This feature is from Complex Magazine Issue No. 3 - Fall 2025 (The Influence Issue), which is available now on Complex Shop.
At 21 years old, Brooklyn Frost has built her Twitch following by doing exactly what most can’t: being unfiltered, unedited, and fully herself. Though she initially got her start on YouTube, the Seattle-born creator found her home on Twitch in 2024, where her real-time connection with viewers clicked instantly.
“I want people to, when they watch me, find some type of comfort in watching me staying true to myself,” she says. That realness hit, especially during her viral 25-day sub-a-thon last December, where she gained 10,000 new subscribers and averaged 13,000 views per stream.
But streaming isn’t the endgame, it’s just the entry point. “I don’t see myself streaming at 30,” she admits. Instead, Brooklyn’s thinking long term: building a beauty brand, owning property, starting a family, and staying creatively fulfilled every step of the way. She’s laser-focused on growth, not just in numbers, but in mindset. “Success... It’s not always about money or numbers,” she says. “It’s really just being better than you were last year.”
Raised in LA and now based in Atlanta, Brooklyn’s journey has been shaped by reinvention. Moving cities after a breakup, she’s found new energy in a scene full of hungry creators and a collaborative spirit. She credits her family, many of whom are also creators, for backing her vision from day one. And she’s got big aspirations beyond the stream: a breakout role in a show or film, a collab with Jhené Aiko, and one day, being remembered as one of the biggest female streamers to ever do it.
For Brooklyn Frost, being a creator isn’t about chasing trends—it’s about building something lasting by staying true to herself. “All it takes is one viral moment,” she says. “But comfort kills a lot. You can’t get comfortable.”