Candis Cayne
Biography
Candis Cayne is an American actress and performance artist. Cayne performed in New York City nightclubs in drag since the 1990s, and came out as transgender in 1996; Cayne came to national attention in 2007 for portraying transgender mistress Carmelita on ABC's prime-time drama Dirty Sexy Money. The role makes Cayne the first transgender actress to play a recurring transgender character in primetime. She is perhaps best known for her recurring role as the Fairy Queen on the fantasy series The Magicians.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Her Curve
2023
Meth Head
as Pinkie
2013
Stonewall
as Diva 1
1995
How Not to Be a Junkie
2022
Libanesa Loira
as Libanesa
2008
Witchy Ways
as Penny
2025
Crazy Bitches
as Vivianna
2014
Groom's Cake
as Candis
2012
Dragtime
as Self
1997
Wigstock: The Movie
as Self
1995
Making the Boys
as Self
2011
Mob Queen
as Glorice Kalsheim
1998
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
as Self
2018
Starrbooty
as Annaka Manners
2007
The Little House That Could
as Self
2013
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Candis Cayne
1995
I Hate New Year's
as Zelena / Marley
2020
Disclosure
as Self - Actress
2020
Candis for President
2018
Always Something Better
as Billee
1997
TV Appearances
CSI: NY
as Quentin Conrad
2004
Drop Dead Diva
as Allison Webb
2009
Elementary
as Ms. Hudson
2012
The House of Venus Show
as Self
2005
She's Living for This
as Candis Cayne / Various Characters
2012
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Choreographer
2009
The Magicians
as Fairy Queen
2015
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
as Self - Guest
2016
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2009
Grey's Anatomy
as Michelle Velez
2005
I Am Cait
as Self
2015
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
as Self
2007