Xunami Muse

Michael Alexander White, better known as Xunami Muse, is a Panamanian drag performer. She competed on season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race, where she placed 9th.

Early life

White was born and raised in Colón, Panama, and moved to Brooklyn at the age of thirteen in 2002. She also lived in New Jersey before moving to Washington Heights, Manhattan.

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 RuPaul's Drag Race. 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

References