An 18-year-old non-binary high school student in the conservative town of Jeffersonville, Indiana was recently crowned prom king of Jeffersonville High School while wearing a sequin gown and heels at the dance event — and the video of the student’s coronation is going viral.

The student, Cristian Hernandez, wore their dress and stood alongside four other competitors in suits while waiting to hear who won the crown. Once announced as the winner, Hernandez spun and strutted down the red carpet, striking poses in their crown and sash as fellow students applauded and cheered.

“I was just planning to do something really crazy for prom, and I thought, ‘Why not go in drag?’” Hernandez told NBC News. “In my head [I was] thinking, ‘I’m not going to win.’ I was just praying to the gay lords.”

Hernandez said that they spent five hours getting ready for the event. The TikTok video of their win has since gotten over 162,900 views, 53,000 likes and 1,000 on the video-sharing platform. In the caption, Hernandez wrote, “king… queen… whatever you wanna call it im still that b****.” Hernandez said that some of the boys at the school had a problem with them winning the prom king title, but that didn’t bother them.

“You can’t let people tear you down,” Hernandez told NBC. “I want to inspire people to try and break down those barriers that have been put up… Really be yourself, and confidence is key.”