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Season 1 of Canada's Drag Race was officially announced via World of Wonder's Instagram on June 27, 2019[1]. The show is slated to air on CraveCanada, OutTV, and select territories on WOWPresents Plus.
On September 26, the judges of the show were revealed via social media; they include RuPaul's Drag Race alum Brooke Lynn Hytes, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, and Stacey McKenzie with Traci Melchor acting as a "squirrel friend."[2]
This season features contestants competing for the title of "Canada’s First Drag Superstar", a cash prize of $100,000 CAD (≈ $71,381 USD) and a year's worth of holiday stays with Hilton.
Contestants
(Ages and names stated are during time of contest)
| Rank | Queen | Photo | Real Name | Age | Current City | Ep. 1 | Ep. 2 | Ep. 3 | Ep. 4 | Ep. 5 | Ep. 6 | Ep. 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch Game | ||||||||||||
| TBA | Rita Baga | 
| Jean-François Guèvremont | 32 | Montreal, QC | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | HIGH | WIN | TBA |
| TBA | Jimbo | 
| James Insell | 36 | Victoria, BC | HIGH | HIGH | SAFE | LOW Mini Chall. Winner | WIN | HIGH | TBA |
| TBA | Scarlett BoBo | 
| Matthew Cameron | 29 | Toronto, ON | SAFE | SAFE | HIGH | HIGH TEAM | SAFE | HIGH | TBA |
| TBA | Priyanka | 
| Mark "Suki" Suknanan | 28 | Toronto, ON | SAFE | HIGH | WIN Team Captain | HIGH | BTM2 | SAFE | TBA |
| TBA | Lemon | 
| Christopher Elliott Baptista | 24 | New York City, NY | BTM2 | WIN | SAFE Team Captain | SAFE | HIGH Mini Chall. Winner | LOW Mini Chall. Winner | TBA |
| TBA | Ilona Verley | 
| TBA | 24 | Vancouver, BC | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | BTM2 | SAFE | BTM2 | TBA |
| 7th | BOA | 
| Ryan Boa | 24 | Toronto, ON | HIGH | LOW Team Captain | HIGH | LOW | LOW | ELIM | |
| 8th | Kiara | 
| Dimitri Nana-Côté | 22 | Montreal, QC | SAFE | HIGH | LOW | HIGH TEAM | ELIM | ||
| 9th | Tynomi Banks | 
| Sheldon McIntosh | 38 | Toronto, ON | SAFE | BTM2 | BTM2 | ELIM | |||
| 10th | Anastarzia Anaquway | 
| Jermaine Aranha | 37 | Toronto, ON | SAFE | SAFE Team Captain | ELIM | ||||
| 11th | Kyne | 
| Kyne Santos | 21 | Kitchener, ON | LOW Mini Chall. Winner | ELIM | |||||
| Waterloo, ON | ||||||||||||
| 12th | Juice Boxx | 
| Jo Primeau | 30 | Toronto, ON | ELIM | ||||||
- █ The contestant won Canada's Drag Race.
- █ The contestant was a runner-up.
- █ The contestant won the maxi challenge.
- █ The contestant was one of the two maxi challenge winners.
- █ The contestant was part of the winning team, but did not win the maxi challenge.
- █ The contestant received positive critiques, but did not win the maxi challenge.
- █ The contestant received negative critiques, but was not up for elimination.
- █ The contestant placed in the bottom two and won the lip sync for your life.
- █ The contestant placed in the bottom two, lost the lip sync for your life, and was eliminated.
- █ The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality by the contestants.
- █ The contestant returned and appeared on the reunion episode, but was out of the running.
