Lambert made a cameo in the biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody, and has since toured with Queen, standing in for the late Mercury as the lead singer. Today, artists including Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and Adam Lambert consider Mercury a major influence in their music. RELATED: Airport Employees Pay Tribute To Freddie Mercury With Amazing Musical PerformanceĪdditionally, as in the video for "I Want to Break Free," the rapper broke barriers for flamboyant performances, most recently in his performance at the BET Awards, which ended with him kissing one of the male dancers for three seconds. Much like the unexpected popularity of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," Lil Nas X's " Old Town Road" spent almost 20 weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, which broke the record for being the most weeks at number one. Mercury and Lil Nas X have definite similarities between their careers, though the latter's is still only at its beginning. Although it is known as one of their most popular videos today, it was banned by multiple television programs in the U.S. I miss pssy now, the 22-year-old tweeted on. Luckily, the rapper has made it abundantly clear that he loves to troll his Twitter followers, which is exactly what he did last night. By Caitlin OKane Updated on: J/ 5:20 PM / CBS News Lil Nas X became a superstar almost overnight when his hit single. If we didn’t know any better, we might’ve thought that Lil Nas X was publicly questioning his sexuality over the weekend. In a tweet detailing his latest single c7osure, Lil Nas X shared a rainbow. Lil Nas X seemingly comes out as gay on last day of Pride Month. They grew following the release of Queen's video for " I Want to Break Free," which featured the singer and his bandmates in drag. ATLANTA On the last day of National LGBTQ Pride Month, rapper Lil Nas X has revealed that he is gay on Twitter. Speculations about Mercury's sexuality have been around since the beginning of his career.