Brooke Lynn Hytes

Brooke Lynn Hytes
Brooke Lynn Hytes at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Brock Edward Hayhoe

(1986-03-10) March 10, 1986 (age 38)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship
EducationNational Ballet School
Occupations
  • Drag queen
  • Ballet dancer
  • Performer
  • Television personality
  • Executive producer
Years active1999–present
Career
Former groupsCape Town City Ballet
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Known forMiss Continental
RuPaul's Drag Race
Canada's Drag Race
1 Queen 5 Queers
Websitebrookelynnhytes.com

Brooke Lynn Hytes is the stage name of Brock Edward Hayhoe (born March 10, 1986),[1] a Canadian-American drag queen, ballet dancer, and television personality. After working as a dancer with Cape Town City Ballet and Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Brooke Lynn Hytes achieved international recognition for competing on the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race; Brooke Lynn Hytes placed second, only to winner Yvie Oddly. Brooke Lynn Hytes is the first Canadian to compete in the series.[2][3] Since 2020, Brooke Lynn Hytes has been a main judge on the spin-off series Canada's Drag Race, and is the first Drag Race contestant to become a full-time judge in the franchise.

  1. ^ "1st Canadian Competitor To Shantay Into 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". HuffPost. January 24, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Brooke Lynn Hytes becoming the first Canadian on RuPaul's Drag Race is no surprise to her fellow Toronto queens | The Star". Toronto Star. February 27, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  3. ^ Entertainment, P. M. N. (January 24, 2019). "Brooke Lynn Hytes becomes first Canadian 'RuPaul's Drag Race' competitor | National Post". National Post. Retrieved May 22, 2019.