| Intro | American drag queen |
| Is |
Video blogger Internet personality YouTuber |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Internet |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 30 March 1985, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, U.S.A. |
| Age: | 35 years |
| Star sign | Aries |
Miss Fame is the stage name of Kurtis Dam-Mikkelsen an American drag queen, makeup artist, model, recording artist and reality television personality who competed on season 7 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Following his elimination from the show, Dam-Mikkelsen launched a music career, releasing his debut single, “Rubber Doll” on April 28, 2015. His debut album, Beauty Marked, was released on June 9, 2015.
Career
Kurtis Dam-Mikkelsen was born in San Luis Obispo, California. Dam-Mikkelsen worked as a male editorial model in California. Following the advice of fashion photographer Mike Ruiz, he moved to New York in 2011 and started working as a makeup artist. At the same time he began modeling and performing in drag as “Miss Fame.”
Miss Fame was noticed by photographer Mary McCartney who featured him in her book Devoted. He has also appeared in Half-Drag, a photo series by Leland Bobbé which attracted international attention and was featured in Vogue Italia. 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. Dam-Mikkelsen 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.
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. He was eliminated in the ninth episode, “Divine Inspiration”, placing him seventh overall. Following his elimination, he released the music video for “Rubber Doll”, which was the first single from his debut album Beauty Marked. The album was released June 9, 2015, and featured appearances from fellow Drag Race contestants Alaska Thunderfuck and Violet Chachki.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance |
US Heat |
||
| Beauty Marked |
|
17 | 25 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| “Rubber Doll” | 2015 | Beauty Marked |
| “InstaFame” | ||
| “I Run The Runway” | 2016 |
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| “Drag Race Theme” | 2015 | RuPaul | RuPaul Presents: CoverGurlz2 |
| “Toyland” | Various Artists | Christmas Queens |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | A Change of Heart | Himself |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Snooki & Jwoww | Himself | Episode: “What a Drag!” | |
| 2015 | RuPaul’s Drag Race | Himself (Contestant) | Season 7 – Placed 7th |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–present | Painted by Fame | Himself | Makeup tutorials | |
| 2015 | Untucked | Himself | Companion show to RuPaul’s Drag Race |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| “Drag Race Theme” | 2015 | Kurtis Dam-Mikkelsen | |
| “Rubber Doll” | 2015 | Ben Simkins | |
| “InstaFame” | 2015 | Ben Simkins | |
| “Toyland” | 2015 | Carlos Maldonado | |
| “I Run The Runway (feat. Violet Chachki)” | 2016 | Ali Mahdavi |
Music video appearances
| Title | Year | Director | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| “Save the Queen” (Garek) |
2012 | Unknown | |
| “Supermodel (You Better Work)” (2013 Edit) (RuPaul) |
2013 | Marco Ovando | |
| “Go All Night” (Gorgon City featuring Jennifer Hudson) |
2014 | Roboshobo | |
| “Opulence” (Brooke Candy) |
2014 | Steven Klein | |
| “My Animal” (Garek) |
2015 | Mike Ruiz |