Maxi Shield

Maxi Shield is the stage name of Kristopher Elliot, an Australian drag performer who competed on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under.

Career

Maxi Shield performed at the 2000 Olympic Games closing ceremony and opened the Gay Games in 2002. She competed on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. She impersonated Magda Szubanski during the Snatch Game challenge. Maxi Shield was eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom two of the make-over challenge, then losing a lip-sync battle against Scarlet Adams. She has since appeared at RuPaul's DragCon UK.
In 2020, Maxi Shield and fellow Drag Race contestant Hannah Conda attempted to set a new world record for the largest Drag Queen Story Time event at Oxtravaganza.
Maxi Shield plays Maxine Fowler in the film The Winner Takes It All.

Personal life

Elliot is based in Sydney.
Maxi Shield participated in the "We're Better Than That" campaign to prevent domestic violence, having experienced it as a child.
In September 2025, Maxi shared that she has been diagnosed with cancer, for which she is currently undergoing treatment.