Canada's Drag Race season 4

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Canada's Drag Race season 4
Season 4
Canada's Drag Race Season 4 poster.jpeg
Promotional poster for season four
Hosted by Brooke Lynn Hytes
Judges
No. of contestants11
Winner Venus
Runner-up Aurora Matrix
Miss Congeniality Kitten Kaboodle
No. of episodes9
Release
Original network Crave (Canada)
BBC Three (United Kingdom)
WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original releaseNovember 16, 2023 (2023-11-16) –
January 11, 2024 (2024-01-11)
Season chronology

The fourth season of Canada's Drag Race premiered on November 16, 2023 and concluded on January 11, 2024. The season aired on Crave in Canada, BBC Three in the United Kingdom, and on WOW Presents Plus internationally.

Contents

Production

Crave announced that the series was renewed for a fourth season in November 2022, [1] with a casting call taking place from November 1 to 22. [2] Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, and Traci Melchor returned as judges for the season.

Eleven contestants were announced on October 18, 2023, with a premiere for the season slated for November 16. [3] [4] Crave teased the season's guest judges through an Instagram post on November 1, 2023. [5]

The winner of the fourth season of Canada’s Drag Race was Venus, with Aurora Matrix as runner-up.

Contestants

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

Contestants of Canada's Drag Race season 4 and their backgrounds
ContestantAgeHometownOutcome
Venus 27 Vancouver, British ColumbiaWinner
Aurora Matrix 22 Toronto, OntarioRunner-up
Denim 24 Montreal, Quebec3rd place
Nearah Nuff 22 Calgary, Alberta
Melinda Verga 44 Edmonton, Alberta5th place
Kiki Coe 35 Ottawa, Ontario6th place
Aimee Yonce Shennel 31Ottawa, Ontario7th place [lower-alpha 1]
Kitten Kaboodle 57Toronto, Ontario
Luna DuBois 24Toronto, Ontario9th place
The Girlfriend Experience 31Vancouver, British Columbia10th place
Sisi Superstar 31Montreal, Quebec11th place
Notes
  1. ↑ Kitten Kaboodle was voted Miss Congeniality on the official Canada's Drag Race Instagram page after the finale aired.

Contestant progress

Legend:

  Venus won Canada's Drag Race season 4.
  Aurora Matrix was the runner-up.
  Kitten Kaboodle was voted Miss Congeniality (Miss C) after the show aired.
  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
  TOP2 indicates that the contestant was one of the two best performing in the challenge, but lost the lip sync to win it.
  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
  LOW indicates that the contestant was in the bottom three, but received the Golden Beaver from the challenge winner and was saved from elimination.
  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 [6] 2 [7] 3 [8] 4 [9] 5 [10] 6 [11] 7 [12] 8 [13] 9 [14]
VenusWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWinner
Aurora MatrixSAFESAFEWINSAFEBTMTOP2WINSAFERunner-up
DenimTOP2SAFESAFESAFESAFELOWBTMWINEliminated
Nearah NuffSAFESAFESAFEBTMSAFEWINSAFEBTMEliminated
Melinda VergaSAFESAFESAFELOWWINSAFESAFEELIMGuest
Kiki CoeSAFESAFELOWWINLOWBTMELIMGuest
Aimee Yonce ShennelSAFESAFESAFEBTMSAFEELIMGuest
Kitten KaboodleSAFEWINBTMSAFESAFEELIMMiss C
Luna DuBoisSAFEBTMSAFESAFEELIMGuest
The Girlfriend ExperienceSAFELOWELIMGuest
Sisi SuperstarSAFEELIMGuest

Lip syncs

Legend:

