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Not to be confused with Canada's Drag Race.
Canada's a Drag
Season 1 cover art
Created byCBC Arts
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes31
Original release
NetworkCBC Gem
ReleaseMarch 7, 2018 (2018-03-07)

Canada's a Drag is a Canadian documentary series that premiered on CBC Gem on March 7, 2018.[1] The show was created by Peter Knegt and Mercedes Grundy.[2] Each episode focuses on a drag performer from a different Canadian city, inclusive of drag queens, drag kings and transgender or non-binary performers.[3] It is produced by CBC Arts.[4]

The series won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Non-Fiction Web Program or Series two years in a row at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards and 9th Canadian Screen Awards.[5]

As of 2022, six performers profiled on the series have also been competitors in Canada's Drag Race, one has also been a competitor in The Boulet Brothers' Dragula, and one has been the subject of a full-length documentary film.

Season One (2018)

  1. Allysin Chaynes - Toronto
  2. Lourdes the Merry Virgin - Edmonton
  3. Berlin Stiller (The Girlfriend Experience) - Vancouver
  4. Gay Jesus - Toronto
  5. Prairie Sky - Winnipeg
  6. Sofonda Cox - Toronto
  7. Guizo LaNuit - Montreal
  8. Elle Noir - Halifax
  9. Tranie Tronic - Montreal
  10. Rita Baga - Montréal

Season Two (2019)

  1. Alma Bitches - Vancouver[4]
  2. Icesis Couture and Savannah Couture - Ottawa[4]
  3. Tynomi Banks - Toronto[4]
  4. Duke Carson - Calgary[6]
  5. Crystal Slippers - Montreal[4]
  6. Irma Gerd - St. John's[7]
  7. Yovska - Toronto[4]
  8. Pharaoh Moans - Winnipeg[4]
  9. Eddi Licious - Victoria[4]
  10. Manghoe Lassi - Toronto[4]
  11. Jenna Telz - Kelowna[8]
  12. Quanah Style - Vancouver[4]

Season Three (2020)

  1. Gisèle Lullaby - Montréal
  2. MX Wolverine - Ottawa
  3. Francheska Dynamites - Lethbridge
  4. Rose Butch - Vancouver
  5. Chiquita Mare - Moncton
  6. Charli Deville - Montreal
  7. Sapphoria - Edmonton
  8. Fay Slift & Fluffy Soufflé - Toronto
  9. Shay Dior - Vancouver
  10. Vivian Vanderpuss - Victoria
  11. Mikiki - Toronto

References

  1. ^ "Canada's a Drag: The time has come for our drag performers to sashay into the spotlight they deserve". CBC Arts. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  2. ^ ""Canada's a Drag" Returns for Another Season With Kings and Queens Slaying the North". www.newnownext.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  3. ^ "Meet the Super-Fab Queens from Up North on "Canada's a Drag"". The WOW Report. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Craig Takeuchi, "True North strong and fierce: Vancouver drag queens among performers spotlighted in Canada's a Drag". The Georgia Straight, February 1, 2019.
  5. ^ Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Non-Fiction Winners Revealed". ET Canada, May 25, 2020.
  6. ^ Eric Volmers (February 13, 2019). "Calgary's Duke Carson struts his stuff on CBC's Canada's a Drag". Calgary Herald. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  7. ^ "Don't be a Drag, Just be a Queen: Canada's a Drag comes to Newfoundland". The Racket. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  8. ^ Savannah Bagshaw (February 16, 2019). "Kelowna local shares past struggles in new episode of Canada's A Drag". PentictonNow. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
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