Max (drag queen)

Max Malanaphy, or simply Max, is an American drag performer who competed on season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race.^[1][2]

Max
Born	Max Malanaphy Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S.
Occupation	Drag queen
Television	RuPaul's Drag Race (season 7)

Early life

Max was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.^[3] He grew up in Hudson, Wisconsin where his family moved when he was 8. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where fellow season 7 contestant Trixie Mattel also attended and knew him from working on musicals together.^[4] In 2013, he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota.^[5]

Career

Max competed on season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race. She impersonated Sharon Needles for the Snatch Game challenge,^[6][7] and placed ninth overall.^[8] Max starred in the web series Agent Max in 2017.^[9]

Filmography

Television

• RuPaul's Drag Race (season 7)^[1]

Web series

• Agent Max^[1]