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Full Name
  
Braden Chapman

Role
  
Actor

Name
  
Mimi Imfurst


Website
  
MimiImfurst.com

Residence
  
Philadelphia, PA U.S.

TV shows
  
The Queens of Drag: NYC

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Born
  
March 2, 1983 (age 41) (
1983-03-02
)

Occupation
  
Drag performer, singer-songwriter, actor

Profiles

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Mimi Imfurst is the female persona of American drag performer Braden Chapman. She appeared on the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars and was founding member of the girl group Xelle. In 2017 she made history by becoming the first US drag queen to perform in Cuba, lip-syncing to Madonna's Express Yourself with a group of local dancers.

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Early life

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Mimi Imfurst (Braden Chapman) was born in Hanson, Massachusetts, but raised in Maine from an early age. In his teens Chapman experienced homelessness when he was kicked out of his parents home due to his sexuality. He was later adopted by a lesbian couple and started doing drag at the age of 16. Chapman attended Marymount Manhattan College.

Career

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Mimi Imfurst originally went by the drag name "Delilah DeMistra", which was inspired by Hedy Lamarr's character in Samson and Delilah.

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Mimi Imfurst is perhaps best known for her annual Christmas show where she portrays Jesus's mother Mary, for which she appears in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. Despite this, Imfurst's role has been met with controversy. In 2005, the Catholic Advocacy Coalition named her one of the top ten anti-Catholic people. One of her shows in Times Square was protested by over 600 people.

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In 2010, Imfurst acted in several Off-Broadway plays, including Boylesque, a parody of the film Burlesque, which opened at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. She also acted in Mayo on Your Breakfast at Tiffany's at the Bowery Poetry Club and Thank You for Being a Friend, a parody of The Golden Girls. Imfurst starred in the title role in Rhoda Heartbreak.

Imfurst was featured in the web series Queens of Drag: NYC by gay.com in 2010. The series featured fellow New York drag queens Bianca Del Rio, Dallas DuBois, Hedda Lettuce, Lady Bunny, Peppermint, and Sherry Vine.

Mimi Imfurst auditioned three times before becoming a contestant on the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race. She placed high in the first two challenges but was sensationally eliminated in the episode "Totally Leotarded", after lifting fellow contestant India Ferrah over her head during their lip-sync. Imfurst was among 12 former contestants brought back for RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars. She was partnered with Pandora Boxx to form Team Mandora, but was eliminated in the first episode. In the show's fifth season, Jinkx Monsoon impersonated Imfurst for the main challenge during Episode 2, "Lip Synch Extravaganza Eleganza."

In 2011, Imfurst appeared in an Entertainment Weekly photo spread along with Pandora Boxx that featured Melissa McCarthy channeling Divine. Imfurst also appeared on the cover of Next with Carmen Carrera and Manila Luzon. That same year, Imfurst starred as Rodney in the Off-Broadway play My Big Gay Italian Wedding.

Mimi Imfurst has appeared on Celebrity Apprentice and The Howard Stern Show. Imfurst also performs as a stand-up comedian, having opened for Kathy Griffin and Mo'Nique.

In 2017 Mimi because the first American Drag Queen to perform in Cuba since the embargo.

Xelle

Xelle (stylized as XELLE, pronounced excel) is an American pop "girl group", originally consisting of members Mimi Imfurst, JC Cassis, and Rony G. The group first met in 2010 when Imfurst hosted a karaoke bash.

For Xelle's first music video "Party Girl," the group started a successful Kickstarter campaign, meeting their goal of $3,000. "Party Girl" was directed by Hilarion Banks and costumes were provided by Geoffrey Mac.

"Invincible," Xelle's second single was released on February 14, 2012, with proceeds of the song going to GLSEN. "Invincible" features fan-submitted videos holding signs that deal with victimization and bullying issues.

Xelle's music video for "Queen" featured appearances by Imfurst's fellow RuPaul's Drag Race contestants Alexis Mateo, Jiggly Caliente, Jujubee, Manila Luzon, Pandora Boxx, Phi Phi O'Hara, Raven, Shannel, Tammie Brown, and Yara Sofia.

