Canada's Drag Race (season 1)

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File:Canada's Drag Race Season 1 poster.jpg
Promotional poster for season one
Country of origin Canada
No. of episodes 10
Release
Original network Crave
Original release July 2, 2020 (2020-07-02) – September 3, 2020 (2020-09-03)

The first season of Canada's Drag Race premiered on July 2, 2020.[1] The cast was announced on May 14, 2020.[1] The winner of the first season of Canada’s Drag Race was Priyanka, with Rita Baga and Scarlett BoBo as runners-up.[2]

Casting occurred in mid-2019 with production starting in fall 2019.[3] On September 26, 2019, it was announced that the judges panel will include RuPaul's Drag Race season 11 runner-up Brooke Lynn Hytes, actor Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and fashion model Stacey McKenzie.[4] Bell Media personality Traci Melchor also appeared as a recurring cast member, with the title "Canada's Squirrel Friend";[4] her role entailed participatory support in challenges, including co-judging the Canada Gay-M mini-challenge, hosting a sheTalk red carpet segment prior to Snatch Game, and serving as one of the judges of the Miss Loose Jaw pageant. Melchor also appeared as the special guest host for the season finale.

The season consisted of ten one-hour episodes.[5]

The Season 1 queens participated in a Canada's Drag Race Anniversary Extravaganza reunion special, airing on Crave September 6, 2021 in advance of the second season launch.[6]

In January 2022, it was announced that Jimbo and Lemon would appear as contestants on RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World. Lemon finished in ninth place, while Jimbo placed seventh overall.

On July 21st, 2023, Jimbo was declared the winner of the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.

Contestants

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See also: List of Canada's Drag Race contestants § Canada's Drag Race
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Season 1 winner Priyanka

(Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.)

Contestants of Canada's Drag Race season 1 and their backgrounds
Contestant Age Hometown Outcome
Priyanka 28 Toronto, Ontario Winner
Rita Baga 32 Montreal, Quebec Runners-up
Scarlett BoBo 29 Toronto, Ontario
Jimbo 36 Victoria, British Columbia 4th place
Lemon 23 New York City, United States 5th place
Ilona Verley 24 Vancouver, British Columbia 6th place
BOA[lower-alpha 1] 24 Windsor, Ontario 7th place
Kiara[lower-alpha 2] 22 Montreal, Quebec 8th place
Tynomi Banks 38 Toronto, Ontario 9th place
Anastarzia Anaquway 37 East York, Ontario 10th place
Kyne 21 Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario 11th place
Juice Boxx 31 Essex, Ontario 12th place

Notes:

  1. ↑ Bitch On Arrival is referred to as BOA on the show.
  2. ↑ Kiara Schatzi is referred to as Kiara on the show.

Contestant progress

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Lip syncs

Legend:

  The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.
  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
  The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.
  The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom.
Episode Contestants Song Eliminated
1[7] Juice Boxx vs. Lemon "I Really Like You"
(Carly Rae Jepsen)		 Juice Boxx
2[8] Kyne vs. Tynomi Banks "If You Could Read My Mind"
(Ultra Naté, Amber, and Jocelyn Enriquez)		 Kyne
3[9] Anastarzia Anaquway vs. Tynomi Banks "Absolutely Not (Chanel Club Mix)"
(Deborah Cox)		 Anastarzia Anaquway
4[10] Ilona Verley vs. Tynomi Banks "Girlfriend"
(Avril Lavigne)		 Tynomi Banks
5[11] Kiara vs. Priyanka "I Drove All Night"
(Celine Dion)		 Kiara
6[12] BOA vs. Ilona Verley "Scars to Your Beautiful"
(Alessia Cara)		 BOA
7[13] Ilona Verley vs. Priyanka "Hello"
(Allie X)		 Ilona Verley
8[14] Lemon vs. Rita Baga "You Oughta Know"
(Alanis Morissette)		 Lemon
9[15] Jimbo vs. Rita Baga "Closer"
(Tegan and Sara)		 Jimbo
Episode Contestants Song Winner
10[16] Priyanka vs. Rita Baga vs. Scarlett BoBo "You're a Superstar"
(Love Inc.)		 Priyanka

