Jaylene Tyme

Last updated
Jaylene Tyme
Other namesJaylene McRae
OccupationDrag performer
Television

Jaylene Tyme is the stage name of Jaylene McRae, [1] a Canadian drag queen who was profiled on the fourth season of Canada's a Drag. She competed on the fifth season of Canada's Drag Race . [2] [3]

Contents

Career

Jaylene Tyme first discovered drag in Calgary, Alberta before moving to Vancouver. [4] In June 2024 she was featured in the final episode of season four of Canada's a Drag , a CBC Gem docu-series which profiles various drag performers across Canada. By the time of her episode she had been doing drag in Vancouver for over 30 years. [5]

In October 2024 she was announced to be one of the eleven queens competing on season five of Canada's Drag Race. [3] She received a rose in the first episode for having the best Entrance look of the season, which paid tribute to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People. However she was not chosen to lipsync for the win as one of the top two contestants in the episode. [6]

Jaylene was ultimately eliminated in the fifth episode of the season after underperforming in the girl groups challenge and losing a lip-sync to Love Inc.'s "Here Comes the Sunshine" against Xana. She had previously been saved from lip-syncing for her life in the third episode by The Virgo Queen. She placed eighth overall. [7] On social media she expressed regret that she was unable to reach the Snatch Game challenge, which took place in the episode immediately following her elimination, and revealed four planned celebrity impersonations: Cher, Dolly Parton, Mae West and Buffy Sainte-Marie. [8]

Personal life

Jaylene Tyme is a Two-Spirit First Nations and Métis Indigenous trans woman. [3] [9] She is a survivor of the Sixties Scoop, where she was removed from her Indigenous home and placed into a settler family. She was separated from her brother at age three and lived in five different homes before age four. [4] She discussed her story of being a Sixties Scoop adoptee in the second episode of Canada's Drag Race, where she connected with fellow contestant Xana whose grandfather was also a Sixties Scoop survivor. [9]

Jaylene Tyme is sober, having been in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction since the late 1990s. [4] She is based in Vancouver as of 2024. [3] Members of her drag family include Kendall Gender, Chelazon Leroux, and Canada's Drag Race season 4 winner Venus. [6]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2024 Canada's a Drag Herself1 episode; docu-series
Canada's Drag Race HerselfContestant; season 5

See also

Related Research Articles

"Divas Lip Sync Live" is the second episode of the third season of the American reality competition television series RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, which aired on VH1 on February 1, 2018. The episode has contestants impersonate famous divas and lip sync to a medley of RuPaul songs. Todrick Hall and Vanessa Williams serve as guest judges, alongside regular panelists RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and Carson Kressley.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Venus D-Lite</span> American drag performer

Adam Daniel Guerra, known by his stage name Venus D-Lite, is an American drag performer, television personality and Madonna impersonator. He gained recognition for competing on the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race, and went viral with his appearance in a My Strange Addiction episode called "Addicted To Being Madonna" (2015).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brooke Lynn Hytes</span> Canadian drag performer and dancer

Brooke Lynn Hytes is the stage name of Brock Edward Hayhoe, a Canadian-American drag queen, ballet dancer, and television personality. After working as a dancer with Cape Town City Ballet and Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Brooke Lynn Hytes achieved international recognition for competing on the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race; Brooke Lynn Hytes placed second, only to winner Yvie Oddly. Brooke Lynn Hytes is the first Canadian to compete in the series. Since 2020, Brooke Lynn Hytes has been a main judge on the spin-off series Canada's Drag Race, and is the first Drag Race contestant to become a full-time judge in the franchise.

<i>Canadas a Drag</i> Canadian documentary series about drag queens

Canada's a Drag is a Canadian documentary series that premiered on CBC Gem on March 7, 2018. The show was created by Peter Knegt and Mercedes Grundy. Each episode focuses on a drag performer from a different Canadian city, inclusive of drag queens, drag kings and transgender or non-binary performers. It is produced by CBC Arts.

"Shady Politics" is the seventh episode of the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Vivica A. Fox and Thomas Roberts are guest judges.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Icesis Couture</span> Canadian drag performer

Icesis Couture is the stage name of Steven Granados-Portelance, a Canadian drag queen who won the second season of Canada's Drag Race in 2021. She later returned to compete on the first season of the spin-off series, Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World, in 2022.

