Maxi Shield is the stage name of Kristopher Elliot, an Australian drag performer who competed on the first season of ''

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''.

Career

Maxi Shield performed at the

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closing ceremony and opened the

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in 2002. She competed on the first season of ''

''. She impersonated

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during the Snatch Game challenge. Maxi Shield was eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom two of the make-over challenge, then losing a lip-sync battle against Scarlet Adams. She has since appeared at

RuPaul's DragCon UK RuPaul's DragCon UK is an fan convention and expo of drag culture held in London, UK. The convention debuted on January 18, 2020. It's based on the successful RuPaul's DragCon LA and NYC, which are related to the popular television show: ''RuP ...

. In 2020, Maxi Shield and fellow ''Drag Race'' contestant

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attempted to set a new world record for the largest Drag Queen Story Time event at Oxtravaganza. Maxi Shield plays Maxine Fowler in the film ''The Winner Takes It All''.

Personal life

Elliot is based in Sydney. Maxi Shield participated in the "We're Better Than That" campaign to prevent domestic violence, having experienced it as a child.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{Authority control Living people Australian drag queens RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under contestants People from Sydney Year of birth missing (living people)