Guests

Guest hosts

The guest host of a Canada's Drag Race episode performs much of RuPaul's role in a regular Ru-hosted season, including the introductions to the runway and Lip Sync for Your Life segments, and delivers commentary as a judge, but does not have a direct say in determining the winners or losers of the challenges and lipsyncs.[17] Except for Michelle Visage, who appeared because of her role as a regular judge on the original RuPaul's Drag Race, all other guest hosts were Canadian actors, musicians or media personalities. Season 1 guest hosts included:

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Special guests

Several guests appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage. Photographer Matt Barnes appeared in Episode 1. Singer Ralph and choreographer Hollywood Jade appeared in Episodes 3 and 10. Episode 5 featured Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan, interior decorators and television presenters. Crystal, a contestant from the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK appeared in Episode 6. The seventh episode featured actor and producer Stefan Brogren as well as drag queen Michelle DuBarry. Comedian Sabrina Jalees appeared in Episode 9.

Pit Crew

The show's Pit Crew attracted media attention for including Mina Gerges, who was the first plus-size man to be featured in the Pit Crew on any edition of the series,[18] and Travis L'Henaff, an HIV-positive model and activist who has been featured in HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns in Canada.[19] Other members included Ming Yao, Seth Falk and Evan Boutsov.[20]

Episodes

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See also: List of Canada's Drag Race episodes
No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Original air date
1 1 "Eh-laganza Eh-xtravaganza" July 2, 2020 (2020-07-02)
2 2 "Her-itage Moments" July 9, 2020 (2020-07-09)
3 3 "Not Sorry Aboot It" July 16, 2020 (2020-07-16)
4 4 "Single-Use Queens" July 23, 2020 (2020-07-23)
5 5 "Snatch Game" July 30, 2020 (2020-07-30)
6 6 "Star Sixty-Nine" August 6, 2020 (2020-08-06)
7 7 "Miss Loose Jaw" August 13, 2020 (2020-08-13)
8 8 "Welcome to the Family" August 20, 2020 (2020-08-20)
9 9 "The Snow Ball" August 27, 2020 (2020-08-27)
10 10 "U Wear It Well" September 3, 2020 (2020-09-03)

Post-production

Drag Ball and Drag Superstars

Separately from the production of the series, all of the queens from the season participated in Pride events for both Pride Toronto and Fierté Montreal, presented as online streaming specials due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. The Toronto event, Drag Ball presented by Crave, was streamed on June 27,[21] and the Montreal event, Drag Superstars, was streamed on August 14.[22] The Toronto special was directly produced by Crave; the Montreal event was produced by a separate company, but received some production assistance and sponsorship from Crave and the Canada's Drag Race production team.

Canada's Drag Race Live at the Drive-In

Following the conclusion of the season, the cast announced a cross-Canada tour, to be performed at drive-in venues due to the ongoing social distancing restrictions remaining in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] Brooke Lynn Hytes hosted, and Priyanka, Scarlett Bobo and Rita Baga were scheduled to appear at every date on the tour, while other cast members would perform at selected dates based on availability;[24] ultimately, however, both Priyanka and Brooke Lynn Hytes had to miss a couple of later dates after being forced to self-isolate due to COVID-19 exposure.[25]

Priyanka, Scarlett Bobo, Rita Baga and Jimbo also participated in an online panel as part of the 2020 Just for Laughs festival.[26]

