Kandy Muse is the stage name of Kevin Candelario, an American
drag queen and performer most known for being the runner-up on the
thirteenth season of ''
RuPaul's Drag Race
''RuPaul's Drag Race'' is an American reality competition television series, the first in the ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, VH1 (season 9–14) and, beginning with the f ...
'' and for being part of the House of
Aja.
Career
Kandy Muse was part of the House of
Aja, a
drag queen
A drag queen is a person, usually male, who uses drag clothing and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate female gender signifiers and gender roles for entertainment purposes. Historically, drag queens have usually been gay men, and part of ...
who competed on the
ninth season of ''
RuPaul's Drag Race
''RuPaul's Drag Race'' is an American reality competition television series, the first in the ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, VH1 (season 9–14) and, beginning with the f ...
''.
Kandy Muse is now a member of the Doll Haus, alongside fellow former House of Aja members
Dahlia Sin
Dahlia Sin is the stage name of Erick Anthony (born May 13, c. 1991), an American drag performer most known for competing on the twelfth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. She is a "drag daughter" of fellow ''Drag Race'' contestant Aja and a mem ...
and Janelle No. 5.
In 2021, Kandy Muse competed on the
thirteenth season of ''Drag Race'', during which Kandy Muse portrayed a "slutty version" of
LinkedIn
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in "
Social Media: The Unverified Rusical" and
Patrick Starrr in the
Snatch Game
Snatch Game is a challenge on the ''Drag Race'' reality competition television franchise. Beginning with the second season of the original American series '' RuPaul's Drag Race'', the challenge has taken place on every season since. It has also ...
episode. Kandy Muse was originally cast for the show's
twelfth season.
[ She will compete on the eighth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All'' ''Stars'' (2023).
Candelario briefly worked at Sephora before his drag career took off.
]
Music
In 2017, Kandy Muse was featured on Eureka O'Hara
Eureka, also known as Eureka O'Hara and Eureka!, is the stage name of Eureka D. Huggard (born August 26, 1990), an American drag queen and reality television personality. Eureka rose to prominence competing on the ninth and tenth seasons of ''Ru ...
's song "Body Positivity" and appeared in the music video for Velo's "Big Dick Daddy". Serving as the song's inspiration, Kandy Muse appeared on Alaska Thunderfuck
Justin Andrew Honard (born March 6, 1985) is an American drag queen and recording artist known by the stage name Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, primarily known mononymously as Alaska, from Erie, Pennsylvania. She is best known as the runner-up on th ...
's "Sitting Alone in the VIP" as well as the accompanying music video in 2020.
Personal life
Candelario was born to parents of Dominican descent and lives in New York, as of 2021. He was born in the South Bronx, NYC, and was raised between there and the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...
.
He grew up Mormon and was baptized at 8 years old.
Discography
Filmography
Television
Web series
Music videos
Awards and nominations
See also
* LGBT culture in New York City
References
External links
Kandy Muse
at IMDb
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Living people
American drag queens
People from New York (state)
Kandy Muse
1994 births
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars contestants