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Cynthia Lee Fontaine

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Cynthia Lee Fontaine, formerly known as Cynthia Lalique LaFontaine[1], is a Puerto Rican drag performer from Austin, Texas. She is one of 12 contestants to compete on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, where she finished in tenth place and was awarded the title of Miss Congeniality.

Cynthia soon competed again during the following season, where she was revealed as the 14th queen during the end of Season 9's first episode. She finished in tenth place once again.

Cynthia would later return to compete on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, where she placed tenth for the third time.

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The catchphrase 'cucu' is a signature phrase of Cynthia Lee Fontaine, known from her participation in RuPaul's Drag Race. The term 'cucu' humorously refers to the buttocks and is a distinctive aspect of her on-screen persona. She uses this catchphrase in different situations, for instance, 'Are you ready to see my cucu, AGAIN?' and 'My cucu is fantastic gurl.'
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Cynthia Lee Fontaine, a Puerto Rican drag performer from Austin, Texas, was honored with the Miss Congeniality title in the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, finishing in the tenth position.
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Cynthia Lee Fontaine made a comeback in RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 as part of the six returning contestants. She was revealed as the 14th participant at the conclusion of the premiere episode. This was the second instance of a participant's return in a non-All Stars season.
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Puerto Rican drag performer Cynthia Lee Fontaine has incorporated her heritage into her performances and philanthropic efforts. She notably raised $80,000 for Hurricane Maria victims in Puerto Rico in 2017. She participated in RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8 and Season 9.
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About[]

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 10[]

“It’s time to get Cucu! The beloved queen of Seasons 8 and 9 is back! This Puerto Rican singer, cancer survivor, and activist from Texas has the heart of a champion and a zany charm that’ll tickle your funny bone. ¡Prepárate para enamorarte de nuevo!”[2]

Track Records[]

Statistics USA Season 8 USA Season 9 USA All Stars
Season 10
Ranking: 10th Place
(Miss Congeniality) 		10th Place 10th Place
Maxi Challenges Won: 0 0 0
Mini Challenges Won: 1 (Ep. 2) 0 0
Times as Team Captain: 1 (Ep. 2) 1 (Ep. 2) 0
Times in Bottom: 1 (Ep. 3) 2 (Eps. 5, 6) 1 (Ep. 10)
Episode Eliminated: Episode 3 Episode 6 Episode 10

Memorable Quotes[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8[]

  • "How you doin' mis amores? Do you want to see my cucu?" (entrance quote)
  • "I'm as sexy as a goddesses and as funny as a clown."
  • "I'm from Puerto Rico, but I live in Austin, Texas yaaawl!"
  • "Corselet."
  • "Wait, second time in history of "RuPaul". Two eliminated!" (Referring to Dax ExclamationPoint and Laila McQueen's Double Elimination)
  • "I think Acid Berry..."
  • "Technical problems by."
  • "GPS signal lost."
  • "I think it was funny."
  • "I'm a strong gay woman!"
  • "*Puerto Rican frog whistle noises*"
  • "I thought it was funny."
  • "My heart is falling out of my cucu."
  • "Naysha is always giving like sexy J-Lo boomshell."
  • RuPaul: "All rise for Supreme Court Justice Cynthia Lee Fontaine aka Cucu Freedom. She made herstory with her landmark verdict of legalizing sex. Really, Judge?"
    • Cynthia: "I think it was funny."

