Ep 36: Kyne Santos (OnlineKyne): Mathematician, Tik Tok Star & Drag Queen (starred in Canada's Drag Race)

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 💌 Sign up for the weekly STIMY newsletter: https://sothisismywhy.ck.page/ebf231f605​