Do you think artists and performers and actors/actresses, etc. lose or gain credibility through using assumed 'stage names'?
Example currently in the news - Amanda Ghost who is really Amanda Louisa Gosein-Cameron.
Why do people create 'fake' names for themselves? It seems like almost a standard thing in the film/tv/music/etc. and everything associated with the entertainment industry at large.
Lady Gaga - Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Chappell Roan - Kayleigh Rose Amstutz
the list is endless.
Online it's pretty normal for people to create names that are different from their real ones for purposes of anonymity, obfuscation, etc.