Kandy Muse

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Kandy Muse
File:RuPaul DragCon 2022 (52073487739) (cropped - Kandy Muse).jpg
Kandy Muse at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022
Born
Kevin Gabriel Candelario

(1994-11-03) November 3, 1994 (age 31)
South Bronx, New York City, U.S.[1]
Other namesCherry Blossom[1]
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 13) • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 8)
Websitethekandymuse.com

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). In 2024, she starred on the second season of reality television series House of Villains and Slaycation.

Career

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Kandy Muse was a former member of the House of Aja, a queer collective house ran by Aja, 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 House of Muse, including 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 All Stars, 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

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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

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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

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Singles

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Title Year Album
"ConDragulations"[16]
(with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, season 13) 		2021 Non-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) 		2021 Non-album single
"Money, Success, Fame, Glamour" (Glam Rock version)
(with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, season 8) 		2023 Non-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

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

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2017 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 3) Guest Stand-alone special episode: "Exclusive Queen Ruveal"
2021 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 13) Contestant Runner-up (16 episodes)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Herself Season 13 (14 episodes)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Corona Can't Keep a Good Queen Down Herself Stand-alone special [22]
Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch Cindy Brady [23]
2022 iCarly Cruella Intentions Episode: "iDragged Him" [24]
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 8) Contestant Runner-up (12 episodes) [25]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked Herself
Good Morning America Herself Guest (1 episode) [26]
GMA3: What You Need to Know Herself Guest (1 episode) [27]
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Herself Guest (1 episode) [28]
2024 House of Villains Contestant Season 2 (6th Place) [29]
2025 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 17) Herself Special guest; Episode: "The Villains Roast" [30]
TBA Slaycation Herself Main cast [31]

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2017 Cosmo Queens Herself Guest [32]
2018 Hey Qween! Guest (Episode: Aja)
2021 Ruvealing the Look Guest [33]
Whatcha Packin' [34]
The X Change Rate [35]
2022 Out of the Closet [36]
Trixie Cosmetics: Kiki with Kandy Muse [37]
2023 Meet the Queens Stand-alone special
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8 		[38]
EW News Flash Guest [39]
BuzzFeed Celeb Guest [40]
Inside the Producer's Studio with Kandy Muse Host 7 episodes [9]

Music videos

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Title Year Notes
"Do What U Want"[41] 2013 By Lady Gaga featuring R. Kelly
"Big Dick Daddy" 2017 By Velo
"Sitting Alone in the VIP" 2020 By Alaska Thunderfuck

Awards and nominations

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Year Award-giving body Category Work Results Ref.
2018 Brooklyn Nightlife Awards Drag Queen of the Year Herself Won [42]
2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Fight (with Tamisha Iman) RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Nominated [43]
2022 Queerty Awards Future All-Star Herself Nominated [44]

See also

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References

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