About this episode

Candis Cayne joins Kelly Mantle to discuss her career, activism, and experiences in the entertainment industry.

Candis Cayne comes inside The Kelly Mantle Studio! This multi-hyphenated trailblazer talks to Kelly about her illustrious career and life as a showgirl, actress, and activist. She shares fabulous stories about her relationship with RuPaul and her encounters with Madonna and Pee-wee Herman. She talks about winning Miss Continental a week before 9/11, getting electrocuted on stage, and her groundbreaking role on ABC's "Dirty Sexy Money" and the media storm that followed. Kelly and Candis talk about the current state of trans in the entertainment industry and how Candis is taking matters into her own hands as a writer and producer and...gardener? She's camp! She's fun! And she's got a green thumb! She also talks about her time on "I Am Cait" with Caitlyn Jenner, reaching Nirvana, and serves us a fun game of Trans Association and so much more! HIT IT! Kelly IG: @kellymantle Kelly TikTok: @thekellymantle Candis Cayne IG: @candiscayne Candis Cayne TikTok: @candiscayne John Mark IG: @johnmarkcreative BUY KELLY MANTLE MERCH: https://kellymantlemerch.com/collections/kelly-mantle JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KellyMantle #kellymantle #candiscayne #dragrace Learn more about…

People in this episode

Host: Kelly Mantle

Guest: Candis Cayne

Topics covered

• trans representation
• entertainment industry
• activism
• showbiz stories
• personal anecdotes

Keywords

• Candis Cayne
• Kelly Mantle
• transgender
• entertainment
• activism
• showgirl
• interview
• Dirty Sexy Money
• I Am Cait

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dirty Sexy Money, I Am Cait

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