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Mirage
Mirage at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024
Born
Dean Sproule

1993 or 1994 (age 29–30)
Other namesMirage Amuro
OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 16)

Mirage Amuro (born 1993/1994),[1][2] better known simply as Mirage, is the stage name of Dean Sproule,[3] an American drag performer who competed on season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Career

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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"[4] for the talent show episode.[5] The song referenced season 15 contestant Anetra.[6] On the show, Mirage discussed her Apache heritage and performing at Indigenous Pride.[7] 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.[8] Mirage was the host of the comedy show,[9] and during Untucked she admitted to not knowing the words to "Dark Lady".[7] She was the second contestant to be eliminated on season 16, placing thirteenth overall.[10]

Sam Damshenas included Mirage in Gay Times' 2024 list of the best fifteen talent show performances on Drag Race.[11] "She's Such a Bitch" was named Number 18 on Rolling Stone's "Top 20 Best Songs by Drag Queens" calling it an "instant classic."[12]

Personal life

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Mirage is based in Las Vegas,[13][14] and of Mexican and Native American heritage.[15] She moved a lot during her childhood and went to high school in New Mexico.[16]

Discography

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  • "She's Such a Bitch" (2024)

Filmography

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Television

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Web series

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Unveils Season 16 Queens". Yahoo Entertainment. 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  2. ^ "Meet the Queens". piranhavegas.com. Piranha Nightclub. 2 March 2018. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Mirage Amuro. "She's such a bitch". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  4. ^ "'Drag Race' star Mirage confirms she was drunk for emotional elimination lip-sync". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  5. ^ Robledo, Jordan (2024-01-07). "Drag Race fans have strong opinions about Mirage's talent show". GAY TIMES. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  6. ^ "Anetra's Influence Could Be Seen in RuPaul's Season 16 Talent Show • Instinct Magazine". Instinct Magazine. 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  7. ^ a b Gregory, Drew Burnett (2024-01-27). ""RuPaul's Drag Race" Episode 1604: Sadder Gay Night Live". Autostraddle. Archived from the original on 2024-01-27. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  8. ^ Frank, Jason P. (2024-01-26). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Get Plasmatic". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2024-01-27. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  9. ^ Huff, Matthew (2024-01-26). "Wonky Judging Returns to Drag Race This Week". Parade. Archived from the original on 2024-01-27. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  10. ^ "See who went home on 'Drag Race' season 16 this week". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  11. ^ Damshenas, Sam (2024-01-08). "Drag Race: The 15 best talent show performances in herstory". GAY TIMES. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  12. ^ Tomás Mier; Brittany Spanos (21 June 2024). "The 20 Best Songs by Drag Queens". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  13. ^ Wratten, Marcus (2024-01-08). "Drag Race fans have lots of thoughts about Mirage's talent show performance". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  14. ^ "'Drag Race' star Mirage on how Anetra has kept her strong". www.pride.com. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  15. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 16 cast revealed: Meet the new queens". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  16. ^ a b "Whatcha Packin' 🪩 S16 E04 | RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 👠✨". YouTube. 26 January 2024.
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