Minnie Cooper Explained
Minnie Cooper |
Birth Name: | Aaron Farley |
Birth Place: | Granville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Drag queen |
Minnie Cooper is the stage name of Aaron Farley,[1] an Australian drag queen.
Career
Farley was born and raised in Granville, Sydney. He started out as a chorus singer in musicals before performing in drag starting at the age of 31.[2]
Minnie Cooper was a semifinalist on the eighth season of Australia's Got Talent in 2016. In 2018, she was featured on All Together Now and Celebrity Name Game Australia. She also appeared in season 4 of .
In 2018, Minnie Cooper starred in her own one-woman show, "From Chorus Boy to Leading Lady". She has performed in front of Cher at the 2018 Mardi Gras parade, and in front of Kylie Minogue in 2019.[3] She has won numerous DIVA (Drag Industry Variety Awards), including Entertainer of the Year, Sydney’s Favourite Drag Queen, and Choreographer of the Year.[4]
In 2022, Minnie Cooper competed in the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under.[5] She was eliminated in the fourth episode by Beverly Kills, after having landed in the bottom two for her impersonation of Ellen DeGeneres in the Snatch Game. During her time on the show, she had many arguments with other competitors, such as Beverly Kills and Pomara Fifth.[6]
Filmography
Notes and References
- Web site: Galvin . Nick . 2021-12-29 . Sydney Festival highlight scrapped as COVID hits cast . 2022-07-06 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en . 2022-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707173749/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/theatre/sydney-festival-highlight-scrapped-as-covid-hits-cast-20211229-p59kn3.html . live .
- Web site: 2019-09-15 . The WERRRK.com Interview: Minnie Cooper - . 2022-07-07 . werrrk.com . en-US.
- Web site: 2022-07-06 . Meet the Queens of 'Drag Race Down Under' Season 2 . 2022-07-07 . www.pride.com . en . 2022-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707173749/https://www.pride.com/tv/2022/7/06/meet-queens-drag-race-down-under-season-2 . live .
- Web site: Who is Minnie Cooper? Drag Race Down Under Season 2 queen was abandoned as a baby. SK Pop. 26 July 2022. 24 July 2022. 30 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220730194040/https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/who-minnie-cooper-drag-race-down-under-season-2-queen-abandoned-baby. live.
- Web site: Tangcay . Jazz . 2022-07-06 . Meet the Queens of 'Drag Race Down Under' Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE) . 2022-07-06 . Variety . en-US . 2022-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707173748/https://variety.com/lists/drag-race-down-under-cast-queens/ . live .
- https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/drag-race-down-unders-minnie-cooper-admits-major-clashes-with-cast/amp/ Drag Race Down Under’s Minnie Cooper admits major clashes with cast