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9[]

  • "How you doin' mis amores? Are you ready to see my cucu, AGAIN?" (entrance quote)
  • "I have a cucu, but you have a CUCU, girl." (to Kimora Blac)
  • "My cucu is fantastic gurl."
  • "I'm intolerant lactose." (to Charlie Hides)
  • "CHARLIE LET'S GO!"
  • "Come on English lessons!" (to Kimora Blac)
  • "Be careful with your back mi amore, I have like 75 dead bodies in that suitcase."
  • "Bye Werk Room, maybe you'll see me again!"
  • "Bye Untucked!"
  • "Bye LA!"
  • "Bye Studio!"
  • "Hashtag justice for cucu!"
  • "Did my teeths look yellow?"
  • "Naysha left this competition too sooner."
  • "Later mis amores! Cucu!" (upon elimination)
  • "A moment of silence for this chair, it passed away, it had beautiful cucu sitting here for makeup, shade, tea, and more. For this chair, on behalf of Season 9, our condolencences." (after Eureka broke a chair in Untucked)

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 10[]

  • "How you doing, mis amores? This is Cynthia Lee Fontaine, all the way from season 8 and season 9, your favorite Miss Cucu-geniality. I'm a regular here."
  • "The recovery of the hip replacement is going phenomenal. I'm celebrating remission of my liver cancer, almost seven years. And lower back surgery, too. Category is: Transformers."
  • "I'm gonna give chanclas to everybody here. Hahaha! Oh, I'm scared of you.”
  • ”Don’t you remember I have liver cancer mija?!” (during the Design Challenge voiceover)
  • "♪ Remember that night when we met in the bar, got to know each other in the back of your car. Riding on my cucu but looking at her, I guess you’re not the man I thought you were. [Chorus] Thought you’d get the rose, but now you get the thorn. Baby, I’m the one to grab the bull by the horns. ♪" (Verse in Key Your Car)
  • "Dear Lord of the dogs, please let him be hot. Amen. *gasps* HE'S HOT!" (in The Golden Bitchelor)
  • "Chancla for you! Chancla for you! For you too!"
  • "Bitches, you better watch out, 'cause me and the chancla are conquering the world. Hahahaha!"
  • "Remember, the cucu is still more bigger and juicy than ever. See you in Transylvania!" (exit line)

Health[]

Cynthia was diagnosed with stage one liver cancer shortly after filming Season 8, and eventually was in remission. Acid Betty visited her several times whilst she was undergoing treatment.

Cynthia contracted a serious urinary infection in June 2018, days after Dragcon 2018. She was treated days later luckily.

Farewell Messages[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8[]

"Don't give up!!! Fight For Youre[Sic] Dreams!!! Love you mis amores #Cucu ♥"

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9[]

"Don't stop / Bealive[Sic] in you!!! Love you. CUCU xoxo"

Trivia[]

