The third season of '' Canada's Drag Race'' premiered on July 14 and concluded on September 8, 2022. The season airs on

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in Canada, BBC Three in the United Kingdom and WOW Presents Plus 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

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 ...

, with

Jada Shada Hudson Jada Shada Hudson is the stage name of Dwight Giraud, a Barbadian-Canadian drag performer who competed on season 3 of ''Canada's Drag Race''. Career Jada Shada Hudson is a drag performer. She has performed at drag shows in Toronto. Jada Shad ...

as runner-up.

Vivian Vanderpuss Vivian Vanderpuss is the stage name of Mackenzie Lemire, a Canadian drag performer most known for competing on the third season of ''Canada's Drag Race'', winning the title of Miss Congeniality. Early life Lemire is originally from Kingsville, ...

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 death of

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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 Monika Schnarre (born May 27, 1971) is a Canadian model, actress and television host. She is reportedly 185.4 cm (6′1″) tall. In 1986, at age 14, Schnarre won the Ford Models "Supermodel of the World" contest, becoming the youngest mo ...

, 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

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and

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of '' RuPaul's Drag Race'' *

Hollywood Jade Jade Anderson (born January 4, 1984), known professionally as Hollywood Jade, is a Canadian dancer and choreographer best known for his regular appearances on the reality television series ''Canada's Drag Race''. He began his career as a choreog ...

, dancer and choreographer *

Jimbo Jimbo is a diminutive form of the given name James. It is also a Japanese surname, and it means state or province in Swahili. It may refer to: Given name or nickname * Jimbo (drag queen), Canadian drag queen * Jimbo Aquino (born 1985), Filipino ...

, contestant on the first season of '' Canada's Drag Race'' 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 Lesley Hampton is a First Nations Canadian fashion designer from Toronto. Early life Hampton was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, but also lived in Calgary, Yellowknife, Australia, and Indonesia during her youth. She is part of t ...

, anishinaabe artist and fashion designer * Sarah Nurse, hockey player

Special guests

Episode 9: * Icesis Couture, winner of the second season of '' Canada's Drag Race''

Episodes

Awards

References

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