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Juice Boxx
Joseph “Jo” Primeau, better known by the stage name Juice Boxx (born September 20, 1988), is a Canadian drag performer best known for being the first contestant to be eliminated on '' Canada's Drag Race'', the Canadian version of '' RuPaul's Drag Race''. Early life Primeau was born in Windsor and grew up in Essex. He has a degree in visual arts and a diploma in makeup artistry and special effects. Career Juice Boxx started performing and hosting in Toronto since 2016. She frequently played the role of Baby Spice on the drag show Spice Queens Live. She has also stated that she views her drag as a form of activism, especially in the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting in 2016. In 2018, she gave a surprise performance at the wedding of her friends Jonny Cooper and Jon Tuttle in Muskoka. In January 2020, she performed at It's Just Drag, a drag event in Vancouver, British Columbia, whose bill included Monet X Change, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Priyanka, Tynomi Banks and Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, on the south bank of the Detroit River directly across from Detroit, Michigan, United States. Geographically located within but administratively independent of Essex County, it is the southernmost city in Canada and marks the southwestern end of the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city's population was 229,660 at the 2021 census, making it the third-most populated city in Southwestern Ontario, after London and Kitchener. The Detroit–Windsor urban area is North America's most populous trans-border conurbation, and the Ambassador Bridge border crossing is the busiest commercial crossing on the Canada–United States border. Windsor is a major contributor to Canada's automotive industry and is culturally diverse. Known as the "Automotive Capital of Canada", Windsor's industrial and manufacturing heritage is responsible for how the city has developed through the years. History Early settlement At the time when the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyanka (drag Queen)
Mark Suknanan (born May 28, 1991) is a Canadian television personality and drag queen. Competing under his drag name, Priyanka, Suknanan won the first season of the reality competition series '' Canada's Drag Race'' in 2020. He was previously a host of the YTV children's series '' The Zone'' and the YTV reality competition series ''The Next Star'', where he went by Mark Suki. His first EP, '' Taste Test'', was released in 2021. Early life Suknanan was born on May 28, 1991, in Whitby, Ontario. He is of Indo-Guyanese descent. Suknanan is an alumnus of Niagara College's broadcasting program. Career Suknanan began his career as a host in children's television, most notably on YTV's '' The Zone'' and as the web host of the YTV reality competition series ''The Next Star''. Suknanan began performing as a drag queen in 2017, initially under the name Priyanka Love, in Toronto clubs. Her first competition in drag was for a local contest at the suggestion of fellow drag queen Xtacy Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farra N
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Anastarzia Anaquway
Jermaine Aranha (born 21 January 1982), better known by the stage name Anastarzia Anaquway, is a Bahamian drag queen and television personality based in Toronto, Canada. She is the only Bahamian to featured in the ''Drag Race'' television franchise, having competed in the first season of ''Canada's Drag Race''. Career Anaquway, who made her pageant debut in Miss Bahamas in 2003, has won over 15 pageants, including Miss Styles Bahamas, Miss Canada International, Miss Toronto Gay, and Miss Black Continental at Large. In July 2021, she performed alongside BOA, Juice Boxx, Farra N. Hyte, and TroyBoy at the inaugural Drag Starz at the Manor, a new drag event in Guelph, Ontario. In 2023, Aranha competed on the ninth season of ''The Amazing Race Canada'' with fellow ''Drag Race'' contestant Justin Baird (also known as Kimora Amour). Experience with homophobia Aranha was born and raised in Nassau, Bahamas and has opened up about his experiences with homophobia and hate crime in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BOA (drag Queen)
BOA (an abbreviation for Bitch on Arrival) is the stage name of Ryan Boa (born May 9, 1995), a drag performer most known for competing on season 1 of ''Canada's Drag Race''. Early life Boa was born in Windsor, Ontario. Career BOA worked as a drag queen for six years before competing on season 1 of ''Canada's Drag Race'', where he placed seventh. In May 2015, BOA was physically attacked after a show by a man he had brought home to hang out with following a performance, after the attacker pressured BOA to have sex and BOA declined.Adrian Ghobrial"Toronto drag queen attacked, robbed after bringing man home". ''CityNews'', May 15, 2015. The attacker broke BOA's nose, and stole his wallet, laptop and cellphone. He was arrested two weeks later in Vancouver, British Columbia, following another unrelated crime, and was identified as BOA's attacker; in September 2016 he pled guilty to the robbery and a breach of probation charge from prior crimes, although the physical assault charge was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attitude (magazine)
''Attitude'' (stylised in all lowercase) is a British gay lifestyle magazine owned by Stream Publishing Limited. It is sold worldwide as a physical magazine, and as a digital download for the iPad and iPhone via the App Store, and for Android devices via the Android Market. The first issue of ''Attitude'' appeared in May 1994. A separate Thai edition was published from March 2011 to April 2018, a Vietnamese edition launched in November 2013, and editions in Belgium and the Netherlands launched in February 2017. History of ownership ''Attitude'' began publication in 1994 as part of the Northern and Shell Group owned by Richard Desmond, and having been through a succession of owners subsequent to its sale in 2004 (commensurate with Desmond's takeover of Express Newspapers) it was acquired in September 2016 by contract publisher Stream Publishing. The owner of Stream Publishing, Darren Styles, had previously launched the successful ''Attitude Awards'' for the brand (in Octo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PinkNews
