Canada's Drag Race

Canada's Drag Race is an upcoming Canadian reality television competition series about drag queens based on the American series RuPaul's Drag Race.[1] It will be produced by Blue Ant Studios.[2] The series will air on Bell Media's streaming platform Crave and OutTV[2] in Canada, and worldwide on WOW Presents Plus.[3]

Canada's Drag Race
Also known asDrag Race Canada
Based onRuPaul's Drag Race
JudgesBrooke Lynn Hytes
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
Stacey McKenzie
Country of originCanada
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Production company(s)Blue Ant Studios
Release
Original networkCrave (Canada)
OutTV(Canada)
BBC Three (online) via iPlayer (UK)
WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original releaseJuly 2, 2020 (2020-07-02)

It was the fourth international version of the Drag Race franchise to be announced, following Drag Race Thailand, The Switch Drag Race (Chile) and RuPaul's Drag Race UK;[3] two months after the announcement of the Canadian version, Drag Race Australia was also announced. Canada's Drag Race will be the first English-language incarnation of Drag Race to not be hosted by RuPaul, although RuPaul did narrate and appear in the show's preview trailer.[4]

The show is slated to premiere on July 2, 2020.[5] The cast was announced on May 14, 2020.[5]

Production

Casting occurred in mid-2019 with production scheduled to start in fall 2019.[6] The inaugural season will consist of ten one-hour episodes.[2]

In June 2020 it was announced that the series will be carried by BBC Three in the United Kingdom.[7]

Judges

On September 26, 2019, it was announced that the judges panel will include RuPaul's Drag Race season 11 runner-up Brooke Lynn Hytes, actor Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and fashion model Stacey McKenzie.[8] Bell Media personality Traci Melchor will appear as a recurring cast member, with the title "Canada's Squirrel Friend."[8] Hytes will be the first prior competitor in the RuPaul's Drag Race franchise to appear on the judge's panel on any edition of the show.[9]

Guests

Various people have been announced as appearing on the show in guest capacities, although sources have been unclear in some cases about whether the person appears as a guest judge or in some other capacity.

Celebrity guests in the Snatch Game episode are designers Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan.[9]

Contestants

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

Contestant Age Hometown Outcome
Anastarzia Anaquway 37 East York, Ontario TBA
BOA 24 Toronto, Ontario TBA
Ilona Verley 24 Vancouver, British Columbia TBA
Jimbo 36 Victoria, British Columbia TBA
Juice Boxx 30 Toronto, Ontario TBA
Kiara 22 Montreal, Quebec TBA
Kyne 21 Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario TBA
Lemon 24 New York City, New York TBA
Priyanka 28 Toronto, Ontario TBA
Rita Baga 32 Montreal, Quebec TBA
Scarlett BoBo 29 Toronto, Ontario TBA
Tynomi Banks 38 Toronto, Ontario TBA

Contestants Progress
Contestant
Anastarzia Anaquway
BOA
Ilona Verley
Jimbo
Juice Boxx
Kiara
Kyne
Lemon
Priyanka
Rita Baga
Scarlett BoBo
Tynomi Banks
     The contestant won Canada's Drag Race
     The contestant was a runner-up.
     The contestant won the challenge.
     The contestant received positive critiques and was ultimately declared safe.
     The contestant received critiques but was ultimately declared safe.
     The contestant received negative critiques but was ultimately declared safe.
     The contestant was in the bottom.
     The contestant was eliminated.
     The contestant returned as a guest.

References
  1. Kevin Ritchie (June 27, 2019). "A Canadian version of RuPaul's Drag Race is happening". Now. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  2. "RuPaul's 'Drag Race Canada' to serve meaty tucks and Canadian bacon". Entertainment Weekly. June 27, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  3. Christopher Rudolph. "Grab Some Poutine Because "Drag Race Canada" Is Headed Your Way". NewNowNext. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  4. Joey Nolfi, "Face, fire, fierce guest judges sash-eh north in Canada's Drag Race trailer". Entertainment Weekly, June 15, 2020.
  5. "These Are 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 1 Queens". Out. May 14, 2020.
  6. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' getting Canadian adaptation for Crave and OUTtv". CTV News. Canadian Press. June 27, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  7. Kelly Townsend, "Canada’s Drag Race sashays away to the U.K.". Playback, June 15, 2020.
  8. "Three fabulous judges, and one squirrel friend, are ready to preside over ‘Canada’s Drag Race’". eTalk, September 26, 2019.
  9. Joey Nolfi, "Canada's Drag Race first look serves Canadian bacon with a side of fish". Entertainment Weekly, May 11, 2020.
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