Kandy Muse

Kandy Muse is the stage name of Kevin Candelario, an American drag queen, queer artist and performer most known for being the runner-up on the thirteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and for being part of the House of Aja.

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

November 3, 1994 (age 28)
South Bronx, New York City, USA[1]
NationalityDominican-American
Other namesCherry Blossom[1]
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 13)

Career

Kandy Muse was part of the House of Aja, a drag queen who competed on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[2] Kandy Muse is now a member of the Doll Haus, alongside fellow former House of Aja members Dahlia Sin and Janelle No. 5.[3]

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.[4][5][6] Kandy Muse was originally cast for the show's twelfth season.[2] She will compete on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2023).[7]

Candelario briefly worked at Sephora before his drag career took off.[8]

Music

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".[9][10] 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.[11]

Personal life

Candelario was born to parents of Dominican descent and lives in New York, as of 2021.[12] He was born in the South Bronx, NYC, and was raised between there and the Dominican Republic.[1] He grew up Mormon and was baptized at 8 years old.[13]

Discography
Title Year Notes
"Body Positivity" 2017 Featuring with Eureka O'Hara
"Sitting Alone in the VIP" 2020 Featuring with Alaska Thunderfuck
"ConDragulations (Cast Version)" 2021 By RuPaul featuring the Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 13
"Lucky" 2021 By RuPaul featuring the Top 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 13
"Money, Success, Fame, Glamour" (Glam Rock version) 2023 With the cast of Top 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Season 8

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2017 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Guest Season 3, Exclusive Queen Ruveal
2018 Hey Qween! Guest Episode: Aja
2021 RuPaul's Drag Race Contestant Season 13 Runner-up
2021 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Contestant Season 13
2021 RuPaul's Drag Race: Corona Can't Keep a Good Queen Down Herself Stand-alone special [14]
2021 Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch Cindy Brady [15]
2022 ICarly Cruella Intentions Episode: "iDragged Him" [16]
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Contestant [17]
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2017 Cosmo Queens Herself Guest [18]
2021 Ruvealing the Look [19]
Whatcha Packin' [20]
The X Change Rate [21]
2022 Out of the Closet [22]
Trixie Cosmetics: Kiki with Kandy Muse [23]
2023 Meet the Queens Stand-alone special
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8		 [24]
2023 EW News Flash Guest [25]
2023 BuzzFeed Celeb Guest [26]

Music videos
Title Year Notes
"Big Dick Daddy" 2017 By Velo
"Sitting Alone in the VIP" 2020 By Alaska Thunderfuck

Awards and nominations
Year Award-giving body Category Work Results Ref.
2018 Brooklyn Nightlife Awards Drag Queen of the Year Herself Won [27]
2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Fight (with Tamisha Iman) RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Nominated [28]
2022 Queerty Awards Future All-Star Herself Nominated [29]
2022 WOWIE Awards Best Twitter (The Trending Topic Award) Herself Nominated [30][31]

See also

References
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  2. "Every scalding hot drop of tea about Drag Race season 13". PinkNews. 2021-01-13. Archived from the original on 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  3. "Drag Race: What happened between the Haus of Aja and Drag Race's Kandy Muse?". The Tab. 5 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  4. McCallion, Paul (2021-02-20). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Social Werk". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2021-02-20. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  5. "'Drag Race' Season 13's Iconic Snatch Game Impressions, Ranked". Bustle. Archived from the original on 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  6. "Patrick Starrr Gave Kandy Muse's 'Snatch Game' Tens Across The Board". Instinct. 2021-03-07. Archived from the original on 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  7. Nolfi, Joey (April 20, 2023). "'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8' cast of returning queens revealed". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  8. "Coolest Person in the Room: Kandy Muse". PAPER. 2019-09-27. Archived from the original on 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  9. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Queen Eureka O'Hara Promotes 'Body Positivity' on New Song: Premiere". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  10. "VELO's Hot New Video 'Big D*ck Daddy' Feat. Hot Men, Aja, & Phi Phi O'Hara!". Instinct. 2017-08-26. Archived from the original on 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  11. "Alaska & Kandy Muse Unleash 'Sitting Alone In the VIP' Video". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  12. "RuPaul's Drag Race: Fans Attack Kandy Muse's Mother After Explosive UnTucked". ScreenRant. 2021-02-03. Archived from the original on 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3aTQe9QzcI&list=PLGwZKkKxJCifxr_ZaCuAzh-6zBWXC3zVh&index=4. {{cite AV media}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. Ramos, Dino-Ray; Journal-Constitution, The Atlanta (February 17, 2021). "VH1 To Release 'RuPaul's Drag Race: Corona Can't Keep A Good Queen Down'; Docu Chronicles Shooting Reality Series During Pandemic". Deadline. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  15. Hatchett, Keisha (June 23, 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race Will Team with Brady Bunch Cast for Crossover Episode — Plus, Watch the First Act of All Stars 6". TVLine. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  16. "Kandy Muse, Scarlet Envy, Rose', & Mo Heart Guest Star in New Photos from iCarly "iDragged Him""". www.beautifulballad.org/. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  17. Nolfi, Joey (April 20, 2023). "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8 cast of returning queens revealed". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  18. Kandy Muse | COSMO Queens | Cosmopolitan, December 11, 2017, retrieved November 15, 2022
  19. Kandy Muse's Denim Entrance Look 😍 Ruvealing the Look | RuPaul's Drag Race S13, April 14, 2021, retrieved August 26, 2021
  20. Kandy Muse's Whatcha Packin' 🌟 S13 TOP 4 | RuPaul's Drag Race, April 15, 2021, retrieved August 26, 2021
  21. The X Change Rate: The Queens of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 13, January 1, 2021, retrieved November 23, 2021
  22. Kandy Muse 🍬 A Craving For Fashion | S6 E2 | Out of the Closet 👗, November 8, 2022
  23. Kiki with Kandy Muse, February 28, 2022, retrieved November 15, 2022
  24. RuPaul's Drag Race (April 20, 2023), Meet the Queens of All Stars 8! 🌟 | QUEEN RUVEAL | RuPaul’s Drag Race AS8 👠✨, retrieved April 20, 2023
  25. Kandy Muse is Still The Main Character of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8 | Entertainment Weekly. Entertainment Weekly. April 26, 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  26. The Queens Of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8" Play Who's Who. BuzzFeed Celeb. May 15, 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  27. "Post by @bknightlifeawards". Instagram. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  28. Del Rosario, Alexandra (April 19, 2021). "MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominations: 'Emily In Paris', 'WandaVision' & 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 20, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  29. "'The 2022 Queerties". Cheat Sheet. February 24, 2022.
  30. Nguyen, Nikki (2 May 2022). "World of Wonder's 2022 WOWIE Awards at DragCon: Cast Your Votes Now!". World of Wonder. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  31. "Here Are World of Wonder's 2022 WOWIE Awards Winners". World of Wonder. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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