Kandy Ho

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Kandy Ho
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Kandy Ho at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022
Born
Frank Diaz Jr. [1]

(1987-09-24) September 24, 1987 (age 37)
Connecticut, U.S.
Television

Frank Diaz Jr. (born September 24, 1987),[ citation needed ] better known by the stage name Kandy Ho, is a Puerto Rican drag queen and television personality. [2]

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Early life

Diaz was born and raised in Connecticut, United States, and moved to Puerto Rico when she was 10 years old. [3] [4] She was raised as a Pentecostal and Baptist. [3]

Before competing on RuPaul's Drag Race, she worked in sales for 8 years. [5] She first performed in drag as a fill-in for a talent show, where she impersonated Madonna, but was hesitant to return to drag until she was asked by friends to fill in as Kimberly Wyatt in a Pussycat Dolls impersonation act for Pride. She was convinced to fill in by her then-boyfriend, and decided to continue pursuing drag afterwards. [3] [5] Her drag name is composed of "Kandy", because she describes herself as sweet and was suggested to her by a friend, as well as "Ho", because she needed something "raunchy" to "spice up" the name and was suggested the name by her then-boyfriend. [5] [6]

Career

Originally from Cayey, Puerto Rico, she rose to prominence on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2015, [7] [8] [9] and later competed on the second season Chilean version of Drag Race, The Switch Drag Race, in 2018, where she represented Puerto Rico. [10] She was accepted onto Drag Race after only auditioning once. [5] During her run on season 7 she was notably critiqued by Michelle Visage for her makeup contouring looking like she had painted on a beard, with Visage's reaction of wagging her finger and saying "no" being turned into a popular GIF. [11]

In 2019 she was ranked by Vulture as one of the most powerful drag queens in America. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "KANDY HO' - Trademark Details". trademarks.justia.com. Justia. Archived from the original on July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ Altomonte, Alex (2015-04-28). "Exclusive Interview: Kandy Ho' Right On Her Alley!". Queerty . Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. 1 2 3 Riviera, Samara (14 May 2015). "Kandy Ho – Hey, Hey, Ho'!". adelantemagazine.com. Adelante Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ Boulet, Ruth (1 June 2015). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 7 Finale recap". Channel Guide Magazine. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Holland, Scott (9 April 2015). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 7 – Hotspots Interviews Kandy Ho". hotspotsmagazine.com. Hotspots Media Group. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  6. ↑ Altomonte, Alex (28 April 2015). "Exclusive Interview: Kandy Ho' Right On Her Alley!". queerty.com. Queerty, Inc. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  7. ↑ Portwood, Jerry (8 December 2014). "Meet the Queens of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 7". Out. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Guerra, Joey (2015-04-09). "Kandy Ho talks 'RuPaul's Drag Race' elimination". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  9. ↑ Cook, Michael (2015-05-19). "Kandy Ho says "Being a bigger and better Drag Queen is really what it's about"". Out In Jersey. Archived from the original on 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  10. ↑ Chávez, Daniela (16 September 2016). "Estas son las 13 participantes que darán vida a "The Switch 2"". Fotech. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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