# Kendall Gender > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kendall_Gender > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kendall_Gender.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendall_Gender > Source revision: 1341448280 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian drag performer}} {{Infobox person | name = Kendall Gender | image = File:DragCon 2023 @ DVSROSS Photgraphy -125 (cropped).jpg | caption = Kendall Gender at [RuPaul's DragCon LA](/source/RuPaul's_DragCon_LA), 2023 | birth_name = Kenneth Wyse | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|7|16}}{{Cite tweet |user=kendallgenderxo |number=1416063749681664005 |title=go shawty , it's my birthday 🥳}}{{Cite instagram |user=kendallgender |postid=Cuw0OIYLtnH |title=I don't know about you , but I'm feeling 33 🥳🦀🎂 |date=July 16, 2023}} | birth_place = [Richmond, British Columbia](/source/Richmond%2C_British_Columbia), Canada | education = [Kwantlen Polytechnic University](/source/Kwantlen_Polytechnic_University) | occupation = [Drag queen](/source/Drag_queen) | television = ''[Canada's Drag Race](/source/Canada's_Drag_Race)'' ([season 2](/source/Canada's_Drag_Race_season_2))
''[Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World](/source/Canada's_Drag_Race%3A_Canada_vs._the_World)'' ([season 1](/source/Canada's_Drag_Race%3A_Canada_vs._the_World_season_1)) | website = {{URL|kendallgender.com}} }} '''Kendall Gender''' is the stage name of '''Kenneth Wyse''' (born July 16, 1990), a Canadian [drag](/source/Drag_(clothing)) performer most known for competing on the [second season](/source/Canada's_Drag_Race_season_2) of ''[Canada's Drag Race](/source/Canada's_Drag_Race)'' in 2021. She returned to compete in the [first season](/source/Canada's_Drag_Race%3A_Canada_vs._the_World_season_1) of ''[Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World](/source/Canada's_Drag_Race%3A_Canada_vs._the_World)'' in 2022.{{Cite magazine |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |date=October 17, 2022 |title=See the 'Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World' cast of international all-stars |url=https://ew.com/tv/canadas-drag-race-canada-vs-the-world-cast-revealed/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |magazine=[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly) |language=en}} ==Early life== Wyse was raised in [Richmond, British Columbia](/source/Richmond%2C_British_Columbia).{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/biracial-drag-queen-album-covers-1.5834640|title=This biracial drag queen is paying homage to famous Black artists by recreating their album covers|website=CBC News|last=Moliere|first=Ashley|date=December 12, 2021|access-date=December 18, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129082313/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/biracial-drag-queen-album-covers-1.5834640|url-status=live}} He graduated from [Henry James Cambie Secondary School](/source/Henry_James_Cambie_Secondary_School) in 2008 before attending [Kwantlen Polytechnic University](/source/Kwantlen_Polytechnic_University).{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} ==Career== Wyse chose the drag name Kendall Gender as a reference to reality television personality [Kendall Jenner](/source/Kendall_Jenner),Conor Clark, [https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/heres-your-first-look-at-canadas-drag-races-season-two-snatch-game/ "Here's your first look at Canada's Drag Race's season two Snatch Game"]. ''[Gay Times](/source/Gay_Times)'', November 4, 2021. although for the [Snatch Game](/source/Snatch_Game) episode of ''Canada's Drag Race'', she chose to impersonate [Kris Jenner](/source/Kris_Jenner).Rebecca Alter, [https://www.vulture.com/article/canadas-drag-race-recap-season-2-episode-4-snatch-game.html "Canada's Drag Race Recap: Snatch and Release"]. ''[Vulture](/source/Vulture_(website))'', November 5, 2021. Her first time in drag was in 2014, where she performed [Beyonce](/source/Beyonce)'s "[Ring the Alarm](/source/Ring_the_Alarm)".{{cite news|url=https://thekit.ca/beauty/celebrity-beauty/kendall-gender-drag-queen/|title="Drag Saved Me in So Many Ways," Says Kendall Gender|date=June 24, 2022|first=Katherine|last=Lalancette|website=The Kit|access-date=July 5, 2022}} Kendall Gender won the Vancouver's Next Drag Superstar competition in 2017. In 2020, she became the first [drag](/source/Drag_(clothing)) performer to perform the halftime show at the Rugby Sevens tournament.[https://www.vanmag.com/Vanmags-2022-Power-50-List "Vanmag's 2022 Power 50 List"]. ''[Vancouver Magazine](/source/Vancouver_Magazine)'', January 24, 2022. She also recreated four albums by Black artists: [Beyoncé](/source/Beyonc%C3%A9)'s ''[Dangerously in Love](/source/Dangerously_in_Love)'', [Mariah Carey](/source/Mariah_Carey)'s ''[Merry Christmas](/source/Merry_Christmas_(Mariah_Carey_album))'', [Rihanna](/source/Rihanna)'s ''[Unapologetic](/source/Unapologetic)'', and [Whitney Houston](/source/Whitney_Houston)'s ''[Whitney](/source/Whitney_(album))''. She was a finalist on [season 2](/source/Canada's_Drag_Race_season_2) of ''[Canada's Drag Race](/source/Canada's_Drag_Race)''.