''Canada's a Drag'' is a

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that premiered on

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on March 7, 2018. The show was created by

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and Mercedes Grundy. Each episode focuses on a drag performer from a different Canadian city, inclusive of drag queens, drag kings and transgender or non-binary performers. It is produced by

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.Craig Takeuchi
"True North strong and fierce: Vancouver drag queens among performers spotlighted in Canada's a Drag"
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'', February 1, 2019. The series won the

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for Best Original Non-Fiction Web Program or Series two years in a row at the

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. As of 2022, four performers profiled on the series have also been competitors in ''

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'', one has also been a competitor in ''

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'', and one has been the subject of a full-length documentary film.

Featured drag performers

Season One (2018)

# Allysin Chaynes - Toronto # Lourdes the Merry Virgin - Edmonton # Berlin Stiller (The Girlfriend Experience) - Vancouver # Gay Jesus - Toronto # Prairie Sky - Winnipeg # Sofonda Cox - Toronto # Guizo LaNuit - Montreal # Elle Noir - Halifax # Tranie Tronic - Montreal

Season Two (2019)

# Alma Bitches - Vancouver #

Icesis Couture Icesis Couture is the stage name of Steven Granados-Portelance (born February 3, 1987),Peter Knegt"All in the glamly: These real-life brothers are giving Ottawa drag a jolt of sister queen realness". CBC Arts, February 13, 2019. a Canadian drag qu ...

and Savannah Couture - Ottawa #

Tynomi Banks Sheldon McIntosh, known professionally as Tynomi Banks, is a Canadian drag queen. A staple of Toronto's queer nightlife scene since the 2010s, Tynomi Banks performed in drag for over a decade before competing on the first season of the realit ...

- Toronto # Duke Carson - Calgary # Crystal Slippers - Montreal #

Irma Gerd Irma Gerd is the stage name of Jason Wells,

- St. John's # Yovska - Toronto # Pharaoh Moans - Winnipeg # Eddi Licious - Victoria # Manghoe Lassi - Toronto # Jenna Telz - Kelowna # Quanah Style - Vancouver

Season Three (2020)

# MX Wolverine - Ottawa # Francheska Dynamites - Lethbridge # Rose Butch - Vancouver # Chiquita Mare - Moncton # Charli Deville - Montreal # Sapphoria - Edmonton # Fay Slift & Fluffy Soufflé - Toronto # Shay Dior - Vancouver # Vivian Vanderpuss - Victoria # Mikiki - Toronto

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