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'''''Canada's a Drag''''' is a [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] [[documentary series]] that premiered on [[CBC Gem]] on March 7, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/canada-s-a-drag-the-time-has-come-for-our-drag-performers-to-sashay-into-the-spotlight-1.4564058|title=Canada's a Drag: The time has come for our drag performers to sashay into the spotlight they deserve|publisher=[[CBC Arts]]|language=en|date=March 7, 2018|access-date=March 21, 2018}}</ref> The show was created by [[Peter Knegt]] and [[Mercedes Grundy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/canadas-a-drag-show-back-for-second-season-peter-knegt-interview/03/2019/|title="Canada’s a Drag" Returns for Another Season With Kings and Queens Slaying the North|website=www.newnownext.com|access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref> Each episode focuses on a [[drag (clothing)|drag]] performer from a different Canadian city, inclusive of drag queens, drag kings and transgender or non-binary performers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldofwonder.net/meet-the-super-fab-queens-from-up-north-on-canadas-a-drag/|title=Meet the Super-Fab Queens from Up North on "Canada’s a Drag"|date=2019-02-21|website=The WOW Report|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref> It is produced by [[CBC Arts]].<ref name=takeuchi>Craig Takeuchi, [https://www.straight.com/life/1195816/triue-north-strong-and-fierce-vancouver-drag-queens-among-performers-spotlighted "True North strong and fierce: Vancouver drag queens among performers spotlighted in Canada's a Drag"]. ''[[The Georgia Straight]]'', February 1, 2019.</ref>
'''''Canada's a Drag''''' is a [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] [[documentary series]] that premiered on [[CBC Gem]] on March 7, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/canada-s-a-drag-the-time-has-come-for-our-drag-performers-to-sashay-into-the-spotlight-1.4564058|title=Canada's a Drag: The time has come for our drag performers to sashay into the spotlight they deserve|publisher=[[CBC Arts]]|language=en|date=March 7, 2018|access-date=March 21, 2018}}</ref> The show was created by [[Peter Knegt]] and [[Mercedes Grundy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/canadas-a-drag-show-back-for-second-season-peter-knegt-interview/03/2019/|title="Canada’s a Drag" Returns for Another Season With Kings and Queens Slaying the North|website=www.newnownext.com|access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref> Each episode focuses on a [[drag (clothing)|drag]] performer from a different Canadian city, inclusive of drag queens, drag kings and transgender or non-binary performers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldofwonder.net/meet-the-super-fab-queens-from-up-north-on-canadas-a-drag/|title=Meet the Super-Fab Queens from Up North on "Canada’s a Drag"|date=2019-02-21|website=The WOW Report|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref> It is produced by [[CBC Arts]].<ref name=takeuchi>Craig Takeuchi, [https://www.straight.com/life/1195816/triue-north-strong-and-fierce-vancouver-drag-queens-among-performers-spotlighted "True North strong and fierce: Vancouver drag queens among performers spotlighted in Canada's a Drag"]. ''[[The Georgia Straight]]'', February 1, 2019.</ref>


The series won the [[Canadian Screen Award]] for Best Original Non-Fiction Web Program or Series two years in a row at the [[8th Canadian Screen Awards]] and [[9th Canadian Screen Awards]].<ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://etcanada.com/news/648359/canadian-screen-awards-2020-first-round-of-winners-revealed/ "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Non-Fiction Winners Revealed"]. ''[[ET Canada]]'', May 25, 2020.</ref>
The series won the [[Canadian Screen Award]] for Best Original Non-Fiction Web Program or Series two years in a row at the [[8th Canadian Screen Awards]] and [[9th Canadian Screen Awards]].<ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://etcanada.com/news/648359/canadian-screen-awards-2020-first-round-of-winners-revealed/ "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Non-Fiction Winners Revealed"]. ''[[ET Canada]]'', May 25, 2020.</ref>


== Featured drag performers ==
== Featured drag performers ==

Revision as of 04:50, 7 June 2021

Not to be confused with Canada's Drag Race.
Canada's a Drag
Season 1 cover art
Created byCBC Arts
Country of originKanada
Original languageEnglisch
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes31
Original release
NetworkCBC Gem
ReleaseMarch 7, 2018 (2018-03-07)

Canada's a Drag is a Canadian documentary series that premiered on CBC Gem on March 7, 2018.[1] The show was created by Peter Knegt and Mercedes Grundy.[2] Each episode focuses on a drag performer from a different Canadian city, inclusive of drag queens, drag kings and transgender or non-binary performers.[3] It is produced by CBC Arts.[4]

The series won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Non-Fiction Web Program or Series two years in a row at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards and 9th Canadian Screen Awards.[5]

Season One

  1. Allysin Chaynes - Toronto
  2. Lourdes the Merry Virgin - Edmonton
  3. Berlin Stiller - Vancouver
  4. Gay Jesus - Toronto
  5. Prairie Sky - Winnipeg
  6. Sofonda Cox - Toronto
  7. Guizo LaNuit - Montreal
  8. Elle Noir - Halifax
  9. Tranie Tronic - Montreal

Season Two

  1. Alma Bitches - Vancouver[4]
  2. Icesis Couture and Savannah Couture - Ottawa[4]
  3. Tynomi Banks - Toronto[4]
  4. Duke Carson - Calgary[6]
  5. Crystal Slippers - Montreal[4]
  6. Irma Gerd - St. John's[7]
  7. Yovska - Toronto[4]
  8. Pharaoh Moans - Winnipeg[4]
  9. Eddi Licious - Victoria[4]
  10. Manghoe Lassi - Toronto[4]
  11. Jenna Telz - Kelowna[8]
  12. Quanah Style - Vancouver[4]

Season Three

  1. MX Wolverine - Ottawa
  2. Francheska Dynamites - Lethbridge
  3. Rose Butch - Vancouver
  4. Chiquita Mare - Moncton
  5. Charli Deville - Montreal
  6. Sapphoria - Edmonton
  7. Fay Slift & Fluffy Soufflé - Toronto
  8. Shay Dior - Vancouver
  9. Vivian Vanderpuss - Victoria
  10. Mikiki - Toronto

References

  1. ^ "Canada's a Drag: The time has come for our drag performers to sashay into the spotlight they deserve". CBC Arts. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  2. ^ ""Canada's a Drag" Returns for Another Season With Kings and Queens Slaying the North". www.newnownext.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  3. ^ "Meet the Super-Fab Queens from Up North on "Canada's a Drag"". The WOW Report. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Craig Takeuchi, "True North strong and fierce: Vancouver drag queens among performers spotlighted in Canada's a Drag". The Georgia Straight, February 1, 2019.
  5. ^ Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Non-Fiction Winners Revealed". ET Canada, May 25, 2020.
  6. ^ Eric Volmers (February 13, 2019). "Calgary's Duke Carson struts his stuff on CBC's Canada's a Drag". Calgary Herald. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  7. ^ "Don't be a Drag, Just be a Queen: Canada's a Drag comes to Newfoundland". The Racket. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  8. ^ Savannah Bagshaw (February 16, 2019). "Kelowna local shares past struggles in new episode of Canada's A Drag". PentictonNow. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
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