Canada's a Drag

Canada's a Drag

The time has come for our drag performers to sashay into the spotlight. This docu-series showcases the true North strong and fabulous.

Documentary

Seasons

1. Allysin Chaynes, Toronto

Air Date: 2018-03-09

Toronto drag queen Allysin Chaynes wants to be your new overlord - and wouldn't that be fabulous?

2. Lourdes the Merry Virgin, Edmonton

Air Date: 2018-03-16

Librarian by day, Lourdes the Merry Virgin by night. Learn how drag saved this Edmonton artist.

3. Berlin Stiller, Vancouver

Air Date: 2018-03-23

How Vancouver drag icon Berlin Stiller went from serving Big Macs to serving her own "full fantasy."

4. Gay Jesus, Toronto

Air Date: 2018-03-30

The gospel of Gay Jesus: meet the Toronto drag artist spreading love across their kingdom.

5. Prairie Sky, Winnipeg

Air Date: 2018-04-06

Winnipeg drag queen Prairie Sky is "a lady who loves gowns but talks like a trucker."

6. Sofonda Cox, Toronto

Air Date: 2018-04-13

The chameleon queen of Church Street, she's Sofonda Cox and she's here to slay.

7. Guizo LaNuit, Montreal

Air Date: 2018-04-20

This k.d. lang-impersonating drag king has definitely seen it all.

8. Elle Noir, Halifax

Air Date: 2018-04-27

Elle Noir secretly slayed in drag while on tour with the navy - now she's Halifax's queen supreme.

9. Tranie Tronic

Air Date: 2018-05-04

"My name is Tranie Tronic and I'm from outer space." This intergalactic drag queen defies convention.

Alma Bitches, Vancouver

1. Alma Bitches, Vancouver

Air Date: 2019-02-13

Buxom, bearded and beautiful, Alma Bitches is the full-figured heart of Vancouver's drag community.

Icesis & Savannah Couture, Ottawa

2. Icesis & Savannah Couture, Ottawa

Air Date: 2019-02-13

Real-life brothers out of drag, Icesis and Savannah Couture pushed through a difficult childhood to rise up and give Ottawa a fierce jolt of sister queen realness.

Tynomi Banks, Toronto

3. Tynomi Banks, Toronto

Air Date: 2019-02-13

One of Toronto's premier drag performers for over 15 years, Tynomi Banks continues to show the generation of queens that came after her how it's really done.

Duke Carson, Calgary

4. Duke Carson, Calgary

Air Date: 2019-02-13

Big rig mechanic by day, Alberta's reigning Drag Superstar by night, Duke Carson has vitalized Calgary's drag king community with his heavy metal-infused performances and rock hard (prosthetic) abs.

Crystal Slippers, Montreal

5. Crystal Slippers, Montreal

Air Date: 2019-02-13

After serving in the Israeli military, Crystal Slippers immigrated to Montreal and found a way to make it her new home, through the power of drag... and the power of Celine Dion.

Irma Gerd, St. John's

6. Irma Gerd, St. John's

Air Date: 2019-02-13

Irma Gerd is using her drag to build a truly inclusive queer community in St. John's - and she's documenting her process through a unique art project along the way.

Yovska, Toronto

7. Yovska, Toronto

Air Date: 2019-02-13

For Yovska, drag is a metaphor for his experience as a queer immigrant from Mexico - a metaphor he explores through his extraordinary paranormal outfits.

Pharaoh Moans, Winnipeg

8. Pharaoh Moans, Winnipeg

Air Date: 2019-02-13

Winnipeg social activist and community organizer Bobbi Hudon transforms into drag queen club kid Pharaoh Moans at night, challenging norms of gender expression with her fierceness.

Eddi Licious, Victoria

9. Eddi Licious, Victoria

Air Date: 2019-02-13

Eddi Licious is a quintuple threat: a drag king, a dancer, an educator, a performance artist...and a Two Spirit Métis veterinary technician.

Manghoe Lassi, Toronto

10. Manghoe Lassi, Toronto

Air Date: 2019-02-13

After making a big splash on Instagram, Canadian-Pakistani queen Manghoe Lassi is using her shows to build awareness for queer Desi folks - and she's inspiring her little sisters along the way.

Jenna Telz, Kelowna

11. Jenna Telz, Kelowna

Air Date: 2019-02-13

When her heavily religious family kicked her out of the house for being gay, drag led Jenna Telz out of the darkness. Now, she's building a community and providing safe spaces.

Quanah Style, Vancouver

12. Quanah Style, Vancouver

Air Date: 2019-02-13

Musician, reality TV star and drag performer Quanah is quickly making an absolutely fabulous name for herself in Vancouver and beyond, and breaking barriers for transgender queens in the process.

1. Mx. Wolverine, Toronto

Air Date: 2020-02-07

A shapeshifting midnight tease, Indigiqueer burlesque and drag performer Mx. Wolverine is using their two-spirit identity to politicize and sexify stages across Canada.

2. Francheska Dynamites, Lethbridge

Air Date: 2020-02-07

After emigrating from the Philippines to support their family, Francheska Dynamites found love - and drag stardom - in Lethbridge, Alberta.

3. Rose Butch, Vancouver

Air Date: 2020-02-07

Vancouver’s premier non-binary “drag thing,” Rose Butch offers a style and sensibility that channels theatrical dandyism in their pursuit of gender euphoria.

4. Chiquita Mare, Moncton

Air Date: 2020-02-07

A sexually empowered, outrageous version of a happily divorced Acadian aunt, Chiquita Mare uses drag to shed light on issues that exist in the Acadian diaspora.

5. Charli Deville, Montreal

Air Date: 2020-02-07

No one is pushing drag kings into the mainstream quite like Charli Deville, who uses impersonations of Justin Bieber and Freddie Mercury to spotlight a new kind of masculinity.

6. Sapphoria, Edmonton

Air Date: 2020-02-07

Edmonton’s self-professed “miniature monster,” Sapphoria is a middle finger to cisnormative society wrapped in a hairy, glittery little box with a big ol’ bow on it.

7. Fay & Fluffy, Toronto

Air Date: 2020-02-07

Toronto drag duo Fay Slift and Fluffy Soufflé have become a beacon of light for young hearts and minds with their essential drag storytimes.

8. Shay Dior, Vancouver

Air Date: 2020-02-07

Mother of the House of Rice, an iconic all-Asian drag family, Shay Dior is an androgynous drag performer who strongly advocates for queer Asian visibility.

9. Vivian Vanderpuss, Victoria

Air Date: 2020-02-07

Victoria's quirky cat mother and solution to the rat problem, avant-garde drag artist Vivian Vanderpuss serves elaborate looks that are truly out of this world.

10. Mikiki, Toronto

Air Date: 2020-02-07

Raised by wild lesbian wolves in Newfoundland, activist and drag artist Mikiki has a secret weapon for effecting change: The Golden Girls.

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Rating

0.0/10

Release Date

2018-03-09

Episodes

31 (3 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast