List of Canada's Drag Race episodes

Last updated

Logo for Canada's Drag Race Canada's Drag Race Logo.jpg
Logo for Canada's Drag Race

Canada's Drag Race is a Canadian reality competition streaming television series, based on America's RuPaul's Drag Race . The series is produced by Blue Ant Studios and premiered on Crave in Canada and WOW Presents Plus internationally on July 2, 2020. [1] The show documents Canadian drag queen Brooke Lynn Hytes' search of the next "Canadian Drag Superstar". In January 2021, the show was renewed for a second season, [2] which began airing in October. [3] In November 2021, the show was renewed for a third season, [4] which began airing in July 2022. [5]

Contents

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 10July 2, 2020 (2020-07-02)September 3, 2020 (2020-09-03)
2 10October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)December 16, 2021 (2021-12-16)
3 9July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08)
4 9November 16, 2023 (2023-11-16)January 11, 2024 (2024-01-11)

Episodes

Season 1 (2020)

Season 1 aired from July 2, 2020 to September 3, 2020. The season included Brooke Lynn Hytes, Stacey McKenzie, and Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman as judges. In May 2020, Anastarzia Anaquway, BOA, Ilona Verley, Jimbo, Juice Boxx, Kiara, Kyne, Lemon, Priyanka, Rita Baga, Scarlett BoBo, and Tynomi Banks were revealed as the twelve competing queens for the first season. [6] In the season finale, Priyanka won the competition, with Rita Baga and Scarlett BoBo as runners-up. [7]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
11"Eh-laganza Eh-xtravaganza"July 2, 2020 (2020-07-02)
22"Her-itage Moments"July 9, 2020 (2020-07-09)
33"Not Sorry Aboot It"July 16, 2020 (2020-07-16)
44"Single-Use Queens"July 23, 2020 (2020-07-23)
55"Snatch Game"July 30, 2020 (2020-07-30)
66"Star Sixty-Nine"August 6, 2020 (2020-08-06)
77"Miss Loose Jaw"August 13, 2020 (2020-08-13)
88"Welcome to the Family"August 20, 2020 (2020-08-20)
99"The Snow Ball"August 27, 2020 (2020-08-27)
1010"U Wear It Well"September 3, 2020 (2020-09-03)

Season 2 (2021)

For the second season, Brooke Lynn Hytes remained as a judge, while Stacey McKenzie and Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman were replaced by Brad Goreski, Amanda Brugel, and Traci Melchor. [8] The twelve competitors were revealed to be Adriana, Beth, Eve 6000, Gia Metric, Icesis Couture, Kendall Gender, Kimora Amour, Océane Aqua-Black, Pythia, Suki Doll, Stephanie Prince, and Synthia Kiss. Season 2 started airing on October 14, 2021, [9] and concluded on December 16, 2021, with Icesis Couture, Kendall Gender, and Pythia as finalists. Icesis Couture took the title as "Canada's Next Drag Superstar." [10]

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)

Season 3 (2022)

For the third season, Brooke Lynn Hytes remained as a judge alongside Goreski and Melchor. Brugel did not return to the judges panel. [11] The twelve competitors were revealed to be Bombae, Chelazon Leroux, Gisèle Lullaby, Halal Bae, Irma Gerd, Jada Shada Hudson, Kaos, Kimmy Couture, Lady Boom Boom, Miss Fiercalicious, Miss Moço, and Vivian Vanderpuss. [12] Season 3 premiered on July 14, 2022, and concluded on September 8. Gisèle Lullaby won the competition with Jada Shada Hudson as runner-up.

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
211"Sidewalk to Catwalk"July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)
222"The Who-Knows"July 21, 2022 (2022-07-21)
233"Ruets"July 28, 2022 (2022-07-28)
244"Bitch Stole My Look"August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04)
255"Snatch Game"August 11, 2022 (2022-08-11)
266"Cosmetic Queens"August 18, 2022 (2022-08-18)
277"Squirrels Trip: The Rusical"August 25, 2022 (2022-08-25)
288"The Masquerade Ball"September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
299"True North Strong (and Fierce)"September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08)

Season 4 (2023–24)

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)

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amanda Brugel</span> Canadian actress

Amanda Brugel is a Canadian actress. Born and raised in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, she made her acting debut in the drama film Vendetta (1999). This was followed by roles in the comedy film A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000), the slasher horror film Jason X (2001), the comedy film Sex After Kids (2013), for which she won an ACTRA Award for Best Female Performance, the satirical drama film Maps to the Stars (2014), the independent drama film Room (2015), the superhero film Suicide Squad (2016), the drama film Kodachrome (2017), and the action thriller film Becky (2020).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Traci Melchor</span> Canadian television personality

Traci Melchor is a Canadian television personality. She is known for her role as an entertainment reporter for CTV's series etalk and as a judge of the reality competition series Canada's Drag Race. Melchor is also the former co-host of CTV's The Social. Melchor has won two Canadian Screen Awards for her work hosting Canada's Drag Race.

<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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ra'Jah O'Hara</span> American drag performer

Benni Miller, better known by the stage name Ra'Jah O'Hara, is an American drag queen best known for competing on the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2019 and the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars in 2021. In 2022, she was crowned the winner of the first season the international All Stars spin-off series, Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World.

<i>Canadas Drag Race</i> Canadian reality television competition series

Canada's Drag Race is a Canadian reality competition television series based on the American series RuPaul's Drag Race and is the Canadian edition of the Drag Race franchise, produced by Blue Ant Studios. In a similar format to the American version, the show features a crop of Canadian drag queens as they compete for a grand prize of $100,000 and the title of "Canada's Next Drag Superstar". The series airs on Crave in Canada, the United Kingdom's BBC Three, and worldwide on WOW Presents Plus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jimbo (drag queen)</span> Canadian designer and drag performer

James Insell, better known by the stage name Jimbo, is a Canadian designer and drag queen who competed in the first season of Canada's Drag Race (2020), was in the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World (2022), and won the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2023).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rita Baga</span> Canadian drag queen from Québec (born 1987)

Rita Baga is the stage name of Jean-François Guevremont, a Canadian drag queen and television personality from Montreal, Quebec, who is most noted as a top three finalist in the first season of Canada's Drag Race. In 2022, it was announced that Rita Baga would be a judge and the main host on Drag Race Belgique, a Belgian version of the franchise. She also returned to compete in the first season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World in 2022 and made it to the finale episode of the competition once again, placing in the top four.

<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 2 Second season of Canadas Drag Race

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

<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.

<i>Call Me Mother</i> Canadian reality television series

Call Me Mother is a Canadian reality television series, which premiered on OutTV in 2021. Hosted by Entertainment Tonight Canada reporter Dallas Dixon, the series is a drag competition which will see up-and-coming drag performers join one of three drag houses to compete in group challenges, with one drag artist eliminated each week until the winner of the competition is crowned the "First Child of Drag".

1 Queen 5 Queers is a Canadian television talk show, which premiered on Crave in 2021. A revival of the 2009-2014 MTV Canada series 1 Girl 5 Gays, the series features a panel of LGBTQ people talking about LGBTQ issues, moderated by drag queen Brooke Lynn Hytes. According to Hytes, the series represents a broader and more diverse array of participants than the original, which focused almost entirely on the perspectives of gay men.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Océane Aqua-Black</span> Canadian drag performer

Océane Aqua-Black is the stage name of Thierry Boily-Simard, a Canadian drag performer who competed on season 2 of Canada's Drag Race.

<i>Canadas Drag Race</i> season 3 Third season of Canadas Drag Race

The third season of Canada's Drag Race premiered on July 14 and concluded on September 8, 2022. The season airs on Crave in Canada, BBC Three in the United Kingdom and WOW Presents Plus internationally.

<i>Canadas Drag Race: Canada vs. the World</i> Canadian TV series or program

Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World is an international all-stars series of Drag Race that premiered via Crave and WOW Presents Plus on November 18, 2022. The series, a spinoff of Canada's Drag Race, follows RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World, which brought together past competitors from the Drag Race franchise.

Kimmy Couture is a Filipino-Canadian drag queen known for being the first transgender contestant on Canada's Drag Race when she competed on season 3 of the series.

<i>Call Me Mother</i> season 1 First season of Call Me Mother

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

<i>Call Me Mother</i> season 2 Second season of Call Me Mother

The second season of Call Me Mother premiered on October 26, 2022. The cast was announced on September 23, 2022. All three drag mothers from the first season, Peppermint, Crystal and Barbada de Barbades, are returning; Farra N. Hyte is also returning as a non-mentoring judge, alongside new judge Landon Cider in place of the first season's Miss Butterfly.

<i>Canadas Drag Race</i> season 4 Fourth season of Canadas Drag Race

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.

<i>Canadas Drag Race: Canada vs. the World</i> season 1 Season of television series

The first season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World premiered on November 18, 2022. Brooke Lynn Hytes acts as both the host and main judge, with Brad Goreski and Traci Melchor as supporting judges.

References

  1. ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray (July 13, 2020). "'Canada's Drag Race' Sets Date For U.S. Linear Debut On Logo". Deadline. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ Harp, Justin (January 7, 2021). "Canada's Drag Race future revealed following first season of RuPaul's spin-off series". Digital Spy . Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ White, Brett (October 14, 2021). "Where to Watch 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 2 in the US". Decider. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ Ritchie, Kevin (November 10, 2021). "Canada's Drag Race renewed for season 3 at Crave". Now Toronto . Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ Emma Badame (June 15, 2022). "Meet the sensational cast of 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 3". eTalk . Archived from the original on June 16, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  6. ↑ Nolfi, Joey (May 14, 2020). "Canada's Drag Race cast sash-ehs north: Meet the queens". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  7. ↑ Swift, Andy (September 3, 2020). "Canada's Drag Race Finale: Did the Right Queen Snatch the Crown?". TV Line. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  8. ↑ Nolfi, Joey (June 29, 2021). "Canada's Drag Race season 2 adds new head judges amid panel shake-up". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  9. ↑ Guzzo, Bianca (September 14, 2021). "Canada's Drag Race Season 2: Meet The Queens!". In Magazine. Archived from the original on September 15, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  10. ↑ Martin, Russ (December 17, 2021). "Shantay she slayed! Icesis Couture is the winner of 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 2". Xtra! . Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  11. ↑ Nolfi, Joey (June 15, 2022). "Meet the 'Canada's Drag Race' season 3 queens". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on June 16, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  12. ↑ Emma Badame (June 15, 2022). "Meet the sensational cast of 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 3". eTalk . Archived from the original on June 16, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
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.