  • Cynthia is trained opera singer. [3]
  • Cynthia started doing drag in 2006.[3]
  • Cynthia is Miss Mardi Gras PR 2007 and Miss Acquamares 2008. In 2008, Cynthia moved to Texas and took the Lone Star pageant system by storm, winning Miss Austin Sweetheart 2012 and Miss Texas Continental 2012, representing her community at Nationals in Chicago the same year.[3]
  • She helped raise $80,000 for the victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico with Phi Phi O’Hara in 2017.[3]
  • Cynthia is also a National Drag Ambassador for Drag Out The Vote.[3]
  • Cynthia's drag mothers are Kayra Lee and Kathy La Fontaine.[4]
  • While filming Season 8, Cynthia thought Acid Betty's name was 'Acid Berry', as seen in the confessionals and in Untucked.
  • Cynthia is tied for being the lowest ranking Miss Congeniality (10th place) from the original series alongside LaLa Ri of Season 13.
  • Cynthia has a bachelor's degree in Clinical Psychology and she has over 7 years of experience working in the field of Mental Health.[5]
  • Cynthia is the first queen to be a team captain on Episode 2 of two separate seasons.
  • Cynthia is the second queen, after Shangela, to compete on two different seasons (excluding All Stars). She is followed by Eureka, who returned to Season 10 after leaving Season 9 due to a knee injury, and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo.
  • Cynthia is the first Drag Race contestant to have the same placement on two different regular seasons, placing 10th on both Season 8 and Season 9. She was followed by Veronica Green, who placed 9th on both UK Season 2 and UK Season 3.
    • Because of several reasons, including the different amount of contestants on either seasons (12 and 14 respectively), the double elimination on Episode 2 of Season 8 and the non-elimination of Episode 1 of Season 9, Cynthia competed on three episodes in Season 8 and on five episodes in Season 9.
  • Cynthia is the third Drag Race contestant to lip sync three times without sending anyone home, after Carmen Carrera and Yara Sofia, and was followed by Trixie Mattel.
  • Cynthia is the only Drag Race contestant who was once uneligible to win a Miss Congeniality title, in Season 9. This is without considering contestants who competed on seasons that did not present the Miss Congeniality custom.
  • Cynthia would have chosen Chi Chi DeVayne, Thorgy Thor or Naysha Lopez to be Miss Congeniality.[6]
  • Cynthia's favorite moment from Season 8 that was never shown on camera was a heartfelt behind the scenes conversation with Dax ExclamationPoint.[7]
  • Some of Cynthia's inspirations are Carol Burnett, Ednita Nazario, her mom, Celine Dion, Lady Gaga and Angelina Jolie.[8]
  • Cynthia and Farrah are the second pair of contestants to lip sync but have another contestant get eliminated instead, after Phi Phi O'Hara and Sharon Needles in Season 4, where Willam was disqualified instead.
  • On Season 9, for an unknown reason, her Season 8 promo photo was used in her confessional name tag instead of her Season 9 promo photo.
  • Cynthia appeared on the YouTube series Cooking with Drag Queens.[9]
  • Cynthia appeared on the YouTube series Camp Wannakiki as a telenovela actress.
  • Cynthia is also a seventh day adventist, she was the first seventh day adventist to be on the show.[10]
  • When Cynthia was offered a spot on Season 9, she initially thought she was being asked for a cameo on the season similar to Shangela on Season 4.[11]
  • Cynthia made an appearance in Brazilian telenovela "Vai na Fé" in 2023, where she portrayed the possible lost father of protagonist Jenifer.
  • Her promo for All Stars season 10 was made by the winner of La Mas Draga 3 Aviesc Who?[12]
  • Cynthia is the only queen to advance to the semi-finals on All Stars 10 without any challenge win.
  • Cynthia is the third Queen to be eliminated on Snatch Game twice after Gia Gunn and Onyx Unleashed.
  • Cynthia is the fourth queen to compete in three seasons without winning any Maxi Challenges, after Pandora Boxx, Pakita and Cheryl.
  • After Kerri Colby was revealed as the winner of The Wildcard Lottery, Cynthia has now placed 10th on all three of the seasons she has competed on.

Gallery[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8 Looks[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 Looks[]

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 10[]

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 10 Looks[]

Camp Wannakiki Season 3[]

Camp Wannakiki Season 3 Looks[]

Videos[]

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 10[]

The Pit Stop[]

External Links[]

References[]

  1. ↑ CYNTHIA LALIQUE LAFONTAINE IN THE MISS ACQUAMARES 2009 FINAL NIGHT
  2. ↑ ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Season 10 to Hold ‘Tournament of All Stars’ With a Record 18 Competing Queens | Variety — April 23, 2025
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://www.cynthialeefontaine.com/about
  4. ↑ Reply by u/cynthialeefontaine | Reddit — June 8, 2016
  5. ↑ Reply by u/cynthialeefontaine | Reddit — June 8, 2016
  6. ↑ Reply by u/cynthialeefontaine | Reddit — June 8, 2016
  7. ↑ Reply by u/cynthialeefontaine | Reddit — June 8, 2016
  8. ↑ Reply by u/cynthialeefontaine | Reddit — June 8, 2016
  9. ↑ Cooking with Drag Queens - Cynthia Lee Fontaine - Pastelón
  10. ↑ Haus of Utica RPDR S15E05 Review with Utica Queen | Spotify — February 2023
  11. ↑ Cynthia Lee Fontaine Chats Drag Race Season 8 and 9 | YouTube — December 27, 2023
  12. ↑ Design : “ Diosa Del Mar” 🌊 | Instagram — April 24, 2025

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