Episodes
| Series # | Episode # | Episode Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Eh-Leganza Eh-xtravaganza | July 2, 2020 |
| 2 | 2 | Her-itage Moments | July 9, 2020 |
| 3 | 3 | Not Sorry Aboot It | July 16, 2020 |
| 4 | 4 | Single Use Queens | July 23, 2020 |
| 5 | 5 | The Snatch Game | July 30, 2020 |
| 6 | 6 | Star Sixty-Nine | August 6, 2020 |
| 7 | 7 | Miss Loose Jaw | August 13, 2020 |
| 8 | 8 | Welcome To The Family | August 20, 2020 |
| 9 | 9 | The Snow Ball | August 27, 2020 |
| 10 | 10 | Finale | September 3, 2020 |
Episode 1: "Eh-Leganza Eh-xtravaganza"
Airdate: July 2, 2020
Synopsis: "Twelve of Canada’s fiercest Queens sashay into the werkroom and size each other up as they compete for the Canada's Drag Race crown."
Episode 1 Judges
- Guest Host: Elisha Cuthbert
- Mini Challenge: Photoshoota with a high speed fan and snow blowing in their faces.
- Mini Challenge Winner: Kyne
- Mini Challenge Prize: $1,000 of latex couture from Polymorphe & assign the "O, Canada" boxes to the other queens.
- Maxi Challenge: Canuck Couture Fantasy: Create a high-fashion look using materials from "O, Canada" boxes.
- Maxi Challenge Winner: Rita Baga
- Maxi Challenge Prize: $5,000 shopping spree from Roots
- Bottom Two: Juice Boxx and Lemon
- Lip Sync Song: "I Really Like You" by Carly Rae Jepson
- Eliminated: Juice Boxx
- Farewell Message: "Hey cunts. Season 1!!! I love you all so much. Don't let the comp get to you. We are ALL! sickening. lots of love sisters. xoxo Juice Boxx"
Entrance Order
| 1. | Priyanka |
| 2. | Ilona Verley |
| 3. | Kiara |
| 4. | Juice Boxx |
| 5. | Anastarzia Anaquway |
| 6. | Lemon |
| 7. | Scarlett BoBo |
| 8. | Kyne |
| 9. | BOA |
| 10. | Rita Baga |
| 11. | Jimbo |
| 12. | Tynomi Banks |
Canuck Couture Fantasy
| Queen | O Canada Box |
|---|---|
| Anastarzia Anaquway | Canada Gay |
| BOA | Man of Green Gay-bles |
| Ilona Verley | Muskokurrrrr |
| Jimbo | Rain-Blow It Up |
| Juice Boxx | Much Ru-sic Video Prance |
| Kiara | Like A Prairie |
| Kyne | Yukon Gold Digger |
| Lemon | Jock Scraps |
| Priyanka | Gone Fishy |
| Scarlett BoBo | Glampede |
| Rita Baga | Québec-Froid |
| Tynomi Banks | Lumber Janes |
Fierce Blizzard Photoshoot
Episode 2: "Her-itage Moments"
Airdate: July 9, 2020
Synopsis: "The Queens divide into teams to act their way into Canada's drag her-story books."
Episode 2 Judges
- Guest Host: Jade Hassouné
- Mini Challenge: The Nutsmacker: a crash course in ballet
- Mini Challenge Winner: BOA and Anastarzia Anaquway
- Mini Challenge Prize: $1,000 gift certificate from Wigs and Grace
- Maxi Challenge: Acting Challenge inspired by Heritage Minutes short films.
- Runway Theme: Not My First Time
- Maxi Challenge Winner: Lemon
- Maxi Challenge Prize: $5,000 worth of Anastasia Beverly Hills makeup
- Bottom Two: Kyne and Tynomi Banks
- Lip Sync Song: "If You Could Read My Mind" by Ultra Naté, Amber, and Jocelyn Enriquez
- Eliminated: Kyne
- Farewell Message: "I love you Tynomi. I love you all. Think of me fondly, now that I've said goodbye. ♡ -Kyne"
Her-itage Moments
| Team Anastarzia | Team BOA |
|---|---|
| "I Smell Burnt Tucks" | "The Muffragettes" |
| Anastarzia Anaquway | BOA |
| Ilona Verley | |
| Kiara | Kyne |
| Lemon | Priyanka |
| Rita Baga | Scarlett BoBo |
| Tynomi Banks | Jimbo |
Episode 3: "Not Sorry Aboot It"
Airdate: July 16, 2020
Synopsis: "Setting the trademark Canadian niceties aside, the queens do a battle in a song and dance diss track showdown."
