Kyne is the stage name of Kyne Santos: a mathematician, YouTube/Tik Tok star with nearly 1 million followers collectively, Drag Queen & contestant in Season 1 of Canada’s Drag Race.

Born in Manila, Philippines, Kyne moved to Kitchener, Ontario at the age of 5 with his family. Since young, mathematics and academics were a priority at home and he developed a love and knack for it.

In Grade, 9, Kyne began experimenting with makeup. What started out as almost invisible men’s makeup turned into full-blown, dramatic horror makeup that he would then post on his YouTube channel as part of his repertoire of makeup tutorials! This consequently led him down the path to becoming a Tik Tok drag queen star & contestant on Canada's Drag Race!

Highlights:

• 2:34: Maths & academics as a priority since childhood
• 3:27: Wanting to be a priest at the age of 12
• 5:07: Coming out
• 6:28: Experimenting with makeup at the age of 14/15
• 10:15: Wearing makeup to school 
• 12:46: How Kyne’s understanding of drag evolved over time
• 15:18: Coming up with his drag aesthetics
• 16:04: Finding maths to be very beautiful and elegant
• 19:45: Maths can be used for evil or for the social good
• 22:01: Joining Tik Tok & posting short educational math videos while in drag
• 26:30: How Kyne’s video showed that the graph for Georgia’s coronavirus cases was misleading, and how it resulted in officials changing the graph and issuing an apology
• 27:13: What constitutes a faulty graph?
• 28:36: Participating in Canada’s Drag Race
• 30:46: Facing backlash after Canada’s Drag Race premiered
• 32:15: Advice for those wanting to get into drag

📍Show notes: www.sothisismywhy.com/36

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