Awards

Award Date of Ceremony Category Nominees Result Ref.
Canadian Screen Awards May 17-20, 2021 Best Reality/Competition Program or Series Michael Kot, Laura Michalchyshyn, Betty Orr, Mike Bickerton, Pam McNair, RuPaul Charles, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Randy Lennox, Tracey Pearce Won [27]
Best Host or Presenter in Factual or Reality/Competition Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Stacey McKenzie Won
Best Casting Heather Muir Nominated
Best Direction in a Reality/Competition Series Shelagh O'Brien — "U Wear It Well" Won
Best Writing in a Reality/Competition Series Mike Bickerton, Elvira Kurt, Jen Markowitz — "Welcome to the Family" Won
Best Sound in a Non-Fiction Series John Diemer, Scott Brachmeyer, Daniel Hewett, Dane Kelly, Sarah Labadie, Carlo Scrignaro, Rob Taylor — "U Wear It Well" Nominated
Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Non-Fiction Series Peter Faragher — "Eh-Laganza Eh-Xtravaganza" Won
Best Supporting Performance in a Web Program or Series Priyanka — Drag Ball Nominated
Best Host in a Web Program or Series Traci Melchor — Drag Ball Nominated
Audience Choice Award Priyanka Nominated [28]
April 10, 2022 Best Variety or Entertainment Special Canada’s Drag Race Anniversary Extravaganza Won [29]
American Reality Television Awards July 8, 2021 International Reality Series Canada's Drag Race Nominated [30]

References

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  2. ↑ Suzanne Lapointe, "‘Canada’s Drag Race’ makes herstory with its first ever Queen of the North" Archived 2021-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. eTalk, September 3, 2020.
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  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Three fabulous judges, and one squirrel friend, are ready to preside over ‘Canada’s Drag Race’" Archived 2021-01-15 at the Wayback Machine. eTalk, September 26, 2019.
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  6. ↑ Chantal Cyr, "Une émission spéciale de Canada’s Drag Race en septembre" Archived 2021-08-30 at the Wayback Machine. Fugues, August 30, 2021.
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  17. ↑ Bianca Guzzo, "Canada, Start Your Engines: IN Chats With The Judges Of Canada’s Drag Race" Archived 2020-12-01 at the Wayback Machine. IN Magazine, June 30, 2020.
  18. ↑ Michael Cook, "‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Brings Beefiness To the Pit Crew With Mina Gerges". Instinct, July 28, 2020.
  19. ↑ Mikelle Street, "'Drag Race' Pit Crew's Travis Says You Can Slide In His DMs". Out, September 2, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Introducing Canada’s Drag Race Pit Crew". DNA, July 17, 2020.
  21. ↑ Pahull Bains, "11 Virtual Pride 2020 Events Taking Place Across Canada" Archived 2021-04-25 at the Wayback Machine. Fashion, June 25, 2020.
  22. ↑ André-Constantin Passiour, "Une édition canadienne toute spéciale de Drag Superstars". Fugues, August 9, 2020.
  23. ↑ Peter Knegt, "All hail our queen: A conversation with Canada's Drag Race winner Priyanka" Archived 2021-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. CBC Arts, September 10, 2020.
  24. ↑ Tyler Jadah, "Canada's Drag Race is coming to Montreal's drive-in venue this month" Archived 2020-10-02 at the Wayback Machine. Daily Hive, September 10, 2020.
  25. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  26. ↑ Jenelle Riley, "For Montreal’s Just for Laughs, the Show Will Go On(line)" Archived 2020-10-13 at the Wayback Machine. Variety, October 2, 2020.
  27. ↑ Victoria Ahearn, "‘Canada’s Drag Race’ earns victory lap with leading five Canadian Screen Awards" Archived 2021-05-19 at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star, May 17, 2021.
  28. ↑ "2021 CSA Audience Choice Award Nominees" Archived 2021-03-16 at the Wayback Machine. ET Canada, March 16, 2021.
  29. ↑ Greg David, "Corner Gas Animated, The Hardy Boys, Mary Berg and Canada’s Drag Race win during Night 3 of the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards". TV, eh?, April 6, 2022.
  30. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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