The convergence of high‑speed broadband, interactive game design, and real‑time broadcast technology has transformed the act of playing video games into a public performance (Taylor, 2022). Streamers now occupy a liminal space between professional athletes, entertainers, and influencers, negotiating audiences that are simultaneously fans, peers, and co‑creators (Kowert & Quandt, 2021). While scholarship has examined the macro‑level dynamics of the creator economy (Cunningham & Craig, 2023), fewer studies have provided fine‑grained analyses of how individual personas enact and negotiate their digital selves.