''Canada's a Drag'' is a

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that premiered on

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on March 7, 2018. The show was created by

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and Mercedes Grundy. Each episode focuses on a drag performer from a different Canadian city, inclusive of drag queens, drag kings and transgender or non-binary performers. It is produced by

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.Craig Takeuchi
"True North strong and fierce: Vancouver drag queens among performers spotlighted in Canada's a Drag"
. ''

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'', February 1, 2019. The series won the

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for Best Original Non-Fiction Web Program or Series two years in a row at the

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and

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Featured drag performers

Season One (2018)

# Allysin Chaynes -

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# Lourdes the Merry Virgin -

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# Gay Jesus - Toronto # Prairie Sky -

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# Sofonda Cox - Toronto # Guizo LaNuit -

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# Elle Noir - Halifax # Tranie Tronic - Montreal

Season Two (2019)

# Alma Bitches - Vancouver # Icesis Couture and Savannah Couture -

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- Toronto # Duke Carson -

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# Crystal Slippers - Montreal # Irma Gerd - St. John's # Yovska - Toronto # Pharaoh Moans - Winnipeg # Eddi Licious -

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# Manghoe Lassi - Toronto # Jenna Telz -

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# Quanah Style - Vancouver

Season Three (2020)

# MX Wolverine - Ottawa # Francheska Dynamites -

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# Rose Butch - Vancouver # Chiquita Mére -

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# Charli Deville - Montreal # Sapphoria - Edmonton # Fay Slift & Fluffy Soufflé - Toronto # Shay Dior - Vancouver # Vivian Vanderpuss - Victoria # Mikiki - Toronto

Season Four (2024)

# Miss Juwanna Dewitt - Toronto # Anita Landback - Halifax # Minor Disappointment - Vancouver # Manny Dingo - Toronto # Hot Wheelz - Edmonton #

Jaylene Tyme Jaylene Tyme is the stage name of Jaylene McRae, a Canadian Drag (entertainment), drag queen who was profiled on the fourth season of ''Canada's a Drag.'' She then competed on the Canada's Drag Race season 5, fifth season of ''Canada's Drag Race,' ...

- Vancouver

Further appearances

Multiple performers have gone on to be featured in other film and television series after their appearances on ''Canada's a Drag.'' From season one Berlin Stiller (now The Girlfriend Experience) competed on season four of ''

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.'' From season two Icesis Couture won season two of ''Canada's Drag Race'' and competed on

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of '' Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World'',

competed on

of ''Canada's Drag Race'' and season two of ''Canada vs. the World'', Irma Gerd competed on

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of ''Canada's Drag Race'', and Yovska competed on

of ''

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'' and season one of '' The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans''. From season three Vivian Vanderpuss competed on the third season of ''Canada's Drag Race'', Francheska Dynamites was the subject of a full-length documentary film: '' Francheska: Prairie Queen,'' and Fay Slift and Fluffy Soufflé began starring in their own children's television series ''

The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy ''The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy'' is a Canadian children's television show, which premiered in 2022 on Family Jr. Hosted by drag entertainers Fay Slift and Fluffy Soufflé (portrayed respectively by Jean Paul "JP" Kane and Kaleb Robert ...

.'' From season four,

competed on the fifth season of ''Canada's Drag Race''

References

External links

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