The third season of ''

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'' premiered on July 14 and concluded on September 8, 2022. The season airs on Crave in Canada,

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in the United Kingdom and

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internationally. Casting for the third season started late 2021 and the twelve contestants were announced on June 15, 2022. The winner of the third season of ''Canada’s Drag Race'' was

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, with Jada Shada Hudson as runner-up. Vivian Vanderpuss was named Miss Congeniality, although her win was announced by the producers on the show's social media channels rather than in the finale episode. Following the

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on September 8, 2022, the broadcast of the finale was delayed in the United Kingdom during the period of

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Contestants

''Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.'' Notes:

Contestant progress

Lip syncs

Legend:

Guest judges

In June 2022, the judges for the third season were announced.

Brooke Lynn Hytes Brooke Lynn Hytes is the stage name of Brock Edward Hayhoe (born March 10, 1986), a Canadian drag queen, ballet dancer, performer, and television personality. After working as a dancer with Cape Town City Ballet and Les Ballets Trockadero de Mo ...

Brad Goreski Brad Goreski (born August 15, 1977) is a Canadian-American celebrity fashion stylist and television personality. In 2015, he joined ''Fashion Police'' as a new co-host. Since 2021, he has been one of the regular judges on ''Canada's Drag Race''. ...

, and

Traci Melchor Traci Melchor is a Canadian television personality. She is known for her role as an entertainment reporter for CTV's series '' etalk'' and as a judge of the reality competition series ''Canada's Drag Race''. Melchor is also the former co-host o ...

remain behind the judging table. The season also includes several guest judges, listed in chronological order: * Monika Schnarre, model *

Carole Pope Carole Ann Pope (born 6 August 1950) is a British-born Canadian rock singer-songwriter, whose provocative blend of hard-edged new wave rock with explicit homoerotic and BDSM-themed lyrics made her one of the first openly lesbian entertainers t ...

, singer *

Vanessa Vanjie Mateo Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, sometimes known as Miss Vanjie or simply Vanjie, is the stage name of José Cancel, an American drag performer known for competing on the tenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and placing fifth on the eleventh season of ...

, contestant on Season 10 and Season 11 of ''

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'' * Hollywood Jade, dancer and choreographer *

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, contestant on the first season of ''

'' and on '' RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World'' *

Sarain Fox Sarain Fox is a Canadian Anishinaabe activist, broadcaster and filmmaker. She is most noted for her 2020 documentary film '' Inendi'', for which she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Host or Interviewer in a News or Information ...

, activist *Mei Pang, makeup artist and beauty vlogger *

Jeremy Dutcher Jeremy Dutcher is a classically-trained Canadian Indigenous tenor, composer, musicologist, performer and activist, who previously lived in Toronto, Ontario and currently lives in Montréal, Québec. He became widely known for his first album '' ...

, musicologist * Lesley Hampton,

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artist and fashion designer *

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, hockey player

Special guests

Episode 9: *

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, winner of the second season of ''

Episodes

Awards

References

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