Pattie Gonia — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Named National Geographic Traveler of the Year in 2024.
Recognized in Out magazine's Out100 in 2020 and Time magazine's Next Generation Leaders in 2023.
Co-founded "The Outdoorist Oath" in January 2022, a nonprofit focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and environmental causes.
Creates short-form outdoors activism content on Instagram and TikTok as Pattie Gonia.
Organizes in-person hikes and events for LGBTQ and environmental causes.
Graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 2014 with a degree in advertising and public relations.

Biography

Wyn Wiley, known professionally as Pattie Gonia, is an American drag queen, environmental and LGBTQ+ activist, and community organizer. Wiley created the character Pattie Gonia in October 2018, producing short-form outdoors activism content on Instagram and TikTok. The first video as Pattie Gonia gained over 100 million views.