Mirage | |
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Born | 1993 or 1994 (age 29–30) |
Other names | Mirage Amuro |
Occupation | Drag queen |
Television | RuPaul's Drag Race ( season 16) |
Mirage Amuro (born 1993/1994), [1] [2] better known simply as Mirage, is an American drag performer who competed on season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Mirage competed on season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race. She performed a "heel clack heavy" lip-sync to an original song called "She's Such a Bitch" [3] for the talent show episode. [4] The song referenced season 15 contestant Anetra. [5] On the show, Mirage discussed her Apache heritage and performing at Indigenous Pride. [6] She was eliminated in the fourth episode ("RDR Live!"), after placing in the bottom two of a challenge requiring contestants to perform in a Saturday Night Live-style sketch comedy show, and losing a lip-sync against Geneva Karr to " Dark Lady" (1974) by Cher. [7] Mirage was the host of the comedy show, [8] and during Untucked she admitted to not knowing the words to "Dark Lady". [6] She was the second contestant to be eliminated on season 16, placing thirteenth overall. [9] Sam Damshenas included Mirage in Gay Times' 2024 list of the best fifteen talent show performances on Drag Race. [10]
Mirage is based in Las Vegas, [11] [12] and of Mexican and Native American heritage. [13] She moved a lot during her childhood and went to high school in New Mexico. [14]