Episode 3 Judges
- Guest Host: Deborah Cox
- Mini Challenge: Canada Gay-M: Be co-anchors for Canada's premier gay morning show and read off a teleprompter in English, French, and "Gay-lish"
- Mini Challenge Winners: Lemon and Priyanka
- Mini Challenge Prize: $2,000 worth of jewels from Amped Accessories
- Maxi Challenge: Write, record and perform in a song and dance track showdown
- Runway Theme: Québec-ky With The Good Hair
- Maxi Challenge Winner: Priyanka
- Maxi Challenge Prize: A luxury stay at the Hilton Lac-Leamy
- Bottom Two: Anastarzia Anaquway and Tynomi Banks
- Lip Sync Song: "Absolutely Not (Chanel Club Mix)" by Deborah Cox
- Eliminated: Anastarzia Anaquway
- Farewell Message: N/A
Not Sorry Aboot It
| The Dwolls | The Mooseknuckles |
|---|---|
| Lemon | Priyanka |
| Tynomi Banks | Rita Baga |
| Jimbo | Scarlett BoBo |
| Kiara | Anastarzia Anaquway |
| BOA | Ilona Verley |
Episode 4: "Single Use Queens"
Airdate: July 23, 2020
Synopsis: "The Queen's turn trash into treasure in an eco-inspired design challenge. Evan Biddell joins Brooke Lynn Hytes, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, and Stacey McKenzie on the judging panel."
Episode 4 Judges
- Guest Host: Biddell
- Mini Challenge: Underwear Memory Matching
- Mini Challenge Winner: Jimbo
- Mini Challenge Prize: A VIP stay and culinary experience at the Hilton Toronto
- Maxi Challenge: Design and create a fashion line using recyclable material in teams of three.
- Maxi Challenge Winner: Rita Baga
- Maxi Challenge Prize: $5,000 shopping spree at Fabricland
- Bottom Two: Ilona Verley and Tynomi Banks
- Lip Sync Song: "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne
- Eliminated: Tynomi Banks
- Farewell Message: "Sisters 4 Life. Love life. Be you! Tynomi Banks"
Single Use Fashion Line Teams
| Team | Maison Papier | House of Rust | La Maison Boraga |
|---|---|---|---|
| Material | Paper | Metal | Plastic |
| Queens | Ilona Verley | BOA | Kiara |
| Jimbo | Lemon | Rita Baga | |
| Tynomi Banks | Priyanka | Scarlett BoBo |
Episode 5: "The Snatch Game"
Airdate: July 30, 2020
Synopsis: "The snatch game arrives to test the remaining queens. Guest host Mary Walsh joins judges Brooke Lynn Hytes, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, and Stacey McKenzie on the judging panel."
Episode 5 Judges
- Special Guests: Colin and Justin
- Guest Host: Mary Walsh
- Mini Challenge: Reading is Fundamental
- Mini Challenge Winner: Lemon
- Mini Challenge Prize: $1,000 Gift Certificate from LAGconcepts
- Maxi Challenge: Snatch Game
- Runway Theme: Night of a 1000 Céline Dions
- Maxi Challenge Winner: Jimbo
- Maxi Challenge Prize: A 7 day Caribbean Cruise for two courtesy of Pitbull Events
- Bottom Two: Kiara and Priyanka
- Lip Sync Song: "I Drove All Night" by Céline Dion
- Eliminated: Kiara
- Farewell Message: TBA
Snatch Game
| Queen | Celebrity Impersonation | Céline Look |
|---|---|---|
| BOA | Gypsy Rose Blanchard | Met Gala, 2019 |
| Ilona Verley | Rebecca More | Céline Dion Collection Launch, 2017 |
| Jimbo | Joan Rivers | Paris Fashion Week, 2019 |
| Kiara | Mariah Carey | "Courage" Album Release, 2019 |
| Lemon | JoJo Siwa | Academy Awards, 1998 |
| Priyanka | Miss Cleo | Wedding Dress, 1994 |
| Bilboard Music Awards, 2016 | ||
| Scarlett BoBo | Liza Minelli | Paris Fashion Week, 2019 |
| Rita Baga | Edith Piaf | Eurovision, 1988 |
| Tournée Incognito Tour, 1988 |
Episode 6: "Star Sixty-Nine"
Airdate: August 6, 2020
Synopsis: "The queens' creative marketing skills are put to the test as they write and produce commercials for fictional drag queen law firms. Comedian Tom Green is this week's guest host."
