Rita Baga

Rita Baga is the stage name of Jean-François Guèvremont, a drag performer and one of the Season 1 contestants of Canada's Drag Race.

Name Origin

Rita's name may be a reference to the vegetable rutabaga.

Canada's Drag Race

Memorable Quotes

• "Bonjour, hi! Say 'hello' to the queen of Montréal." (Entrance quote)
• "Bonjour, je suis Rita Baga, trente-deux ans et je suis la "queen supreme" de Montréal. So embrace this thick accent."
• "Thank you, they all know I'm old now."
• "It's in the Baga."
• "I'm learning a new word today again, moose knuckles."
• "Learning English and doing Drag Race at the same time."
• "♪ Team L-E-M-O-N / Ain't gonna make it to the end / Just come a little closer / Can't you see we're getting hotter? / Oh, yeah! / We're the lemon pie destroyers! ♪" (verse in "Not Sorry Aboot It")
• "I'm very grateful that we have this opportunity to do Drag Race, so finally, a Canadian can win Drag Race," (to Brooke Lynn Hytes)
• "right now I’m thinking about having a hot-dog"

Trivia

• Rita gave her fellow contestant Kiara her first gig.
• Rita started doing drag in 2007.
• Rita used to be a club kid.
• Rita is the first contestant on a season of Canada's Drag Race to ever win a Maxi Challenge, but also the first to win two and three Maxi Challenges in a single season.
  • She is also the only contestant to have won two design challenges in a single season.

Gallery

Canada's Drag Race Season 1 Looks

Videos

MEET THE QUEENS Rita Baga

Canada's Drag Race Meet Rita Baga

Filmography

TV

• Canada's Drag Race, on Season 1, as herself/contestant. (2020)

Web Series

• TBA

Social Media

• Rita's Instagram | Twitter | Facebook
• Rita Baga on Wikipedia (FR)

References

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