Kendall Gender is the stage name of Kenneth Wyse (born July 16, 1990), a Canadian drag performer most known for competing on the second season of Canada's Drag Race in 2021. She returned to compete in the first season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World in 2022.
Early life Wyse was raised in Richmond, British Columbia. 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,Conor Clark, "Here's your first look at Canada's Drag Race's season two Snatch Game". Gay Times, November 4, 2021. although for the Snatch Game episode of Canada's Drag Race, she chose to impersonate Kris Jenner.Rebecca Alter, "Canada's Drag Race Recap: Snatch and Release". Vulture, November 5, 2021.
Her first time in drag was in 2014, where she performed Beyonce's "Ring the Alarm".
Kendall Gender won the Vancouver's Next Drag Superstar competition in 2017. In 2020, she became the first drag performer to perform the halftime show at the Rugby Sevens tournament."Vanmag's 2022 Power 50 List". Vancouver Magazine, January 24, 2022. 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. She was a finalist on season 2 of Canada's Drag Race. She won the show's roast challenge.
Following her run on Canada's Drag Race, she was named to 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, 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.Kevin Ritchie, "Canada's Drag Race: Synthia Kiss on the best and worst drag trends". Now, November 20, 2021.
Filmography
2021 Canada's Drag Race TV Contestant Season 2, 10 episodes (Runner-up) 2022 Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World TV Contestant Season 1, 1 episode (9th Place) 2023 Stay Short Film Ivy Diamonds / Kaleb Premiere in the 18th Vancouver International Women in Film Festival 2024 Alert: Missing Persons Unit TV Canary / Drag Queen Season 2, Episode 4 & 10
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2021Meet the Queens: Canada's Drag Race Season 2HerselfStand-alone special2021eTalkHerselfGuest 2022It Gets Better CanadaHerselfGuest with Patch Donaghy2022Meet the Queens: Canada's Drag Race vs The WorldHerselfStand-alone special Bring Back My Girls (2024)
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