Episode 6 Judges
- Special Guest: Crystal
- Guest Host: Tom Green
- Mini Challenge: Psychic Hotline Operators
- Mini Challenge Winner: Lemon
- Mini Challenge Prize: $1,000 of Bailey Nelson eye-ware
- Maxi Challenge: In teams, write and produce commercials for late-night drag law advice
- Runway Theme: Canadian Tux-Shedo: Denim on Denim on Denim
- Maxi Challenge Winner: Rita Baga
- Maxi Challenge Prize: Custom wardrobe valued at $10,000 from North Bound Leather
- Bottom Two: BOA and Ilona Verley
- Lip Sync Song: "Scars To Your Beautiful" by Alessia Cara
- Eliminated: BOA
- Farewell Message: TBA
Star Sixty-Nine Groups
| Law Firm | Specialization | Queens | "Who Should Go Home Tonight?" |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah & Sarahson | Sister Separation Specialists | Ilona Verley | Lemon |
| Scarlett BoBo | |||
| The B.E.L.L.E.S. | Bitches for Enthusiastic Lady Lawyers Entertainment Services | BOA | |
| Jimbo | |||
| Rita Baga | Ilona Verley | ||
| Kitty & Kat | The Pussy Protectors | Lemon | |
| Priyanka |
Episode 7: "Miss Loose Jaw"
Airdate: August 13, 2020
Synopsis: "This week the queens' looks and improv skills are fully tested. If they are to stay, the queens need to slay with both improv and beauty queen looks. Singer-songwriter Allie X is this week’s guest host joining Brooke Lynn Hytes, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Stacey McKenzie on the judging panel."
Episode 6 Judges
- Guest Host: Allie X
- Mini Challenge: TBA
- Mini Challenge Winner: TBA
- Mini Challenge Prize: TBA
- Maxi Challenge: Compete in Drag Race's very first pageant:
the Miss Loose Jaw Pageant - Maxi Challenge Winner: TBA
- Maxi Challenge Prize: TBA
- Bottom Two: TBA and TBA
- Lip Sync Song: "TBA" by TBA
- Eliminated: TBA
- Farewell Message: TBA
Episode 8: "Welcome To The Family"
Airdate: August 20, 2020
Synopsis: "The Queens are paired up with newcomers from LGBTQI charity Rainbow Railroad for the makeover challenge.This week’s guest host is actress Amanda Brugel."
- Guest Host: Amanda Brugel
- Mini Challenge: TBA
- Mini Challenge Winner: TBA
- Mini Challenge Prize: TBA
- Maxi Challenge: Makeover Rainbow Railroad newcomers
- Maxi Challenge Winner: TBA
- Maxi Challenge Prize: TBA
- Bottom Two: TBA and TBA
- Lip Sync Song: "TBA" by TBA
- Eliminated: TBA
- Farewell Message: TBA
Makeover Pairs
| Queens | TBA |
|---|---|
| TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA |
Episode 9: "The Snow Ball"
Airdate: August 27, 2020
Synopsis: "It’s time to throw a ball & the Queens get frosty as the search for Canada's First Drag Superstar reaches the semi-final. This week’s extra special guest host is Michelle Visage."
