Rita Baga

Rita Baga
Biographical Information
Drag Name	Rita Baga
Real Name	Jean-François Guèvremont
Pronouns	She/Her
Ethnicity	French Canadian
Date of Birth	May 27, 1987
Age	34
Hometown	Boucherville, QC, Canada
Current City	Montréal, QC, Canada
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Season Information
Season	Canada Season 1
Place	Runner-Up
Eliminated	Episode 10
Sent home by	Priyanka
Challenge Wins	3

Rita Baga is the stage name of Jean-François Guèvremont, a French Canadian drag performer. She is one of the Season 1 runners-up (along with Scarlett BoBo) of Canada's Drag Race.

Name Origin

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

Track Record(s)

Rita Baga

Seasons Competed:	Canada Season 1
Ranking:	2nd/3rd Place (Runner-Up)
Mini Challenges Won:	1 (Ep. 9)
Times as Team Captain:	0
Maxi Challenges Won:	3 (Eps. 1, 4, 6)
Times in Bottom Two:	2 (Eps. 8, 9)
Episode Eliminated:	Episode 10

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."
• "EMBRACE!"
• "So, embrace this thick accent."
• "Thank you, they all know I'm old now." (to Kiara)
• "Kind? Kyne? I'll get it."
• "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)
• "NO, RIE DE- *drops microphone* This will be my final act, thank you." (As Edith Piaf in the Snatch Game)
• "Right now, I’m thinking about having a hot dog"
• "I would like to say something, I think I'm a witch."
• "C'est un nouveau jour dans le Werk Room, et je me sens vraiment sous-titré."
• " ♪ Ah oui, c'est moi, Rita Baga / The French-Canadian diva / This chameleon will wear the crown, so it ain't the time to play sad clown / Runway killer, hot dog lover, alien actress taking over / Bow down to your queen, let's make it clear / I came here to unite and con-queer / Who will wear this crown? Baga, first time around / Who will wear this crown? Montreal, first time around / À qui la couronne? À nous, les francophones!  ♪" (verse in "U Wear It Well")

Trivia

• Rita started doing drag in 2007 and used to be a club kid.
• When she first started doing drag, she was heavily inspired by Lady Bunny, due to originally being a plus-sized queen.
• Rita gave her fellow contestant Kiara her first gig in Montreal, though Gabryelle gave her her first gig ever (in Québec City).
• Rita has stated that she is referred to as "legendary" even though she's "not that old".
• Rita, along with Kiara, are both the third and fourth Francophone contestants to compete on Drag Race, after BeBe Zahara Benet and Nicky Doll.
• Rita is the first contestant of Canada's Drag Race to ever win one, two, and three Maxi Challenges in a single season.
• Rita is the third contestant in herstory to have won half of the Maxi Challenges by her sixth episode competing, after Baga Chipz and Gigi Goode. She was followed by Envy Peru on Drag Race Holland.
• Rita is the first contestant to win two design challenges, and to be in the bottom two on a third.
• Rita hosts a show called "la Haus of Baga" at Cabaret Mado.
• Since October 2020, Rita is columnist on a show called "La semaine des 4 Julie" on Noovo.
• Rita competed on the first season of Celebrity Big Brother Quebec. She was evicted during week 4 by a 6-3 vote and placed 12th.
• Rita is a celebrity impersonator, she often performs as the singer, Adele.
• Rita previously worked with Mocha Diva and they are very good friends

Drag Family

House of Schatzi/Haus of Baga

Stivy Schatzi

Zarya Schatzi

Rita Baga

Matante Alex

Scarlett Schatzi

Adriana Schatzi

Kiara

Lady Boom Boom

Aizysse Baga

Sasha Baga

Gallery

Mini Promo

#TeamRita Promo

#TeamRita Promo

Mini Trailer

Canada's Drag Race Season 1 Looks

Promo Look

Confessional Look

Entrance Look

Mini Challenge Photoshoot

Canuck Couture Fantasy Look – Québec-Froid

Not My First Time Look

Québec-ky with the Good Hair Look

Single-Use Queens Look – Plastic

Snatch Game Look – Édith Piaf

Night of a Thousand Célines Look

Canadian Tux-Shedo: Denim on Denim on Denim Look

Pageant Perfection Look

Makeover Look - with Tari Baga

Executive Holiday Party Look

Après the Après Ski Look

Ice Queen Look

Finale Performance Look

Coronation Eleganza Look

Videos

MEET THE QUEENS Rita Baga

Canada's Drag Race Meet Rita Baga

U WEAR IT WELL feat. Rita Baga, Scarlett BoBo, and Priyanka

All of Rita Baga's Runway Looks Canada's Drag Race

Filmography

TV

• Canada's Drag Race, on Season 1, as contestant. (2020)
• Québec's Celebrity Big Brother season 1, as contestant. (2021)
• La semaine des 4 Julie, as columnist. (2020)

Web Series

• TBA

External Links

• Official Website
• Instagram
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Wikipedia (FR)