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- ↑ Debra Yeo, "It’s the summer of drag! Two new shows ‘Queens’ and ‘Canada’s Drag Race’ fill out roster". Toronto Star , June 12, 2020.
- ↑ Norman Wilner (June 28, 2020). "TV review: CBC Gem's Queens is a drag series with potential". The Georgia Straight . Archived from the original on 2023-03-20.
- ↑ "QUEENS: a one-hour comedy-mystery whodunnit special". CBC Television.
- ↑ "Queens: Best Canadian web series" Archived 2020-11-19 at the Wayback Machine . Now .
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