Mona de Grenoble is the stage name of Alexandre Aussant, a Canadian

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from

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.Bruno Lapointe
"Drag-queens du Québec: «J’ai toujours fait ce que j’avais envie de faire», dit Mona de Grenoble"
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'', August 4, 2023. She is most noted as the winner of the third season of '' Big Brother Célébrités''. Originally from

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, Aussant performs in a

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drag style, with her performances based around

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rather than dancing or lip syncing. In 2019 she launched Provocante, a biweekly stand-up comedy night at Cabaret Mado. In 2022 she premiered ''Mes premières chaleurs'', her first full-length solo comedy show, at Montreal's Zoofest festival for emerging comedians. On September 18, 2022, Mona de Grenoble,

Barbada de Barbades Barbada de Barbades is the stage name of Sébastien Potvin,Samuel Larochelle"Barbada de Barbades, une drag queen haute en couleurs" '' Huffington Post Québec'', August 7, 2017. a Canadian drag queen most noted as one of the drag house mothers in ...

and

Rita Baga Rita Baga is the stage name of Jean-François Guevremont (born May 27, 1987), a Canadian drag queen from Montreal, Quebec,Hugo Dumas"La future reine québécoise du Nord?" '' La Presse'', August 19, 2020. who is most noted as a top three finalist ...

presented an award at the

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ceremony, reading the nominees before bringing out

Gisèle Lullaby Gisèle Lullaby is the stage name of Simon Gosselin (born August 8, 1988), a French Canadian drag performer most known for winning the third season of ''Canada's Drag Race''. Career Originally from Boucherville, Quebec, Gosselin began as a ...

, the third season winner of ''

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'', to announce the winner. She has also been a regular contributor to Marie-Lyne Joncas's

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talk show ''Le Fabuleux printemps de Marie-Lyne''. She was one of the contestants on season 2 of '' Le maître du jeu'', the Quebec adaptation of the UK panel show '' Taskmaster''. She ended up winning the season.

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