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Kendall Gender

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Kendall Gender a Canadian drag performer and one of the contestants of the second season of Canada's Drag Race.

Kendall would later go on to compete on Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World Season 1.

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Kendall Gender, a participant in Canada's Drag Race, derived her drag name from her real name, Kenneth. Kendall was a nickname she received in high school and carried it into her drag persona. The surname, Gender, is a wordplay that emphasizes her fascination with pop culture and the concept of gender being a construct.
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The real name of Kendall Gender is Kenneth. His drag name, Kendall, is a high school nickname derived from his actual name. The surname 'Gender' is a wordplay reflecting his interest in pop culture and his belief in gender as a construct.
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The drag performer Kendall Gender made her debut on Canada's Drag Race in its second season. She also participated in the first season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World.
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Kendall Gender, a participant in Canada's Drag Race, identifies as Black Canadian.
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Drag Name Origin[]

"My name out of drag is ‘Kenneth’, so Ken-Doll/ Kendall is actually a nickname that I got in high school. So when I started drag it was kind of just a natural fit. The last name, is a play on words, to fit in with my obsession with pop culture, and to enforce the idea that gender is a construct."[7]

Track Records[]

Seasons Competed: Canada Season 2 Canada vs The World
Season 1
Ranking: 2nd/3rd Place
(Runner-Up) 		9th Place
Maxi Challenges Won: 1 (Ep. 7) 0
Mini Challenges Won: 1 (Ep. 7) 0
Times as Team Captain: 0 0
Times in Bottom Two: 1 (Ep. 6) 1 (Ep. 1)
Episode Eliminated: Episode 10 Episode 1

Memorable Quotes[]

Canada's Drag Race Season 2[]

  • "Gender is a construct. The only one that matters is Kendall." (Entrance Quote)
  • "Eve, you said you were a singer honey."
  • "Oh look, another basic clown, and this one seems hopeless." (during the Rusical)
  • "My vagina is the size of a football field." (as Kris Jenner)
  • "♪ When you left me, I was sad and blue. Oh honey, time to make anew. Your new lover is a sad song, and I'm the re-mix. Been through hell, and still I rise, like a phoe-nix. The time's come to be a hoe, but bro no ho-mo. ♪" (Verse in Bye Flop)
  • "In retrospect, I probably should have fucking designed a bodysuit."
  • "Speaking of fifty-year old white women, hi Brad!"
  • "Did you know that Brad is actually my middle name? Ugh, I'm sorry for that useless bit of information, almost as useless as getting a makeup critique from a drag queen that doesn't even paint her own fucking face." (during the Roast of Brooke Lynn Hytes)
  • "The roast is gonna be about the, ICON, the LEGEND, the STAR! The queen of the north! And I, like everyone, assumed that meant Priyanka." (during the Roast of Brooke Lynn Hytes)
  • "Are you already my child?"
  • "♪ I'm a West Coast diva. Skin like latte give you fever. Clock a bitch in her bodysuit, I remain unfazed give myself a toot. Kenny Gen lookin' like a slice. Walk into the room and you know I look nice. Tell 'em I like my neck how I take my coffee... Iced. Body-ody on double double. And my cup always has it's fill. I'm the queen to put my face on your twenty-dollar bill! ♪" (verse in Queen of the North)

Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World Season 1[]

  • "Kenny Gen', looking like a slice. Canada vs. The World, let's roll the dice." (entrance quote)
  • "Hello, Bonjour, Hi. K-G on your mind, like Princess Di. Beauty so cinematic, when I turn around, gotta look back at it. From the town of Vancouvee. Half-black, half-white, like an old time movie. People's Princess, coast to coast. Knocking 'em out, like a second dose. Bad like RiRi, gorgeous like Gigi. Girls wanna be me, call me the Queen Bee. Kenny Gen, still looking like a slice, C-V-W, let's roll the dice" (verse in Bonjour, Hi)
  • "Am I gonna get Pangina'd?"
  • "Well, it's been a slice! Goodbye!" (exit quote)