{{Cite web|last=Alter|first=Rebecca|date=December 18, 2021|title=Canada's Drag Race Season-Finale Recap: Give Them All Swords|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/canadas-drag-race-recap-season-2-episode-10-queen-of-the-north.html|access-date=December 18, 2021|website=Vulture|language=en-us|archive-date=December 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218173817/https://www.vulture.com/article/canadas-drag-race-recap-season-2-episode-10-queen-of-the-north.html|url-status=live}} She won the show's [roast](/source/Roast_(comedy)) challenge.{{Cite web|date=November 26, 2021|title=Canada's Drag Race Season 2 Episode 7 Recap: Kendall Roasts Back|url=https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-canada-season-2-episode-7-recap/|access-date=December 18, 2021|website=ScreenRant|last=Sim|first=Bernardo|language=en-US|archive-date=November 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126121522/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-canada-season-2-episode-7-recap/|url-status=live}} Following her run on ''Canada's Drag Race'', she was named to ''[Vancouver Magazine](/source/Vancouver_Magazine)'s'' annual Power 50 list of influential Vancouverites. She has appeared in a campaign for Canadian swim and loungewear brand Londre and is the face of Annabelle cosmetics' Proud Out Loud collection. ==Personal life== Wyse is biracial (half black and half white). He is based in Vancouver,{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/from-kenneth-to-kendall-the-transformation-of-a-drag-queen-1.4771116|title=From Kenneth to Kendall: The transformation of a drag queen|website=CBC News|last=Coulter|first=Christine|date=August 3, 2018|access-date=December 18, 2021|archive-date=November 3, 2021|archive-url=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|url-status=live}} where he has regularly performed as part of the "Brat Pack" drag troupe alongside his ''Canada's Drag Race'' castmates [Synthia Kiss](/source/Synthia_Kiss) and [Gia Metric](/source/Gia_Metric).Kevin Ritchie, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/news-features/canadas-drag-race-synthia-kiss-on-the-best-and-worst-drag-trends "Canada's Drag Race: Synthia Kiss on the best and worst drag trends"]. ''[Now](/source/Now_(newspaper))'', November 20, 2021. ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! {{nowrap|Year}} ! {{nowrap|Title}} ! {{nowrap|Genre}} ! {{nowrap|Role}} ! {{nowrap|Notes}} |- | 2021 | ''[Canada's Drag Race](/source/Canada's_Drag_Race)'' | TV | Contestant | [Season 2](/source/Canada's_Drag_Race_season_2), 10 episodes (Runner-up) |- | 2022 | ''[Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World](/source/Canada's_Drag_Race%3A_Canada_vs._the_World)'' | TV | Contestant | [Season 1](/source/Canada's_Drag_Race%3A_Canada_vs._the_World_season_1), 1 episode (9th Place) |- | 2023 | ''Stay'' | Short Film | Ivy Diamonds / Kaleb | Premiere in the 18th Vancouver International Women in Film Festival{{cite AV media|url=https://viwff.eventive.org/films/63b49f746baa1d0045025f17|title=Stay {{!}} Vancouver International Women in Film Festival|publisher=viwff.eventive.org|date=February 20, 2023|access-date=March 10, 2023}}{{cite AV media|url=https://filmfreeway.com/Stay_dragfilm|title=Stay - FilmFreeway|publisher=filmfreeway.com|date=February 25, 2023|access-date=March 10, 2023}} |- | 2024 | ''[Alert: Missing Persons Unit](/source/Alert%3A_Missing_Persons_Unit)'' | TV | Canary / Drag Queen | Season 2, Episode 4 & 10 |} === Web series === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes ! style="text-align: center;" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}} |- |2021 |''Meet the Queens: Canada's Drag Race Season 2'' |Herself |Stand-alone special |style="text-align: center;" |{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OPMMWgV-O0|title=MEET THE QUEENS: Kendall Gender|publisher=Youtube.com|date=September 14, 2021|access-date=November 17, 2022}} |- |2021 |''[eTalk](/source/Etalk)'' |Herself |Guest |style="text-align: center;" |{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj2hVTNH9Q8|title=Meet Kendall Gender {{!}} Canada's Drag Race Season 2|publisher=Youtube.com|date=October 29, 2021|access-date=November 17, 2022}} |- |2022 |''It Gets Better Canada'' |Herself |Guest with Patch Donaghy |style="text-align: center;" |{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsOcKETPKsU|title=Kendall Gender and Patch Donaghy: a celebration of love|publisher=Youtube.com|date=June 23, 2022|access-date=November 17, 2022}} |- |2022 |''Meet the Queens: Canada's Drag Race vs The World'' |Herself |Stand-alone special |style="text-align: center;" |{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg66yQqABTA|title=Meet The Queens {{!}} Kendall Gender - Canada's Drag Race Vs The World|publisher=Youtube.com|date=October 17, 2022|access-date=November 17, 2022}} |} * ''[Bring Back My Girls](/source/Bring_Back_My_Girls)'' (2024) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category| Kendall Gender}} * {{Official website|https://www.kendallgender.com}} {{Canada's Drag Race}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people Category:Black Canadian LGBTQ people Category:Canada's Drag Race contestants Category:Canadian drag queens Category:People from Richmond, British Columbia Category:Drag performers from British Columbia Category:Drag performers from Vancouver Category:Kwantlen Polytechnic University alumni Category:Black Canadian artists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kendall Gender](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendall_Gender) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendall_Gender?action=history)). 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