Michael Alexander White, better known as Xunami Muse, is a Panamanian drag performer based in the United States (under DACA). She competed on season 16 of ''

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'', where she placed 9th.

Early life

White was born and raised in

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, and moved to

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at the age of thirteen in 2002. She also lived in

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before moving to

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Career

White has been described as a drag performer, model, and collection coordinator. She first discovered drag at a club named Escuelita, and first performed as Xunami in March 2018. Xunami was later adopted as the "drag daughter" of Kandy Muse, who competed on season 13 of ''

''. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Xunami Muse was part of the line-up of "Digital Drag: An Online Drag Show", which streamed on Twitch. In December 2023, she was announced as a contestant for the sixteenth season of ''Drag Race''. She is the second contestant from Panama to compete on the series, after Serena ChaCha of season five. She placed 9th overall in the season, and was voted as Miss Congeniality, alongside Sapphira Cristál, by their fellow contestants.

Filmography

Television

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