Barbada de Barbades, also referred to as Miss Barbada, is a French Canadian drag queen most noted as one of the drag House Mothers in the first season of the reality competition series Call Me Mother.
Drag Name Origin[]
Career[]
Potvin, the son of a Barbadian father and a Québécois mother, first began performing in drag when he entered the 2005 Star Search drag competition at Cabaret Mado. Although he was eliminated from the competition, he entered again in 2006 and won the second time. She continued to perform regularly in drag at Cabaret Mado, becoming one of the club's regular headliners and winning Rita Baga's Mx Fierté pageant in 2017.
In 2017 Potvin participated in Ils de jour, elles de nuit, an Ici ARTV documentary series about drag queens, alongside Rita Baga, Gaby, Lady Boom Boom, Lady Pounana and Tracy Trash.
Potvin, an elementary school music teacher by profession, has also been prominently associated with Drag Queen Story Hours in Montreal, including an annual speical event at the Grande Bibliothèque of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, and is a frequent host of Montreal drag brunch events.
Trivia[]
- Barbada started doing drag in 2005.[citation needed]
- In 2017, Barbada participated in "Ils de jour, elles de nuit", an Ici ARTV documentary series about drag queens, alongside Rita Baga, Gaby, Lady Boom Boom, Lady Pounana, and Tracy Trash.[1]
- Barbada is the only House Mentor from Call Me Mother to not have been on Drag Race.
- For a short while, she was rumored to be on Season 2 of Canada's Drag Race.
- Barbada is the only House Mentor from Quebec.
- On Call Me Mother, Barbada is the mother of the House of Harmonie. Her drag children are...
- Narcissa Wolfe, Calypso Cosmic and Sanjina Dabish Queen on Season 1.
- Calypso placed 8th, Narcissa placed 6th, and Sanjina placed 4th.
- Pepper, Weebee, Miss Shay Dee, and Jenna Seppa on Season 2.
- Narcissa Wolfe, Calypso Cosmic and Sanjina Dabish Queen on Season 1.
- Barbada competed on the fourth season of Celebrity Big Brother Quebec. She quit in Week 3, placing 13th out of 16.
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Call Me Mother Season 1[]
Call Me Mother Season 1 Looks[]
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Call Me Mother Season 2[]
Call Me Mother Season 2 Looks[]
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| Winner | Toddy |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd & 3rd: Kiki Coe & Valerie Hunt |
| Other Contestants | 4th: Sanjina Dabish Queen • 5th: HercuSleaze • 6th: Narcissa Wolfe • 7th: Felicia Bonée (Quit) • 8th: Calypso Cosmic • 9th: Rosie • 10th: Ella Lamoureux |
| Host | Dallas Dixon |
| Judges | Farra N Hyte • Miss Butterfly |
| House Mothers |
Barbada de Barbades (House of Harmonie) • Crystal (House of Glass) • Peppermint (House of Dulcet) |
| Salon Team |
Connor McCalden • Lucinda Miu • Wig Zaddy |
| Winner | Weebee |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd-4th: Jessie Précieuse • Makayla Couture • Pepper |
| Other Contestants | 5th: Justin Abit • 6th: Jenna Seppa • 7th: Phoenix Black • 8th: Imarra • 9th/10th: Mya Foxx • Seyoncé Knows • 11th/12th: Miss Shay Dee • Stony Mac • 13th-15th: Champagna • Kingchella • Newfound Lad |
| Host | Dallas Dixon |
| Judges | Farra N Hyte • Landon Cider |
| House Mothers |
Barbada de Barbades (House of Harmonie) • Crystal (House of Glass) • Peppermint (House of Dulcet) |
| Salon Team |
Connor McCalden • Lucinda Miu • Wig Zaddy |