Canada's Drag Race

Not to be confused with Canada's a Drag.
For the upcoming season, see Canada's Drag Race season 5.

Canada's Drag Race
Also known asDrag Race Canada
GenreReality competition
Created byRuPaul
Based onRuPaul's Drag Race
Directed byShelagh O'Brien
Judges
Theme music composerRuPaul
Opening theme"RuPaul's Drag Race Theme"
Ending theme"U Wear It Well"
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes38 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Running time60 min.
Production companyBlue Ant Studios
Original release
NetworkCrave
ReleaseJuly 2, 2020 (2020-07-02) –
present (present)
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Canada's Drag Race is a Canadian reality competition television series based on the American series RuPaul's Drag Race and is the Canadian edition of the Drag Race franchise, produced by Blue Ant Studios.[1][2] In a similar format to the American version, the show features a crop of Canadian drag queens as they compete for a grand prize of $100,000 and the title of "Canada's Next Drag Superstar". The series airs on Crave in Canada, the United Kingdom's BBC Three, and worldwide on WOW Presents Plus.[3]

It was the fourth international version of the Drag Race franchise to be announced, following Drag Race Thailand, The Switch Drag Race (Chile) and RuPaul's Drag Race UK.[3] Canada's Drag Race was the first English-language iteration of Drag Race not to be hosted by RuPaul, although RuPaul does appear in video messages to the contestants and narrates the title sequence.[4] The series is hosted by RuPaul's Drag Race season 11 runner-up Brooke Lynn Hytes, along with judges Brad Goreski and Traci Melchor.[5] Past judges include Amanda Brugel, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, and Stacey McKenzie.[6][7]

The first episode of the first season premiered on July 2, 2020.[8] The cast was announced on May 14, 2020.[8] A third season was announced on November 10, 2021 and premiered on July 14, 2022.[9] The series has been critically acclaimed and has won 18 Canadian Screen Awards.[10][11]

  1. ^ "RuPaul's 'Drag Race Canada' to serve meaty tucks and Canadian bacon". Entertainment Weekly. June 27, 2019. Archived from the original on June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  2. ^ Kevin Ritchie (June 27, 2019). "A Canadian version of RuPaul's Drag Race is happening". Now. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Christopher Rudolph. "Grab Some Poutine Because "Drag Race Canada" Is Headed Your Way". NewNowNext. Archived from the original on June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  4. ^ Joey Nolfi, "Face, fire, fierce guest judges sash-eh north in Canada's Drag Race trailer" Archived 2020-06-22 at the Wayback Machine. Entertainment Weekly, June 15, 2020.
  5. ^ June 15, Joey Nolfi; EDT, 2022 at 12:15 PM. "Meet the 'Canada's Drag Race' season 3 queens". EW.com. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-06-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  8. ^ a b "These Are 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 1 Queens". Out. May 14, 2020. Archived from the original on May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  9. ^ Greg David (November 10, 2021). "Crave serves a third season of Canada's Drag Race". TV, eh?. Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
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