Canada's Drag Race season 5
Canada's Drag Race | |
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Season 5 | |
Hosted by | Brooke Lynn Hytes |
Judges |
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No. of contestants | 11 |
No. of episodes | 2 |
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Original network | Crave (Canada) WOW Presents Plus (International) |
Original release | November 21, 2024 present | –
Season chronology | |
The fifth season of Canada's Drag Race premiered on November 21, 2024. The season airs on Crave in Canada and on WOW Presents Plus internationally.
Production
[edit]Crave announced that the series was renewed for a fifth season in November 2023, with a casting call taking place from November 9 to 23.[1] Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, and Traci Melchor returned as the main judges.[2]
Eleven contestants were announced on October 23, 2024, with a premiere for the season slated for November 21.[2]
The season sees the return of "The Golden Beaver" twist, which was first introduced in the previous season. The Golden Beaver grants the maxi challenge winner the ability to save one of the bottom three competitors from lip syncing for their life.[3]
Contestants
[edit]Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
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Helena Poison | 32 | Toronto, Ontario | TBA |
Makayla Couture | 21 | Toronto, Ontario | |
Minhi Wang | 39 | Toronto, Ontario | |
Perla | 29 | Toronto, Ontario | |
The Virgo Queen | 25 | Toronto, Ontario | |
Uma Gahd | 36 | Montreal, Quebec | |
Xana | 26 | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
Jaylene Tyme | 52 | Vancouver, British Columbia | 8th place |
Sanjina DaBish Queen | 32 | Toronto, Ontario | 9th place |
Tiffany Ann Co. | 32 | Vancouver, British Columbia | 10th place |
Tara Nova | 23 | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | 11th place |
Contestant progress
[edit]Legend:
Contestant | Episode | ||||||||
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1[4] | 2[5] | 3[6] | 4[7] | 5[8] | 6[9] | ||||
Helena Poison | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BVR | TBA | |||
Makayla Couture | TOP2 | SAFE | SAFE | BVR | WIN | ||||
Minhi Wang | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ||||
Perla | SAFE | WIN | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | ||||
The Virgo Queen | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | ||||
Uma Gahd | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | ||||
Xana | SAFE | BVR | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | ||||
Jaylene Tyme | SAFE | SAFE | BVR | SAFE | ELIM | ||||
Sanjina DaBish Queen | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||
Tiffany Ann Co. | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | ||||||
Tara Nova | SAFE | ELIM |
Lip syncs
[edit]Legend:
Episode | Top contestants | Song | Winner | ||
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1[4] | Makayla Couture | vs. | The Virgo Queen | "Pretty Girl Era" (Lu Kala) |
The Virgo Queen |
Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
2[5] | Tara Nova | vs. | Tiffany Ann Co. | "Fuck the Pain Away" (Peaches) |
Tara Nova |
Episode | Contestants | Song | Winner | ||
3[6] | Makayla Couture | vs. | Minhi Wang | "Too Hot" (Alanis Morissette) |
Makayla Couture |
Helena Poison | vs. | Jaylene Tyme | "San Francisco (Live at Carnegie Hall)" (Rufus Wainwright) |
Helena Poison | |
Uma Gahd | vs. | Xana | "Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)" (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) |
Uma Gahd | |
Tiffany Ann. Co | vs. | The Virgo Queen | "Exes" (Tate McRae) |
The Virgo Queen | |
Perla | vs. | Sanjina DaBish Queen | "Bad Bitches Don't Cry" (Priyanka ft. Ralph) |
Sanjina DaBish Queen | |
Contestants | Song | Eliminated | |||
Perla | vs. | Tiffany Ann Co. | "Hot" (Avril Lavigne) |
Tiffany Ann Co. | |
4[7] | Sanjina DaBish Queen | vs. | Uma Gahd | "Contemporary Love" (Rêve) |
Sanjina DaBish Queen |
5[8] | Jaylene Tyme | vs. | Xana | "Here Comes the Sunshine" (Love Inc.) |
Jaylene Tyme |
Guest judges
[edit]On November 1, 2024, it was announced Brooke Lynn Hytes, Traci Melchor, and Brad Goreski would be returning to the judging panel, along with various guest judges.[10] Guest judges listed by order of appearance:
- Lu Kala, singer
- Peaches, feminist musician and producer
- Sarain Fox, activist and filmmaker
- Shea Couleé, American drag queen and winner of the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars and contestant on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
- Lauren Chan, model and editor
- Simone Denny, singer-songwriter
- Orville Peck, musician
- Steph Tolev, comedian and actress
- Ts Madison, actress, activist, and judge on RuPaul's Drag Race
Episodes
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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39 | 1 | "Go Off Queen" | November 21, 2024 | |
Eleven new queens enter the workroom. For the first main challenge, the queens write, record, and perform verses to "Go Off Queen". The judges reveal that the queens will be awarded thorns and roses based on their entrance and runway looks, as well as for their performance in the main challenge. On the runway, category is You Oughta Know... Me. Jaylene Tyme, Makayla Couture and The Virgo Queen were awarded with roses receive positive critiques. Perla, Tara Nova and Tiffany Ann Co. were awarded with thorns and receive negative critiques. It is then announced that Makayla Couture and The Virgo Queen are the top two queens of the week and will lip-sync for the win. They lip-sync to "Pretty Girl Era" by Lu Kala. After the lip-sync, The Virgo Queen is announced as the winner of the challenge. Brooke Lynn Hytes then announces that no one is going home.
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40 | 2 | "Greetings Queenlings" | November 28, 2024 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens team up to film a PSA teaching aliens about life on Earth.
On the runway, category is Time and Place. Helena Poison, Minhi Wang and Perla receive positive critiques, with Perla winning the challenge. Tara Nova, Tiffany Ann Co. and Xana receive negative critiques. Brooke reveals that the twist from the previous season is back: the winner of the main challenge receives the power of the Golden Beaver, granting them the ability to save one of the bottom three queens from lip syncing for their life. Perla uses the Golden Beaver to save Xana from the bottom two. Tara Nova and Tiffany Ann Co. lip-sync to "Fuck the Pain Away" by Peaches. Tiffany Ann Co. wins the lip-sync and Tara Nova is the first queen to sashay away.
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41 | 3 | "The Slayoffs: Teams Edition" | December 5, 2024 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens team up to participate in a lip-sync slay off extravaganza. Brooke Lynn Hytes reveals that each team will pick one person to lip-sync to each song. The winner of the lip-sync will earn a point for their team, and would be safe from elimination. The loser of the lip-sync would be eligible for possible elimination. The team who earns the most points at the end will all be safe from elimination. The losing queens on the losing team would then be in the bottom.
In the first round, Makayla Couture and Minhi Wang lip-sync to "Too Hot" by Alanis Morissette. Makayla Couture wins the lip-sync and earns a point for Team Perla. In the second round, Helena Poison and Jaylene Tyme lip-sync to "San Francisco (Live at Carnegie Hall)" by Rufus Wainwright. Helena Poison wins the lip-sync and earns a point for Team The Virgo Queen. In the third round, Uma Gahd and Xana lip-sync to "Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Uma Gahd wins the lip-sync and earns a point for Team Perla. In the fourth round, The Virgo Queen and Tiffany Ann Co. lip-sync to "Exes" by Tate McRae. The Virgo Queen wins the lip-sync and earns a point for Team The Virgo Queen. In the final round, Perla and Sanjina DaBish Queen lip-sync to "Bad Bitches Dont Cry" by Priyanka ft. