Venus (drag queen)

Last updated
Venus
NationalityCanadian
Other names
  • Venus Kunt
  • Venus Sherwood
Occupation Drag queen
Television Canada's Drag Race (season 4) (Winner)
Website legallyvenus.com

Venus (also known as Venus Kunt and Venus Sherwood) [1] is a Canadian drag performer and the winner of season 4 of Canada's Drag Race .

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Career

Venus is a drag performer and entertainer. She is a member of the non-binary drag group ENBY6, as well as the Gender Drag family with her "drag mother" Kendall Gender, [2] who competed on the second season of Canada's Drag Race . In 2017, Venus co-hosted the Sin City Military Fetish Ball in Vancouver. [3] She was a guest on Tommy Genesis' God Is Wild Tour in 2019. [4] In 2023, she hosted and performed with ENBY6 at the Happyland Festival in conjunction with Pride. [5] [6] [7]

Venus is the winner of the fourth season of Canada's Drag Race. [8] She started watching Drag Race in 2017, when she worked at a hair salon with contestant Beth. [9]

Personal life

Based in Vancouver, Venus is a Red River Métis two-spirit person. Venus uses the pronouns she/her in drag, and has no preferred gender pronouns out of drag. [8]

Filmography

Television

See also

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