16 Facts About Mimi Imfurst

Mimi Imfurst appeared on the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars and was a founding member of the girl group Xelle.

Mimi Imfurst later was adopted by a lesbian couple and started doing drag at the age of 16.

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

Mimi Imfurst is perhaps best known for his annual Christmas show where he portrays Jesus's mother Mary, for which he appears in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.

In 2010, Mimi Imfurst acted in several Off-Broadway plays, including Boylesque, a parody of the film Burlesque, which opened at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.

Mimi Imfurst was featured in the web series Queens of Drag: NYC by gay.

Mimi Imfurst auditioned three times before becoming a contestant on the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Mimi Imfurst placed high in the first two challenges but was eliminated in the episode "Totally Leotarded" after lifting fellow contestant India Ferrah over his head during their lip-sync.

Mimi Imfurst was among 12 former contestants brought back for RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars.

Mimi Imfurst was partnered with Pandora Boxx to form Team Mandora, but was eliminated in the first episode.

In 2011, Mimi Imfurst appeared in an Entertainment Weekly photo spread along with Pandora Boxx that featured Melissa McCarthy channeling Divine.

Mimi Imfurst appeared on the cover of Next with Carmen Carrera and Manila Luzon.

In December 2014, an animated version of Mimi Imfurst appeared in the RuPaul's Drag Race: Dragopolis 2.0 mobile app.

Mimi Imfurst has appeared on Celebrity Apprentice and The Howard Stern Show.

In 2017, Mimi Imfurst became the first American drag queen to perform in Cuba since the embargo.

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