  The contestant won the lip sync to win the challenge.
  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
  The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.
  The contestant won the first round of the Lip Sync Slay Off and advanced to the next round.
  The contestant won the second round of the Lip Sync Slay Off and advanced to the final round.
  The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.
EpisodeContestantsSongWinner
1 [6] Denimvs.Venus"Feel It in My Bones"
(Tiësto ft. Tegan and Sara)		Venus
EpisodeContestantsSongEliminated
2 [7] Luna DuBoisvs.Sisi Superstar"I'm with You"
(Avril Lavigne)		Sisi Superstar
3 [8] Kitten Kaboodlevs.The Girlfriend Experience"Tongue"
(Rêve)		The Girlfriend Experience
4 [9] Aimee Yonce Shennelvs.Nearah Nuff"Come Through"
(Priyanka ft. Lemon)		None
5 [10] Aurora Matrixvs.Luna DuBois"She's All I Wanna Be"
(Tate McRae)		Luna DuBois
EpisodeContestantsSongWinner
6 [11] Kitten Kaboodlevs.Melinda Verga"That Don't Impress Me Much (Dance Mix)"
(Shania Twain)		Melinda Verga
Aurora Matrixvs.Denim"I'm Not Here to Make Friends"
(Sam Smith, Calvin Harris, Jessie Reyez)		Aurora Matrix
Aimee Yonce Shennelvs.Nearah Nuff"Fever Dreamer"
(SG Lewis ft. Charlotte Day Wilson, Channel Tres)		Nearah Nuff
Kiki Coevs.Venus"Uninvited"
(Alanis Morissette)		Venus
Aurora Matrixvs.Melinda Verga"Boys Wanna Be Her"
(Peaches)		Aurora Matrix
Nearah Nuffvs.Venus"Pull Up"
(Keys N Krates ft. Haviah Mighty)		Nearah Nuff
Aurora Matrixvs.Nearah Nuff"Black Velvet"
(Alannah Myles)		Nearah Nuff
ContestantsSongEliminated
Aimee Yonce Shennel vs. Kiki Coe vs. Kitten Kaboodle"I Will Love Again"
(Lara Fabian)		Aimee Yonce Shennel
Kitten Kaboodle
7 [12] Denimvs.Kiki Coe"Seven Day Fool"
(Jully Black)		Kiki Coe
8 [13] Melinda Vergavs.Nearah Nuff"I Didn't Just Come Here to Dance"
(Carly Rae Jepsen)		Melinda Verga
EpisodeFinal contestantsSongWinner
9 [14] Aurora Matrixvs.Venus"Try"
(Nelly Furtado)		Venus

Guest judges

On November 1, 2022, the judges for the fourth season were announced. Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, and Traci Melchor remain behind the judging table. The season also includes several guest judges: [5] [15]

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 7

Episode 9

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
301"Premiere Ball"November 16, 2023 (2023-11-16)
312"QV-She"November 23, 2023 (2023-11-23)
323"OH-SHE-GAGGIN"November 30, 2023 (2023-11-30)
334"Out of the Closet"December 7, 2023 (2023-12-07)
345"Snatch Game - Canada Season 4"December 14, 2023 (2023-12-14)
356"Lip Sync Slay Offs"December 21, 2023 (2023-12-21)
367"From Drags to Riches: The Rusical"December 28, 2023 (2023-12-28)
378"A Star Is Born"January 4, 2024 (2024-01-04)
389"Grand Finale"January 11, 2024 (2024-01-11)

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References

  1. ↑ Babiera, Angelica (November 2, 2022). "Crave renews Canada's Drag Race for a fourth season". Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  2. ↑ "'Canada's Drag Race' Season 4 Confirmed, Casting Now Open". www.out.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Meet 'Canada's Drag Race' season 4 cast of queens". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Meet the Queens of 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 4". Out . Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Let the games begin🏁 Here's the official trailer for #CanadasDragRace Season 4. See you November 16!" . Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "The Premiere Ball". Canada's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 1. November 16, 2023. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  7. 1 2 3 "Qv-She". Canada's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 2. November 23, 2023. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  8. 1 2 3 "Oh-She-Gaggin". Canada's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 3. November 30, 2023. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  9. 1 2 3 "Out of the Closet". Canada's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 4. December 7, 2023. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  10. 1 2 3 "Snatch Game". Canada's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 5. December 14, 2023. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  11. 1 2 3 "Lip Sync Slay Offs". Canada's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 6. December 21, 2023. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  12. 1 2 3 "From Drags to Riches: The Rusical". Canada's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 7. December 28, 2023. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  13. 1 2 3 "A Star Is Born". Canada's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 8. January 4, 2024. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  14. 1 2 3 "Grand Finale". Canada's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 9. January 11, 2024. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  15. ↑ "Nelly Furtado, Luann de Lesseps among 'Canada's Drag Race' S4 guest judges". UPI. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
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