Kandy Muse

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Kandy Muse
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Kandy Muse at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022
Born
Kevin Gabriel Candelario

(1994-11-03) November 3, 1994 (age 30)
South Bronx, New York City, U.S. [1]
Nationality Dominican-American
Other namesCherry Blossom [1]
Television RuPaul's Drag Race (season 13) • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 8)

Kandy Muse is the stage name of Kevin Gabriel Candelario [2] (born November 3, 1994), an American drag queen and performer most known for being the runner-up on both the thirteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race (2021) and the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2023) and the second season of House of Villains (2024) and the upcoming series called Slaycation .

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Career

Kandy Muse was a former member of the House of Aja, a queer collective house ran by Aja LaBeija, a drag queen who competed on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race . [3]

Kandy Muse was a member of the Doll Haus, alongside fellow former House of Aja members Dahlia Sin and her daughter Janelle No. 5. Now she is the mother of the Iconic house of Muse featuring Xunami Muse, Papito Suave, and Lucas Skywalker. [4]

In 2021, Kandy Muse competed on the thirteenth season of Drag Race, during which Kandy Muse portrayed a "slutty version" of LinkedIn in "Social Media: The Unverified Rusical" and Patrick Starrr in the Snatch Game episode, and placed runner up to winner Symone. [5] [6] [7]

In 2023, Muse competed on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race AllStars, where she was declared the runner-up to Jimbo. [8] After the airing of the season, Kandy's own World of Wonder original series, Inside the Producer's Studio with Kandy Muse, was announced to premiere on August 7, 2023. [9]

Kandy Muse is the drag mother of Xunami Muse, who competed on the sixteenth season of Drag Race in 2024.

Music

Kandy Muse performing during Werq the World (2023) Werq the World at Caesars Windsor, 2023-08-06 10.jpg
Kandy Muse performing during Werq the World (2023)

In 2017, Kandy Muse was featured on Eureka O'Hara's song "Body Positivity" and appeared in the music video for Velo's "Big Dick Daddy". [10] [11] Serving as the song's inspiration, Kandy Muse appeared on Alaska Thunderfuck's "Sitting Alone in the VIP" as well as the accompanying music video in 2020. [12]

Personal life

Candelario was born to parents of Dominican descent and lives in New York, as of 2021. He is also African American and identifies as black. [13] He was born in the South Bronx, NYC, and was raised between Tremont, Bronx [14] and the Dominican Republic. [1] He grew up Mormon and was baptized at 8 years old. [15]

Discography

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"ConDragulations" [16]
(with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, season 13)		2021Non-album single
"Social Media: The Unverified Rusical" [17]
(with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, season 13)		2021 Social Media: The Unverified Rusical Album
"Lucky" [18]
(with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, season 13)		2021Non-album single
"Money, Success, Fame, Glamour" (Glam Rock version)
(with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, season 8)		2023Non-album single
"Joan! The Unauthorized Rusical" [19]
(with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, season 8)		2023 Joan! The Unauthorized Rusical Album

Other appearances

SongYearArtistAlbum
"Body Positivity" [20] 2017 Eureka O'Hara, Adam Barta & ElectropointNon-album single
"Sitting Alone in the VIP" [21] 2020 Alaska Thunderfuck Non-album single

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2017 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 3) GuestStand-alone special episode: "Exclusive Queen Ruveal"
2021 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 13) ContestantRunner-up (16 episodes)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked HerselfSeason 12 (14 episodes)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Corona Can't Keep a Good Queen DownHerselfStand-alone special [22]
Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch Cindy Brady [23]
2022 iCarly Cruella IntentionsEpisode: "iDragged Him" [24]
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 8) ContestantRunner-up (12 episodes) [25]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked Herself
Good Morning America HerselfGuest (1 episode) [26]
GMA3: What You Need to Know HerselfGuest (1 episode) [27]
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen HerselfGuest (1 episode) [28]
2024 House of Villains ContestantSeason 2 [29]
TBA Slaycation HerselfMain cast [30]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2017Cosmo QueensHerselfGuest [31]
2018 Hey Qween! Guest (Episode: Aja)
2021Ruvealing the LookGuest [32]
Whatcha Packin' [33]
The X Change Rate [34]
2022Out of the Closet [35]
Trixie Cosmetics: Kiki with Kandy Muse [36]
2023Meet the QueensStand-alone special
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8		 [37]
EW News FlashGuest [38]
BuzzFeed Celeb Guest [39]
Inside the Producer's Studio with Kandy MuseHost7 episodes [9]

Music videos

TitleYearNotes
"Big Dick Daddy"2017By Velo
"Sitting Alone in the VIP"2020By Alaska Thunderfuck

Awards and nominations

YearAward-giving bodyCategoryWorkResultsRef.
2018Brooklyn Nightlife AwardsDrag Queen of the YearHerselfWon [40]
2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Fight (with Tamisha Iman) RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Nominated [41]
2022 Queerty Awards Future All-StarHerselfNominated [42]

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