Editing Miss Fame

{{Infobox person
| picture=MJK31642 Miss Fame (Berlinale 2017).jpg
| caption=Miss Fame at the opening night of the movie ''T2 Trainspotting'' at the Berlinale 2017. Image: Martin Kraft (photo.martinkraft.com)
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
| date_birth=30 March 1985
| place_birth=San Luis Obispo, California, USA
| nationality=American
| pronouns=
| gender=[[genderfluid]]<ref>{{cite tweet|title=This is my truth @voguemagazine a lived experience. #genderfluid|date=July 14, 2017|user=MissFameNYC|number=885972985164779520}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|title=Stand for truth and my loved experience. I am gender Fluid|date=July 14, 2017|user=MissFameNYC|number=885878916417806338}}</ref>
| occupation=model, makeup artist, drag queen, musician
| known_for=''RuPaul's Drag Race''
}}
'''Miss Fame''' is an American model, makeup artist, [[drag]] queen, recording artist and reality television personality, best known as a contestant on season 7 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. After appearing on the show, they launched a music career, releasing their debut single, "Rubber Doll" on April 28, 2015. Their debut album, ''Beauty Marked'', was released on June 9, 2015.<ref name="BM">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Beauty-Marked-Miss-Fame/dp/B00YIB679U/ref=sr_1_3?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1433004174&sr=1-3&keywords=miss+fame|title=Miss Fame - Beauty Marked|accessdate=May 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206033601/https://www.amazon.com/Beauty-Marked-Miss-Fame/dp/B00YIB679U/ref=sr_1_3?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1433004174&sr=1-3&keywords=miss+fame|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

They worked as a male editorial model in California before moving to New York in 2011, following the advice of fashion photographer Mike Ruiz. They then started working as a makeup artist, while at the same time modeling and performing in drag as "Miss Fame."

Miss Fame was noticed by photographer Mary McCartney who featured her in her book ''Devoted''. She has also appeared in ''Half-Drag'', a photo series by Leland Bobbé which attracted international attention and was featured in ''Vogue Italia''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.it/en/people-are-talking-about/vogue-arts/2012/08/bobbe-s-half-drag-shots|title=Bobbé's Half Drag Shots|work=Vogue Italia|date=July 31, 2012|accessdate=May 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530182651/https://www.vogue.it/en/people-are-talking-about/vogue-arts/2012/08/bobbe-s-half-drag-shots|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Miss Fame was also photographed for ''Gorgeous'', a project by photographers Rob Lebow and Masha Kupets that involved Armen Ra, Candis Cayne, and Tammie Brown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.queerty.com/photos-exclusive-chat-with-drag-icons-delta-work-tammie-brown-and-landon-cider-20131214|title=PHOTOS: Exclusive Chat with Drag Icons Delta Work, Tammie Brown and Landon Cider|work=Queerty|accessdate=November 7, 2014|date=December 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119134320/http://www.queerty.com/photos-exclusive-chat-with-drag-icons-delta-work-tammie-brown-and-landon-cider-20131214|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Miss Fame works as a celebrity makeup artist in New York City, and has worked on models and celebrities including Ève Salvail, Snooki and JWoww, Martha Wash, Wendy Williams, and Michael Urie.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kurtisinbeauty.com/bio|title=Kurtis Dam-Mikkelsen – Biography|work=Kurtis In Beauty|accessdate=November 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206033558/http://www.kurtisinbeauty.com/bio|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

On December 7, 2014, during the "Ru-Veal" of the seventh season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', Miss Fame was the first queen announced to be a contestant on the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thequeenzine.wordpress.com/2014/12/07/miss-fame-officially-ru-vealed-for-rupauls-drag-race-season-7/|title=Miss Fame Officially Ru-Vealed For RuPaul's Drag Race Season Seven!|publisher=WordPress|date=December 7, 2014|accessdate=May 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206045358/https://thequeenzine.wordpress.com/2014/12/07/miss-fame-officially-ru-vealed-for-rupauls-drag-race-season-7/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> She was eliminated in the ninth episode, "Divine Inspiration", placing her seventh overall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/apr/28/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-seven-episode-nine-divine-inspiration|title=RuPaul's Drag Race recap: season seven, episode nine - Divine Inspiration|work=The Guardian|date=April 28, 2015|accessdate=May 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321143152/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/apr/28/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-seven-episode-nine-divine-inspiration|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Following her elimination, she released the music video for "Rubber Doll", which was the first single from her debut album ''Beauty Marked''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2015/04/27/drag-race-star-miss-fame-releases-rubber-doll-music-video|title=Drag Race Star Miss Fame Releases 'Rubber Doll' Music Video|work=The Advocate|date=April 27, 2015|accessdate=May 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914115033/https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2015/04/27/drag-race-star-miss-fame-releases-rubber-doll-music-video|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> The album was released June 9, 2015, and featured appearances from fellow ''Drag Race'' contestants Alaska Thunderfuck and [[Violet Chachki]].<ref name="BM"/>

In 2016, Miss Fame signed with IMG models Paris.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.imgmodels.com/missfame/paris/talent/portfolio|title=Miss Fame {{!}} IMG Models|work=IMG Models|access-date=2018-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206033607/https://www.imgmodels.com/missfame/paris/talent/portfolio|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> She contributed to the compilation album ''Christmas Queens 3'' in 2017.<ref>{{Citation|title=Christmas Queens 3 by Various Artists|date=2017-11-17|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/christmas-queens-3/1310212645|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-10}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20230119123712/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/christmas-queens-3/1310212645 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>

In September 2018, Fame performed as a background dancer behind Christina Aguilera for Opening Ceremony's Spring 2019 collection, with other ''Drag Race'' alumni.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.papermag.com/xtina-opening-ceremony-2603754575.html|title=We're Still Screaming: Xtina Performs With Drag Queens at NYFW|date=2018-09-10|work=PAPER|access-date=2018-09-17|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419015144/http://www.papermag.com/xtina-opening-ceremony-2603754575.html|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> She released her own makeup line called "The Fetish of Fashion" later in October.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/beauty-features/miss-fame-talks-beauty-brand-mainstreaming-of-drag-1202872149/|title=Miss Fame on the Launch of Her Beauty Brand and the 'Mainstreaming' of Drag|last=Tietjen|first=Alexa|date=2018-10-08|work=WWD|access-date=2018-10-10|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204093308/https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/beauty-features/miss-fame-talks-beauty-brand-mainstreaming-of-drag-1202872149/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

Miss Fame lives with husband Patrick Berschy and their pet dachshunds Mina and Shaya.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/the_wienas/|title=Mina & Shaya (@the_wienas) • Instagram photos and videos|language=en|access-date=2018-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528215702/https://www.instagram.com/the_wienas/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>

==Links==
*[https://twitter.com/MissFameNYC Twitter]
*[https://www.instagram.com/missfamenyc/ Instagram]

==References==
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