University of Waterloo student vying to become Canada's first drag superstar
Kyne Santos, fourth-year math student, vying for title of Next Drag Superstar and $100K prize
A fourth-yearmath student at University of Waterloo will be a contestant on Canada's Drag Race when the reality television competition series premieres, Thursday night, the school said on its website.
Kyne Santos, 22, the most followed Canada's Drag Race contestant with 62K followers, has been doing drag for the past three years and is happy for the opportunity to showcase his talent to a global audience, according to the university.
"I feel excited and nervous. TV is full of fans' favourites and villains, and you never know how viewers are going to feel about the program," Santos said.
"I hope people like me. I hope I can be memorable, entertaining, and make my fans proud.
"I think I possess a really diverse skill set, because I'm a good dancer, singer, seamstress and I'm not afraid to make a fool out of myself," Santos added.
The reality television competition series is based on the American series RuPaul's Drag Race and tests the contestants on acting, dancing, branding, improv, performance, sewing and everything a drag queen does in their career.
In addition to the title of the Next Drag Superstar, the winner takes home a grand prize of $100,000.
Santos has been posting on YouTube for the past seven years, treating his 110K subscribers to videos about sewing, wig styling and makeup with plans to diversify in the future.
The Mathematical Finance major continues to grow in popularity online thanks to the TikTok math videos he has been posting in drag every day for the past two months.
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