- Guest Host: Michelle Visage
- Mini Challenge: TBA
- Mini Challenge Winner: TBA
- Mini Challenge Prize: TBA
- Maxi Challenge: Showcase 3 looks in The Snow Ball
- Runway Themes: TBA
- Maxi Challenge Winner: TBA
- Maxi Challenge Prize: TBA
- Bottom Two: TBA and TBA
- Lip Sync Song: "TBA" by TBA
- Eliminated: TBA
- Farewell Message: TBA
Gallery
| Check out the lookbook gallery to see the queens' looks from each episode.
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Videos
Canada's Drag Race Season 1 Extended Trailer
Meet the Queens
Meet The Queens of Canada’s Drag Race
CANADA'S DRAG RACE Fire Round Questions
CANADA'S DRAG RACE ASMR with Drag Props
MEET THE QUEENS Anastarzia Anaquway
Canada's Drag Race Meet Anastarzia Anaquway
MEET THE QUEENS Boa
Canada's Drag Race Meet Boa
MEET THE QUEENS Ilona Verley
Canada's Drag Race Meet Ilona Verley
MEET THE QUEENS Jimbo
Canada's Drag Race Meet Jimbo
MEET THE QUEENS Juice Boxx
Canada's Drag Race Meet Juice Boxx
MEET THE QUEENS Kiara
Canada's Drag Race Meet Kiara
MEET THE QUEENS Kyne
Canada's Drag Race Meet Kyne
MEET THE QUEENS Lemon
Canada's Drag Race Meet Lemon
MEET THE QUEENS Priyanka
Canada's Drag Race Meet Priyanka
MEET THE QUEENS Rita Baga
Canada's Drag Race Meet Rita Baga
MEET THE QUEENS Scarlett Bobo
Canada's Drag Race Meet Scarlett Bobo
MEET THE QUEENS Tynomi Banks
Canada's Drag Race Meet Tynomi Banks
Challenge Performances
The Queens Scale the Canadian Rocky Mountain
Not Sorry Aboot It - Group Performance
The Pit Stop Recap Show
The Pit Stop CDR S1 E1 with Trixie Mattel & Katya
The Pit Stop CDR S1 E2 with Trinity The Tuck
The Pit Stop CDR S1 E3 with Heidi N Closet
Trivia
- Canada's Drag Race Season 1 is the first season in hirstory...
- ... with a contestant of Guyanese descent (Priyanka).
- ... with a contestant of Jamaican descent (Tynomi Banks).
- ... with a Bahamian contestant (Anastarzia Anaquway).
- ... with an indigenous First Nations (Nlaka'pamux) contestant (Ilona Verley).
- ... with two contestants that are native french speakers (Rita Baga and Kiara).
- ... without a Latin American contestant or contestant of Latin descent.
- ... with a contestant living in a different country than the rest of the cast (Lemon).
- ... to not be hosted by RuPaul, but to have her as a narrator and cameo in every episode.
- ... to have guest judges that are exclusively Canadian, with the exception of Michelle Visage.
- ... to have six mononymous contestants.
- The first and second seasons of the American series previously held this record, both with four mononymous contestants.
- ... where a contestant didn't leave a farewell lipstick message on the Werk Room mirror after getting sent home (Anastarzia Anaquway), after Shangela started the tradition in Season 2.
- Canada's Drag Race Season 1 is the second season in herstory...
- ... with french native speakers, after Season 12 (Nicky Doll).
References
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BzOKCABBHaV/?igshid=vhi93t5oqpk3
- ↑ https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/all-rise-judging-panel-and-more-announced-for-new-crave-original-canadas-drag-race/
| Canada's Drag Race Season 1
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| Ilona Verley • Jimbo • Lemon • Priyanka • Rita Baga • Scarlett BoBo • 7th: BOA • 8th: Kiara • 9th: Tynomi Banks • 10th: Anastarzia Anaquway • 11th: Kyne • 12th: Juice Boxx | |
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Brooke Lynn Hytes • Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman • Stacey McKenzie | |
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