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Mimi Imfurst
Born	Braden Chapman Hanson, Massachusetts U.S.
Residence	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Drag performer, singer-songwriter
Website	MimiImfurst.com

Mimi Imfurst is the female persona of American drag performer Braden Chapman. She appeared on the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars and was founding member of the girl group Xelle. In 2017 she made history by becoming the first US drag queen to perform in Cuba, lip-syncing to Madonna's Express Yourself with a group of local dancers.

Mimi Imfurst (Braden Chapman) was born in Hanson, Massachusetts, but raised in Maine from an early age. In his teens Chapman experienced homelessness when he was kicked out of his parents home due to his sexuality. He was later adopted by a lesbian couple and started doing drag at the age of 16. Chapman attended Marymount Manhattan College.

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 her annual Christmas show where she portrays Jesus's mother Mary, for which she appears in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. Despite this, Imfurst's role has been met with controversy. In 2005, the Catholic Advocacy Coalition named her one of the top ten anti-Catholic people. One of her shows in Times Square was protested by over 600 people.

In 2010, Imfurst acted in several Off-Broadway plays, including Boylesque, a parody of the film Burlesque, which opened at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. She also acted in Mayo on Your Breakfast at Tiffany's at the Bowery Poetry Club and Thank You for Being a Friend, a parody of the The Golden Girls. Imfurst starred in the title role in Rhoda Heartbreak.

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