Xelle has appeared on Big Ang and Jersey Couture.

Imfurst departed Xelle in July 2013, with an official statement released by the group on their web page August 1, 2013.

Extended plays

  • Queens (2012)
  • Filmography

    Actor
    2016
    The Fire: Mimi Imfirst (Video)
    2014
    Cory Wade - Pose Down (Music Video) as
    Teacher's Assistant
    2013
    Nurse Jackie (TV Series) as
    Dog Bite Patient
    - Luck of the Drawing (2013) - Dog Bite Patient (uncredited)
    2012
    RuPaul: Responsitrannity (Music Video) as
    Mimi Imfurst
    2012
    Nous York as
    Chanteur hôtel de luxe (as Braden Maurer-Burns)
    2011
    One Night Stand Up (TV Series) as
    Mimi Imfurst - Announcer / Interviewer
    - DragTastic NYC (2011) - Mimi Imfurst - Announcer / Interviewer (voice, as Braden Maurer-Burns)
    2010
    Whorrey Potter and the Sorcerer's Balls (Video) as
    Fag Hagrid
    2008
    Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist as
    Drag Queen (uncredited)
    Writer
    2016
    The Fire: Mimi Imfirst (Video)
    Thanks
    2016
    Hurricane Bianca (special thanks - as Mimi Imfurst)
    Self
    2021
    Being BeBe (Documentary)
    2019
    Hedwig: Inch by Angry Inch (Podcast Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Chapter 1: Tear Me Down (2019) - Self - Guest (as Mimi Imfurst)
    2016
    Hey Qween! (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Mimi Imfurst & Love, Connie (2016) - Self (as Mimi Imfurst)
    2015
    Joe Goes (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Joe Goes to DragCon (2015) - Self (as Mimi Imfurst)
    2011
    RuPaul's Drag Race (TV Series) as
    Self - Contestant / Self
    - Grand Finale (2015) - Self (as Mimi Imfurst)
    - Reunited! (2011) - Self (as Mimi Imfurst)
    - Totally Leotarded (2011) - Self - Contestant (as Mimi Imfurst)
    - Queens in Space (2011) - Self - Contestant (as Mimi Imfurst)
    - The Queen Who Mopped X-Mas (2011) - Self - Contestant (as Mimi Imfurst)
    - Casting Extravaganza (2011) - Self - Contestant (as Mimi Imfurst)
    2014
    Transformations (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Mimi Imfurst (2014) - Self (as Mimi Imfurst)
    2012
    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (TV Series) as
    Self - Contestant
    - It Takes Two (2012) - Self - Contestant (as Mimi Imfurst)
    2012
    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked! (TV Series) as
    Self - Contestant
    - It Takes Two (2012) - Self - Contestant (as Mimi Imfurst)
    2011
    2011 New Now Next Awards (TV Special) as
    Self (as Mimi Imfurst)
    2011
    RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Totally Leotarded! (2011) - Self (as Mimi Imfurst)
    - Queens in Space (2011) - Self (as Mimi Imfurst)
    - The Queen Who Mopped Christmas (2011) - Self (as Mimi Imfurst)
    2010
    The Queens of Drag: NYC (TV Series) as
    Mimi Imfurst (2010)
    Archive Footage
    -
    Black Velvet (Documentary) (post-production) as
    Self
    2011
    RuPaul's Drag Race (TV Series) as
    Self / Self - Contestant
    - The Crystal Ball: Episode 200 (2023) - Self (as Mimi Imfurst)
    - Lip Synch Extravaganza Eleganza (2013) - Self (as Mimi Imfurst)
    - RuPaul Rewind (2011) - Self - Contestant (as Mimi Imfurst)
    2020
    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (TV Series) as
    Self
    - All Star Variety Extravaganza (2020) - Self (as Mimi Imfurst)

    References

    Mimi Imfurst Wikipedia


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