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Call Me Mother
Season 1
Call Me Mother (season 1) poster.jpg
Promotional poster for season one
Hosted byDallas Dixon
Coaches
No. of contestants10
Winner Toddy
Winning coachPeppermint
Runners-up
No. of episodes8
Release
Original network OutTV
Original releaseOctober 25 (2021-10-25) –
December 13, 2021 (2021-12-13)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2

The first season of Call Me Mother premiered on October 25, 2021. [1] The cast was announced on October 5, 2021 [2]

The prize package for the winner includes an all-inclusive seven-night stay for two at the Secrets Vallarta Bay Hotel in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, courtesy of Air Canada Vacations, a year's supply of BPerfect Cosmetics, a year's supply of Wella Professionals hair product and the chance to be the Wella Face of Pride for 2022, a consultation with leading LGBTQ management company Producer Entertainment Group and a single which will be produced and released by their recording label, PEG Records, a meeting with top TV and film agents at Clear Talent Group, the opportunity to be featured in an upcoming Daddy Couture Clothing campaign, and a cash prize of $25,000.

On June 3, 2021, it was announced that Peppermint, Crystal and Barbada de Barbades would be leading the series as the mothers to the competing drag houses. Dallas Dixon was also announced as the host. [3] It was later revealed that Farra N. Hyte and Miss Butterfly would be joining the series as aunties. [2] The series was the highest-rated original production in OutTV's history. [4] On December 15, two days after the first-season finale, OutTV announced the renewal of the series for a second season. [4]

The winner of the first season of Call Me Mother was Toddy, [5] with Kiki Coe and Valerie Hunt as runners-up.

Kiki Coe was later announced as part of the fourth season cast of Canada's Drag Race in 2023. [6] She was the first drag queen ever to be a full competitor in both franchises, although Makayla Couture from Season 2 of Call Me Mother made a guest appearance on the second season of Canada's Drag Race as the makeover partner of Icesis Couture in the "Prom" episode. [7]

Contestants

Names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Contestants of Call Me Mother season 1 and their backgrounds
ContestantAgeHometownHouseOutcome
Toddy 26 Vancouver, British Columbia DulcetWinner
Kiki Coe 33 Ottawa, OntarioDulcetRunners-up
Valerie Hunt24 Calgary, Alberta Glass
Sanjina DaBish Queen 28 Toronto, Ontario Harmonie4th place
HercuSleaze 33 Montreal, Quebec Glass5th place
Narcissa Wolfe23 Trois-Rivières, QuebecHarmonie6th place
Felicia Bonée29 Edmonton, AlbertaDulcet7th place [lower-alpha 1]
Calypso Cosmic21Toronto, OntarioHarmonie8th place
Rosie21 Richmond Hill, OntarioGlass9th place
Ella Lamoureux36 Kelowna, British Columbia—10th place

Notes:

  1. ↑ Felicia Bonée quit the competition.

Contestant progress

Legend:

  Toddy won Call Me Mother season 1.
  Kiki Coe and Valerie Hunt were the runners-up.
  WIN indicates that the House or contestant scored the highest in the challenge.
  SAFE indicates that the house or contestant was declared safe by the judges.
  BTM (Bottom) indicates that the house was up for elimination.
  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
  QUIT indicates that Felicia Bonée quit the competition.
  Dulcet indicates that the contestant was chosen to be in the House of Dulcet by Peppermint.
  Glass indicates that the contestant was chosen to be in the House of Glass by Crystal.
  Harmonie indicates that the contestant was chosen to be in the House of Harmonie by Barbada.
Progress of contestants including rank/position in each episode
ContestantEpisode
1 [8] 2 [9] 3 [10] 4 [11] 5 [12] 6 [13] 7 [14] 8 [15]
ToddyDulcetWINWINBTMWINSAFESAFEWinner
Kiki CoeDulcetWINWINBTMWINWINSAFERunner-up
Valerie HuntGlassBTMSAFEWINSAFESAFEWINRunner-up
Sanjina Dabish QueenHarmonieSAFEBTMSAFEBTMSAFEELIM
HercuSleazeGlassBTMSAFEWINSAFEELIM
Narcissa WolfeHarmonieSAFEBTMSAFEELIM
Felicia BonéeDulcetWINWINQUIT
Calypso CosmicHarmonieSAFEELIM
RosieGlassELIM
Ella LamoureuxELIM

Special guests

Guests appearing over the course of the season, giving guidance to the competing artists in video chat sessions or serving as guest judges, included Adam All, Trixie Mattel, Vinegar Strokes and Matthew Camp.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
11"Episode 1: Adoptions"October 25, 2021 (2021-10-25)

The drag artists participate in three rounds of adoption challenges to be selected by one of the three drag mothers: a look challenge, a talent challenge and a conversation with the mothers; however, with three spots on each team and three drag mothers, one of the ten artists will not be selected.

