Aimee Yonce Shennel

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Aimee Yonce Shennel
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Aimee Yonce Shennel at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024
Born
Dominican Republic
Occupation Drag queen
Television Canada's Drag Race (season 4)

Aimee Yonce Shennel is the stage name of Lorena, [1] a Dominican-Canadian drag performer who competed on season 4 of Canada's Drag Race .

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Career

Aimee Yonce Shennel is a drag performer based in Ottawa. [2] She was named Miss Capital Pride in 2022 and has won other local awards including Drag of the Year, Fan Favourite Drag Artist, and Performance of the Year. [3] In 2022, she was featured in the Queer Black Excellence Showcase, along with Kendall Gender. [4]

Aimee Yonce Shennel competed on season 4 of Canada's Drag Race , which premiered in 2023. On the fourth episode, she placed in the bottom two of a design challenge and had to lip sync to "Come Through" by Priyanka featuring Lemon, against Nearah Nuff; both contestants were spared elimination by the judges. [5] On the fifth episode, Aimee Yonce Shennel impersonated Jesus for the Snatch Game challenge. She and Kitten Kaboodle were eliminated by the sixth episode's "Slay-Off" lip sync tournament. [6] [7]

Personal life

Aimee Yonce Shennel was raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. [8] She relocated to Canada in 2016 and has since become a naturalized citizen of the country. [3] She is based in Ottawa, Ontario, and started drag there in 2017. [7] She is Afro-Latina. [7] On August 25, 2025 Aimee Yonce Shennel publicly came out as a transgender woman, having come out 6 months prior. [9]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Quienes Somos Ottawa y Gatineau Wilnest Dominguez". YouTube (in Spanish). March 30, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Ottawa's drag queens have kept their art alive during COVID-19". Capital Current. 2021-03-24. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  3. 1 2 "Canada's Drag Race Series 4: Meet the Queens". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  4. ↑ Walcott, Kat (2022-02-16). "Celebrate Black history all month long with webinars, panels and more - Ottawa Life Magazine". www.ottawalife.com. Retrieved 2023-12-30.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ Antonio, Josiah. "Kiki Coe wins 'Canada's Drag Race' S4 design challenge". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  6. ↑ "'Canada's Drag Race' Season 4: Kitten Kaboodle, Aimee Yonce Shennel eliminated in lip sync Slay-Off". Yahoo News. 2023-12-22. Archived from the original on 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  7. 1 2 3 Guzzo, Bianca (2023-12-22). "Canada's Drag Race Season 4 Sashay Q&Eh: Aimee Yoncé Shennel". IN Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  8. ↑ "Aimee Yonce Shennel | Lavender Promotions". lavenderpromotions.com. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  9. ↑ @aimeeyonce (August 25, 2025). "🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️A woman has born 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️". Instagram . Retrieved August 25, 2025.
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