Canada's Drag Race season 2

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Canada's Drag Race season 2
Season 2
Canada's Drag Race Season 2 poster.jpg
Promotional poster for season two
Hosted by Brooke Lynn Hytes
Judges
No. of contestants12
Winner Icesis Couture
Runners-up
Miss Congeniality Suki Doll
No. of episodes10
Release
Original network Crave
Original releaseOctober 14 (2021-10-14) 
December 16, 2021 (2021-12-16)
Season chronology

The second season of Canada's Drag Race premiered on October 14, and concluded on December 16, 2021. [1] The season aired on Crave in Canada and WOW Presents Plus internationally. [2]

Contents

Casting for the second season started early 2021 [3] and the twelve contestants were announced on September 14, 2021.

The winner of the second season of Canada’s Drag Race was Icesis Couture, with Kendall Gender and Pythia as runners-up. [4]

Contestants

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Contestants of Canada's Drag Race season 2 and their backgrounds
ContestantAgeHometownOutcome
Icesis Couture 34 Ottawa, OntarioWinner
Kendall Gender 30 Vancouver, British ColumbiaRunners-up
Pythia 26 Montreal, Quebec
Gia Metric 29Vancouver, British Columbia4th place
Adriana [lower-alpha 1] 29 Quebec City, Quebec5th place
Kimora Amour 34 Scarborough, Ontario6th place
Synthia Kiss 29Vancouver, British Columbia7th place
Eve 6000 29 Toronto, Ontario8th place
Suki Doll 27Montreal, Quebec9th place [lower-alpha 2]
Stephanie Prince 23 Calgary, Alberta10th place
Océane Aqua-Black 35Quebec City, Quebec11th place
Beth 24Vancouver, British Columbia12th place
Notes
  1. Adriana Schatzi is referred to as Adriana on the show.
  2. Suki Doll was voted Miss Congeniality.

Contestant progress

Legend:

  Icesis Couture won Canada's Drag Race season 2.
  Kendall Gender and Pythia were the runners-up.
  Suki Doll was voted Miss Congeniality (Miss C) by fellow contestants.
  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
  STAY indicates that the contestant won a lip sync to advance to the finale.
  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
  BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.
  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
  Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.
Progress of contestants including placements in each episode
ContestantEpisode
1 [5] 2 [6] 3 [7] 4 [8] 5 [9] 6 [10] 7 [11] 8 [12] 9 [13] 10 [14]
Icesis CoutureWINBTMSAFESAFESAFEWINSAFEBTMSTAYWinner
Kendall GenderSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEBTMWINSAFESTAYRunner-up
PythiaSAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSTAYRunner-up
Gia MetricBTMSAFESAFESAFEWINSAFEBTMSAFEELIMGuest
AdrianaSAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEELIMGuestGuest
Kimora AmourSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEELIMGuestGuest
Synthia KissSAFESAFEBTMWINBTMELIMGuestGuest
Eve 6000SAFESAFESAFEBTMELIMGuestGuest
Suki DollSAFESAFESAFEELIMMiss CGuest
Stephanie PrinceSAFESAFEELIMGuestGuest
Océane Aqua-BlackSAFEELIMGuestGuest
BethELIMGuestGuest

Lip syncs

Legend:

  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
  The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.
  The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom.
  The contestant won the lip sync to advance to the finale.
  The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.
EpisodeContestantsSongEliminated
1 [5] Bethvs.Gia Metric"Maneater"
(Nelly Furtado)
Beth
2 [6] Icesis Couturevs.Océane Aqua-Black"Stupid Shit"
(Girlicious)
Océane Aqua-Black
3 [7] Stephanie Princevs.Synthia Kiss"Ghost"
(Fefe Dobson)
Stephanie Prince
4 [8] Eve 6000vs.Suki Doll"Happiness"
(KAPRI)
Suki Doll
5 [9] Eve 6000vs.Synthia Kiss"I Love Myself Today"
(Bif Naked)
Eve 6000
6 [10] Kendall Gendervs.Synthia Kiss"Heaven"
(DJ Sammy, Yanou ft. Do)
Synthia Kiss
7 [11] Gia Metricvs.Kimora Amour"Get Down"
(B4-4)
Kimora Amour
8 [12] Adrianavs.Icesis Couture"Everybody Say Love"
(Mitsou)
Adriana
EpisodeContestantsSongWinner
9 [13] Gia Metricvs.Kendall Gender"Main Event"
(RuPaul)
Kendall Gender
Icesis Couturevs.Pythia"Born Naked"
(RuPaul ft. Clairy Browne)
Icesis Couture
ContestantsSongEliminated
Gia Metricvs.Pythia"Call Me Mother"
(RuPaul)
Gia Metric
EpisodeFinal contestantsSongWinner
10 [14] Icesis Couture vs. Kendall Gender vs. Pythia"It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
(Celine Dion)
Icesis Couture