''PinkNews'' is a UK-based online newspaper marketed to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT) in the UK and worldwide. It was founded by Benjamin Cohen in 2005. It closely follows political progress on LGBT rights around the world, and carries interviews with cultural figures and politicians. The news is split into different sections, with most recent, prominent and trending stories showing on the home page by default. People can filter news by the sections they have most interest in, including: ''transgender'', ''entertainment'', ''world'', ''politics'', ''arts'', and ''opinion''. ''PinkNews'' pays special attention to the topic of religion and homosexuality. It became one of the few LGBT publications to have interviewed an incumbent Archbishop of Canterbury in 2014, when Justin Welby discussed the Church of England's approach to homosexuality. ''PinkNews'' runs the PinkNews Awards, which launched in 2013 and take place annually in Westminster. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twitch (service)
Twitch is an American video live streaming service that focuses on video game live streaming, including broadcasts of esports competitions, in addition to offering music broadcasts, creative content, and " in real life" streams. Twitch is operated by Twitch Interactive, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. It was introduced in June 2011 as a spin-off of the general-interest streaming platform Justin.tv. Content on the site can be viewed either live or via video on demand. The games shown on Twitch's homepage are listed according to audience preference and include genres such as real-time strategy games (RTS), fighting games, racing games, and first-person shooters. The popularity of Twitch eclipsed that of its general-interest counterpart. In October 2013, the website had 45 million unique viewers, and by February 2014, it was considered the fourth-largest source of peak Internet traffic in the United States. At the same time, Justin.tv's parent company was re-branded as Twitch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria "Porkchop" Parker
Victoria "Porkchop" Parker, stage name of Victor Ray Bowling, is an American drag performer and actor who came to international attention on the first season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race.'' He is notable in part for being the first contestant ever eliminated in the history of the franchise. Parker has also appeared elsewhere on television in and out of drag, and he has also served as a backup dancer for Miley Cyrus. Parker has been deemed one of the show's most successful and recognizable drag queens. Although finishing last on his season of ''Drag Race'', Parker has won over 100 pageants in his career as a drag queen and has toured internationally. He has frequently appeared as a guest on later seasons of ''Drag Race'' as Parker, with RuPaul often explicitly paying him homage due to his position as the first eliminated queen in the show's history. Early life Bowling was born in Anderson, South Carolina, and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He attended E.E. Smith High School. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shea Couleé
Jaren Kyei Merrell (born February 8, 1989), known professionally as Shea Couleé, is an American drag queen, musician, actor, podcaster, and fixture of the Chicago nightlife scene. Born in Warsaw, Indiana, they began their drag career in 2012. In 2017, Couleé achieved international fame after competing on season nine of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', placing in the top four. In 2020, Couleé won the fifth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars''. Couleé later returned to compete on the all-winners seventh season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'' in 2022. In 2016, Couleé co-produced, directed, wrote, and starred in ''Lipstick City''. In 2017, Couleé released their debut EP, ''Couleé-D'', along with accompanying music videos. Since then, Couleé has continued their musical career, starred in their own web series, podcast, and has embarked on domestic and international tours, including Werq the World, Haters Roast, and A Drag Queen Christmas. Early life and education Merrell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Really Like You
"I Really Like You" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen for her third studio album, ''Emotion'' (2015). It was written by Jepsen, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Peter Svensson, and Steve DaMar; and produced by Svensson. The song was released as the album's lead single on 2 March 2015. "I Really Like You" peaked at number 14 on the Canadian Hot 100. Outside of Canada, "I Really Like You" topped the charts in Hong Kong and Scotland, peaked within the top ten of the charts in Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Japan, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top 20 of the charts in Austria, Germany, Slovakia and Switzerland. The song's accompanying music video starred Tom Hanks and featured Justin Bieber, and was released 5 March 2015. Writing and production "I Really Like You" was written by Jepsen, Jacob Kasher Hindlin and Peter Svensson, and produced by the latter. According to Jepsen, the song's lyrics are about "that time i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carly Rae Jepsen
Carly Rae Jepsen (born November 21, 1985) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After studying musical theatre for most of her school life and while in university, Jepsen garnered mainstream attention after placing third on the fifth season of '' Canadian Idol'' in 2007. In 2008, Jepsen released her folk music-influenced debut studio album, '' Tug of War'', exclusively in Canada before it was internationally released in 2011. Jepsen's breakthrough came in 2012 with her universally acclaimed single " Call Me Maybe", being declared the best-selling single of that year, selling over 18 million copies, reaching number one in more than 19 countries, and leading to major record deals with School Boy Records and Interscope Records. Jepsen's sophomore album, '' Kiss'', released later that year and included the single " Good Time" with Owl City, charting in the top ten in Canada and the United States. In 2014, Jepsen made her Broadway theatre stage debut, playing the titular charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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