Max Malanaphy, or simply Max, is an American drag performer who competed on season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Max was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He grew up in Hudson, Wisconsin where his family moved when he was 8. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where fellow season 7 contestant Trixie Mattel also attended and knew him from working on musicals together. In 2013, he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Max competed on season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race. She impersonated Sharon Needles for the Snatch Game challenge, and placed ninth overall. Max starred in the web series Agent Max in 2017.