<i>Canadas Drag Race</i> season 1 First season of Canadas Drag Race

The first season of Canada's Drag Race premiered on July 2, 2020. The cast was announced on May 14, 2020. The winner of the first season of Canada’s Drag Race was Priyanka, with Rita Baga and Scarlett BoBo as runners-up.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anita Wigl'it</span> New Zealand drag queen

Nick Hall, better known by the stage name Anita Wigl'it, is a British-New Zealand based drag performer best known for hosting House of Drag from 2018 to 2020, and competing on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under in 2021. She competed in Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World in 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gia Metric</span> Canadian drag performer

Gia Metric is the stage name of Giorgio Triberio, a Canadian drag performer most known for competing on the second season of Canada's Drag Race.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kendall Gender</span> Canadian drag performer

Kendall Gender is the stage name of Kenneth Wyse, a Canadian drag performer most known for competing on season 2 of Canada's Drag Race in 2021. She returned to compete in Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World in 2022.

Jada Shada Hudson is the stage name of Dwight Giraud, a Barbadian-Canadian drag performer who competed on season 3 of Canada's Drag Race.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aimee Yonce Shennel</span> Dominican-Canadian drag performer

Aimee Yonce Shennel is the stage name of Wilnest Dominguez, a Dominican-born Canadian drag performer who competed on season 4 of Canada's Drag Race.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luna DuBois</span> Nigerian-Canadian drag performer and make-up artist

Luna DuBois is the stage name of Tom VanDyne, a Nigerian-Canadian drag performer and make-up artist who competed on season 4 of Canada's Drag Race.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Girlfriend Experience (drag queen)</span> Canadian drag performer and trans activist

The Girlfriend Experience is the stage name of Berlin Le Bon, a German-born, Canada-based drag performer and trans activist who appeared on the first season of Canada's a Drag and competed on season 4 of Canada's Drag Race.

<i>Canadas Drag Race</i> season 5 Fifth season of Canadas Drag Race

The fifth season of Canada's Drag Race premiered on November 21, 2024. The season airs on Crave in Canada and on WOW Presents Plus internationally.

Makayla Walker, known professionally as Makayla Couture, is a Canadian drag performer and television personality. She rose to prominence as a finalist for the second season of Call Me Mother (2022) and the fifth season of Canada's Drag Race (2024).

Helena Poison is the stage name of Matt Fancy, a Canadian drag performer who competed on the fifth season of Canada's Drag Race.

Tiffany Ann Co. is a drag performer who competed on the fifth season of Canada's Drag Race.

Xana is a drag performer who competed on the fifth season of Canada's Drag Race.

Sanjina DaBish Queen is a drag performer who competed on the first season of Call Me Mother and the fifth season of Canada's Drag Race.

References

  1. ↑ "Addiction, Artistry and Authenticity: Jaylene McRae's Journey of Transformation and Empowerment". blanchemacdonald.com. Blanche MacDonald Centre. 29 March 2016. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  2. ↑ Knegt, Peter (2024-03-27). "Jaylene Tyme is a drag legend making the world a better place for us all". CBC Arts.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Meet the queens competing on Canada's Drag Race season 5". www.out.com. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  4. 1 2 3 Knegt, Peter (March 27, 2024). "Jaylene Tyme is a drag legend making the world a better place for us all". CBC Arts. Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  5. ↑ Canada's A Drag | Season 4 | CBC Gem. 2018-09-18. Archived from the original on 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2024-12-09– via gem.cbc.ca.
  6. 1 2 Guzzo, Bianca (2024-11-22). "Canada's Drag Race Season 5 Episode 1 RECAP: Go Off Queen". IN Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-11-22. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  7. ↑ O'Keeffe, Kevin. "'Canada's Drag Race' Season 5, Episode 5 Recap: Here Comes the Sunshine". Xtra Magazine. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "@JayleneTyme: "Snatch game on @canadasdragrace🎬💃🏼🐝⭐️ I have to admit, I was a bit heartbroken to not have been able to do the Snatch Game! As a character Drag artist, this was one of my talents that I hoped to showcase! Who would you have like to have seen me do?"". X. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  9. 1 2 Guzzo, Bianca (2024-11-29). "Canada's Drag Race Season 5 Episode 2 RECAP: Greetings Queenlings". IN Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.