Kendall Gender Explained

Kendall Gender
Birth Name:Kenneth Wyse
Birth Date:16 July 1990[1] [2]
Birth Place:Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality:Canadian
Education:Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Occupation:Drag queen
Television:Canada's Drag Race (season 2)

Kendall Gender is the stage name of Kenneth Wyse (born 16 July 1990), a Canadian drag performer most known for competing on season 2 of Canada's Drag Race in 2021. She returned to compete in in 2022.[3]

Early life

Wyse was raised in Richmond, British Columbia.[4] He graduated from Henry James Cambie Secondary School in 2008 before attending Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

Career

Wyse chose the drag name Kendall Gender as a reference to reality television personality Kendall Jenner,[5] although for the Snatch Game episode of Canada's Drag Race, she chose to impersonate Kris Jenner.[6]

Her first time in drag was in 2014, where she performed Beyonce's "Ring the Alarm".[7]

Kendall Gender won the Vancouver's Next Drag Superstar competition in 2017.[4] In 2020, she became the first drag performer to perform the halftime show at the Rugby Sevens tournament.[8] She also recreated four albums by Black artists: Beyoncé's Dangerously in Love, Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas, Rihanna's Unapologetic, and Whitney Houston's Whitney.[4] She was a finalist on season 2 of Canada's Drag Race.[9] She won the show's roast challenge.[10]

Following her run on Canada's Drag Race, she was named to Vancouver Magazine's annual Power 50 list of influential Vancouverites.[8] She has appeared in a campaign for Canadian swim and loungewear brand Londre and is the face of Annabelle cosmetics' Proud Out Loud collection.[7]

Personal life

Wyse is biracial (half black and half white).[4] He is based in Vancouver,[11] where he has regularly performed as part of the "Brat Pack" drag troupe alongside his Canada's Drag Race castmates Synthia Kiss and Gia Metric.[12]

Filmography

2021Canada's Drag RaceTVContestantSeason 2, 10 episodes (Runner-up)
2022TVContestant1 episode (9th Place)
2023StayShort FilmIvy Diamonds / KalebPremiere in the 18th Vancouver International Women in Film Festival[13] [14]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021Meet the Queens: Canada's Drag Race Season 2HerselfStand-alone special[15]
2021eTalkHerselfGuest [16]
2022It Gets Better CanadaHerselfGuest with Patch Donaghy[17]
2022Meet the Queens: Canada's Drag Race vs The WorldHerselfStand-alone special[18]

Notes and References

  1. kendallgenderxo . 1416063749681664005 . go shawty, it's my birthday .
  2. kendallgender . Cuw0OIYLtnH . I don't know about you, but I'm feeling 33 . July 16, 2023.
  3. Nolfi . Joey . October 17, 2022 . See the 'Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World' cast of international all-stars . 2022-10-17 . . en.
  4. Web site: This biracial drag queen is paying homage to famous Black artists by recreating their album covers. CBC News. Moliere. Ashley. December 12, 2021. December 18, 2021. November 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129082313/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/biracial-drag-queen-album-covers-1.5834640. live.
  5. Conor Clark, "Here's your first look at Canada's Drag Race's season two Snatch Game". Gay Times, November 4, 2021.
  6. Rebecca Alter, "Canada's Drag Race Recap: Snatch and Release". Vulture, November 5, 2021.
  7. News: "Drag Saved Me in So Many Ways," Says Kendall Gender. June 24, 2022. Katherine. Lalancette. The Kit. July 5, 2022.
  8. https://www.vanmag.com/Vanmags-2022-Power-50-List "Vanmag's 2022 Power 50 List"
  9. Web site: Alter. Rebecca. December 18, 2021. Canada's Drag Race Season-Finale Recap: Give Them All Swords. December 18, 2021. Vulture. en-us. December 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218173817/https://www.vulture.com/article/canadas-drag-race-recap-season-2-episode-10-queen-of-the-north.html. live.
  10. Web site: November 26, 2021. Canada's Drag Race Season 2 Episode 7 Recap: Kendall Roasts Back. December 18, 2021. ScreenRant. Sim. Bernardo. en-US. November 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211126121522/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-canada-season-2-episode-7-recap/. live.
  11. Web site: From Kenneth to Kendall: The transformation of a drag queen. CBC News. Coulter. Christine. August 3, 2018. December 18, 2021. November 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211103133201/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/from-kenneth-to-kendall-the-transformation-of-a-drag-queen-1.4771116. live.
  12. Kevin Ritchie, "Canada's Drag Race: Synthia Kiss on the best and worst drag trends". Now, November 20, 2021.
  13. Stay Vancouver International Women in Film Festival. viwff.eventive.org. February 20, 2023. March 10, 2023.
  14. Stay - FilmFreeway. filmfreeway.com. February 25, 2023. March 10, 2023.
  15. MEET THE QUEENS: Kendall Gender. Youtube.com. September 14, 2021. November 17, 2022.
  16. Meet Kendall Gender Canada's Drag Race Season 2. Youtube.com. October 29, 2021. November 17, 2022.
  17. Kendall Gender and Patch Donaghy: a celebration of love. Youtube.com. June 23, 2022. November 17, 2022.
  18. Meet The Queens Kendall Gender - Canada's Drag Race Vs The World. Youtube.com. October 17, 2022. November 17, 2022.

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