Guest judges

In June 2021, new judges for the second season were announced. Brad Goreski, Amanda Brugel, and Traci Melchor replace Stacey McKenzie and Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman behind the judging table. [15] The season also included several guest judges. Listed in chronological order:

Special guests

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 10

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
111"Lost and Fierce"October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)
122"Under the Big Top"October 21, 2021 (2021-10-21)
133"Screech"October 28, 2021 (2021-10-28)
144"Snatch Game"November 4, 2021 (2021-11-04)
155"Bye Flop"November 11, 2021 (2021-11-11)
166"The Sinner's Ball"November 19, 2021 (2021-11-19)
177"The Roast of Brooke Lynn Hytes "November 26, 2021 (2021-11-26)
188"Prom"December 3, 2021 (2021-12-03)
199"The Reunion"December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)
2010"Queen of the North"December 16, 2021 (2021-12-16)

Awards

AwardDate of CeremonyCategoryNomineesResultRef.
Canadian Screen Awards April 10, 2022 Best Reality/Competition Program or Series Pam McNair, Betty Orr, Trevor Boris, Laura Michalshyshyn, Michael Kot, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, Justin Stockman, Jen Markowitz, Spencer FritzWon [16]
Best Direction, Reality/Competition Shelagh O'Brien — "Under the Big Top"Won
Best Writing, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Brandon Ash-Mohammed — "Screech"Won
Best Picture Editing, Reality/CompetitionLindsay Ragone — "Screech"Nominated
Baun Mah — "The Snatch Game"Won
Peter Topalovic — "Under the Big Top"Nominated
Best Sound, Non-FictionJohn Diemer, Rob Taylor, Phil Nagy, Eric Leigh, Dane Kelly, Sarah Labadie — "Under the Big Top"Nominated
Best Casting, Non-FictionHeather MuirWon
Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition Brooke Lynn Hytes, Traci Melchor, Amanda Brugel, Brad Goreski Won

References

  1. Christine Estima (September 14, 2021). "Meet the fabulous cast of 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 2". eTalk . Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  2. Nolfi, Joey (January 2021). "'Canada's Drag Race' renewed for season 2". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  3. "She done already done had herses and now it's your turn. Apply for #CanadasDragRace Season 2 here". Twitter. January 18, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  4. Russ Martin, "Shantay she slayed! Icesis Couture is the winner of ‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2". Xtra! , December 17, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Lost and Fierce". Canada's Drag Race. Season 2. Episode 1. October 14, 2021. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  6. 1 2 "Under the Big Top". Canada's Drag Race. Season 2. Episode 2. October 21, 2021. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  7. 1 2 "Screech". Canada's Drag Race. Season 2. Episode 3. October 28, 2021. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  8. 1 2 "Snatch Game". Canada's Drag Race. Season 2. Episode 4. November 4, 2021. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  9. 1 2 "Bye, Flop!". Canada's Drag Race. Season 2. Episode 5. November 11, 2021. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  10. 1 2 "The Sinner's Ball". Canada's Drag Race. Season 2. Episode 6. November 19, 2021. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  11. 1 2 "The Brooke Lynn Hytes Roast". Canada's Drag Race. Season 2. Episode 7. November 26, 2021. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  12. 1 2 "Prom". Canada's Drag Race. Season 2. Episode 8. December 3, 2021. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  13. 1 2 "The Reunion". Canada's Drag Race. Season 2. Episode 9. December 9, 2021. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  14. 1 2 "Queen of the North". Canada's Drag Race. Season 2. Episode 10. December 16, 2021. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  15. Nolfi, Joey (June 29, 2021). "Canada's Drag Race season 2 adds new head judges amid panel shake-up". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  16. Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada , February 15, 2022.