyric Vid for Red Wine Supernova
*After Midnight - Chappell Roan - Heaven Studio Remix (Sep 2024) by Riles - a Rhythm Heaven custom remix to the song After Midnight.
*hot to go by chappell roan but on a slideshow (Aug 2024) by I was always guy
===Meta===
====VMAs====
* by Shift_Appt-02 on /r/ChappellRoan
===Cosplay===
*i hate gay halloween, what do you mean you’re chappell roan and a passenger seat? (Oct 2024) - Featuring one person cosplaying Roan, and another cosplaying the passenger seat of a car, in reference to the song Casual.
*i hate gay halloween what do you mean you’re chappell roan in the crowd at gov ball (Oct 2024) - Featuring a cosplay of Roan in the crowd of another artist at Governer's Ball 2024.
===Fanart===
* by kelsk-art, April 2024
* by rosa-maltz, April 2024
* by belysiium, June 2024
* by alpacalypseartb, June 2024
* by hobbitea, using the art style of Hades II
* collection by the tumblr @staff account of fanart relating to the Joan of Arc trend(?specific chappell roan song)
====VMA Performance====
* by cheesy-cryptid, September 2024
* by eerna, September 2024
* by vickychendraws, September 2024
* by inkeyjay, September 2024
* by Hobbitea, September 2024
====Gallery====
File:Roan of Arc.png|Roan of Arc (Sep 2024) by Astrawitch
File:Inkeyjay8ofcupsChappellRoan.jpg| (Sep 2024) by inkeyjay
===Graphics and Gifsets===
===Other===
==Links & Resources==
*Chappell Roan character tag on AO3
* Good Luck Babe! song fandom tag on AO3
*Casual music video fandom tag on AO3
== References == 
Category:Industry
Category:Music RPF