Farewell Message[]

Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World Season 1[]

"It was an honor to compete with the best of the best!! To my Canadian queens, I LOVE U! & Stephanie, you deserve a chance to shine. ♡ Kendall 💋"

Trivia[]

  • Kendall's favorite song to lip-sync to is "Run the World" by Beyoncé.[8]
  • In 2020, Kendall started a series of recreating the album art of several Black female artists who inspired her drag persona such as Beyoncé, Rihanna and Whitney Houston as an homage to her heritage.[1]
  • That same year she raised more than $25,000 for various Canadian charities.[9]
  • Kendall is part of Vancouver drag trio BRATPACK with Gia Metric and Synthia Kiss.[10]
    • Coincidentally, all three of them competed on the second season of Canada's Drag Race.
      • Additionally, they all won one challenge each.
      • Additionally, Kendall won a lip-sync against both of them.
  • Kendall's drag mother is Jane Smoker.[11]
    • This makes fellow BRATPACK member Gia Metric her drag aunt.[11]
  • Kendall is the first contestant to win a Roast on Canada's Drag Race.
  • The outfit that Kendall wore for the Season 2 reunion was actually a mini challenge outfit because production told the Top 4 that they were preparing for a mini challenge, yet when they arrived on the Main Stage, it turned out to be a reunion.[11]
  • Kendall is the first contestant in the entire Drag Race franchise to originally place as a runner-up and go on to place last overall on their returning season.
  • Kendall was originally an alternate for Canada vs The World.[12]
  • Kendall was the ninth queen on the Canadian version of the show to have their finale outfit leaked in the trailer of their season, after Ilona Verley from Season 1. Then, Beth, Stephanie Prince, Suki Doll and Kimora Amour, from Season 2 and finally Miss Moço, Lady Boom Boom and Halal Bae from Season 3.
  • Being the first eliminated contestant of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World, Kendall joins the group of the Porkchop Queens, the contestants who are the first to be eliminated in an entire franchise.

Gallery[]

Canada's Drag Race Season 2[]

Canada's Drag Race Season 2 Looks[]

Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World Season 1[]

Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World Season 1 Looks[]

Videos[]


Filmography[]

TV[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Canada's Drag Race (Season 2) Self Contestant (Placed 2nd/3rd)
2022 Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World (Season 1) Self Contestant (Placed 9th)

Discography[]

Appearances/Features[]

Year Title Artwork Notes
2021 "Bye, Flop! (Dosey Hoes)" by The Cast of Canada's Drag Race
2022 "Bonjour, Hi! (Maple She-Rups)" by The Cast of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs the World

External Links[]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 This biracial drag queen is paying homage to famous Black artists by recreating their album covers | CBC News — December 12, 2020
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Let’s Werk! The Season 2 Cast of CANADA’S DRAG RACE is Revealed # # # The Crave Original Series Returns on October 14 | Bell Media — September 14, 2021
  3. ↑ Post by kendallgender | Instagram — July 16, 2021
  4. ↑ Canada's Drag Race — Season 2; Episode 6: "The Sinner's Ball" | Crave — November 18, 2021
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Canada's Drag Race series two: Meet the Queens and Judges | BBC — December 9, 2021
  6. ↑ Account of kendallgender | Instagram
  7. ↑ The New Age | Kendall Gender | Foe & Dear — July 9, 2021
  8. ↑ Post by canadasdragrace | Instagram — September 24, 2021
  9. ↑ https://www.etalk.ca/tv/2021/9/meet-the-cast-of-canadas-drag-race-season-2.html
  10. ↑ Profile of bratpackforever | Instagram
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Post by jaylenetyme | Instagram — September 2022
  12. ↑ Icesis & Kendall: Roscoe's Canada VS The World Viewing Party with Naysha, Batty & Kara | YouTube — December 2022
  13. ↑ Is this the cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race Canada Vs The World? | QNews - April 30, 2022

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