Cynthia Lee Fontaine

Hernández was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico as the oldest child of Maria Hernandez. He has a degree in clinical psychology and worked in the mental health field for six years before starting drag. Hernández began doing drag in Puerto Rico in 2006, and moved to Killeen, Texas in 2008, where he started performing at Oil Can Harry's. He moved to Austin in 2011 and continued performing. ==Career==

Cynthia Lee Fontaine competed on the eighth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', which premiered on March 7, 2016. During the show, she frequently referred to her "cucu", meaning buttocks, which became a part of the show's slang. Cynthia Lee Fontaine was the third queen eliminated, garnering a 10th-place finish. Even though she was only on the show for three episodes, She was voted Miss Congeniality by the fans, giving her the distinction of being voted Miss Congeniality while having spent the least amount of time on the show compared to other award recipients. Cynthia Lee Fontaine was invited back for ''RuPaul's Drag Race season 9 as the surprise 14th queen. The show premiered on March 24, 2017. In episode six, She portrayed Sofia Vergara for Snatch Game, an impersonation that was not received well by the judges. The A.V. Club'' wrote "Cynthia Lee Fontaine’s Sofia Vergara is the big disaster of this "Snatch Game," and even without the largely incomprehensible dialogue, it's a failure on a visual level." Cynthia Lee Fontaine ended up securing once again the 10th-place finish, being sent home in a lipsync challenge against Peppermint. In an interview with Vulture, Cynthia Lee Fontaine said: in 2022 The Houston Chronicle, lamenting her short run on the show in season 8, stated Cynthia Lee Fontaine was "like a bilingual Tammie Brown", referencing another queen from season 1 of the show. Cynthia Lee Fontaine is a regular guest at the RuPaul's Drag Cons. She appeared at RuPaul's DragCon LA 2016 and 2017, and at RuPaul's DragCon NYC in 2017 and 2019. In November 2017, Cynthia Lee Fontaine participated in Queens United/Reinas Unidas, a benefit show organized by Phi Phi O'Hara in support of Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. The show raised over $80,000. Cynthia Lee Fontaine stated, "Puerto Rico, you are part of our heart in the United States of America. I'm Puerto Rican. I love you from the bottom of my heart, and you've got our support." In September 2018, Cynthia Lee Fontaine became the third drag queen ever hosted at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Previous drag queens performed there in 2012 and 2015. The event, hosted by the Latin American Student Organization, included a performance and interview, which "touched on themes of family, health and getting out of one's comfort zone." On her YouTube channel, Cynthia Lee Fontaine has two shows: CuCu Confessions and Memoirs of My CuCu. Cynthia Lee Fontaine released her first single "Pegajosa" in November 2018. Writing for World of Wonder, James St. James called the song "fabulous" and the accompanying music video "ultra-fabuloso". On April 23, 2025, Cynthia Lee Fontaine was announced as one of eighteen former Drag Race contestants participating in the tenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'', where she placed in 10th. ==Personal life and recognition==

Hernández was diagnosed with stage 1 liver cancer in 2015, two weeks after filming the third episode of the eighth season of Drag Race. He stated during the filming of the show he lost 47 pounds. After four rounds of chemotherapy, he went into remission. He stated, "we never expect that a tragedy like this would happen in our community. We thought we'd finally built a safe space." The City of Austin was set to proclaim March 26, 2020, as Cynthia Lee Fontaine Day, but had to postpone because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas. ==Filmography==

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