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This 12-year-old bought his family a house with money he earned from drag

While his classmates play soccer on weekends, he's walking the red carpet.
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A boy wearing plastic baskets and various food items as drag
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A 12-year-old boy was able to buy his family a house with the money he earned from drag.

Nes, who’s from Thailand, started playing with makeup when he was in elementary school.

He posted pictures of himself to Instagram, and he now has over 300,000 followers.

After becoming a social media star, Nes landed a few ad deals with cosmetics companies, met other celebrities, and walked a few red carpets.

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Related: This ‘drag kid’ had the best response to a Republican website that ridiculed him

With his earnings, he was able to have a new house built for his family.

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