  • Adopted in Round 1: Kiki Coe, Rosie
  • Adopted in Round 2: Valerie Hunt, Felicia Bonée, HercuSleaze, Sanjina Dabish Queen, Toddy
  • Adopted in Round 3: Narcissa Wolfe, Calypso Cosmic
  • Eliminated: Ella Lamoureux
22"Episode 2: Let Them Eat Cake"November 1, 2021 (2021-11-01)

  • Mini Challenge: Create a cake that looks like your House Mother
  • Mini Challenge Winner: Valerie Hunt
  • Runway Category: My Drag Journey: A look giving insight into the start of their drag
  • Highest Score: House of Dulcet
  • Prize: Headstart to prepare for the Showcase
  • Showcase: Let Them Eat Cake: Design a Marie Antoinette inspired look
  • Bottom House: House of Glass
  • Eliminated: Rosie
33"Episode 3: Tantrums & Tiaras"November 8, 2021 (2021-11-08)

  • Mini Challenge: Put together a quick drag look incorporating sports equipment, platform shoes and breastplates
  • Mini Challenge Winner: Sanjina Dabish Queen
  • Runway Category: Dynasty
  • Highest Score: House of Dulcet
  • Prize: Headstart to prepare for the Showcase
  • Showcase: Design a pageant look for one house member to wear it on the runway.
  • Bottom House: House of Harmonie
  • Eliminated: Calypso Cosmic
44"Episode 4: Modern Horrors"November 15, 2021 (2021-11-15)

  • Mini Challenge: Do their makeup with their non-dominant hand
  • Mini Challenge Winner: HercuSleaze
  • Runway Category: Classic Horror
  • Highest Score: House of Glass
  • Showcase: Acting Challenge: Act and lipsync an original sketch with dialogue from the horror films The Little Shop of Horrors , House on Haunted Hill and Night of the Living Dead
  • Bottom House: House of Dulcet
  • Quit: Felicia Bonée
55"Episode 5: The Roast of Your Mother"November 22, 2021 (2021-11-22)

  • Guest Judge: Adam All
  • Mini Challenge: Tease a wig as high as they can.
  • Mini Challenge Winner: Sanjina Dabish Queen
  • Runway Category: Burn Baby, Burn
  • Highest Score: House of Glass
  • Prize: Decide the performance order of the roast
  • Showcase: Roast the house mothers
  • Bottom House: House of Harmonie
  • Eliminated: Narcissa Wolfe
66"Episode 6: Out of the Darkness"November 29, 2021 (2021-11-29)

  • Mini-Challenge Special Guest: Trixie Mattel
  • Mini Challenge: Turn themselves into the childhood doll of their dreams
  • Mini Challenge Winner: Toddy
  • Mini Challenge Prize: $500 gift card from Trixie Cosmetics
  • Runway Category: Musicals
  • Showcase: Perform excerpts from the musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie
  • Showcase Special Guest: Vinegar Strokes
  • Eliminated: HercuSleaze
77"Episode 7: Turbulence & Business Class"December 6, 2021 (2021-12-06)

  • Mini-Challenge Special Guest: Matthew Camp
  • Mini Challenge: Design a logo and a special product for the artists' personal brand merchandising.
  • Mini Challenge Winner: Valerie Hunt
  • Runway Category: Travel
  • Showcase: Create and perform a short comedy routine as a flight attendant giving a pre-flight safety demonstration for Call Me Mother Airlines, with each drag artist having to style themselves to represent a different decade.
  • Eliminated: Sanjina Dabish Queen
88"Episode 8: The Mother of All Finales"December 13, 2021 (2021-12-13)

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  9. ↑ "Let Them Eat Cake!". Call Me Mother. Season 1. Episode 2. November 1, 2021. OutTV.
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