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'''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}}</ref>

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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</ref>