Synthia Kiss

Canadian drag performer
Synthia Kiss
Synthia Kiss at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024
Born
Daniel Finlan[1]

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionCanada's Drag Race (season 2)

Synthia Kiss is the stage name of Daniel Finlan, a Canadian drag performer most known for competing on season 2 of Canada's Drag Race.[1][2]

Early life and education

Finlan was born and raised in Peterborough, Ontario.[3] He graduated from fashion school at Ryerson University in Toronto.[4]

Career

Finlan started doing drag after fashion school, in Vancouver.[4] He competed in his first drag competition in 2016.[5] Synthia Kiss was a contestant on season 2 of Canada's Drag Race and finished in seventh place.

Synthia Kiss has regularly performed as part of the "Brat Pack" drag troupe alongside Canada's Drag Race castmates Kendall Gender and Gia Metric.[6]

Personal life

Finlan is based in Vancouver.[4] His brother, Matthew Finlan, is an actor best known as cohost of the CBC Gem web series Ghosting with Luke Hutchie and Matthew Finlan.[7]

Filmography

Television

Web series

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "'I feel like a winner': Synthia Kiss eliminated from 'Canada's Drag Race,' but still shining". The Peterborough Examiner. 2021-11-21. Archived from the original on 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  2. ^ "Synthia Kiss from Drag Race Canada to YASS". YASS Magazine. 2021-11-24. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  3. ^ ""Express Yourself": The Art and Community of Drag – Sheridan Sun". sheridansun.sheridanc.on.ca. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  4. ^ a b c Ritchie, Kevin (2021-11-20). "Canada's Drag Race: Synthia Kiss on the best and worst drag trends". NOW Toronto. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  5. ^ "Local contestants host watch parties for premiere of Canada's Drag Race | Curated". Daily Hive. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  6. ^ Kevin Ritchie, "Canada’s Drag Race: Synthia Kiss on the best and worst drag trends". Now, November 20, 2021.
  7. ^ Debra Yeo, "Searching for haunted Ontario: Luke Hutchie and Matthew Finlan go ‘Ghosting’ on CBC Gem". Toronto Star, January 24, 2024.
  8. ^ Whittock, Jesse. "Kevin Alves, Katie Douglas & Devyn Nekoda Among Guests On CBC's 'Ghosting With Luke Hutchie And Matthew Finlan'; Watch The Trailer Here". deadline.com. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
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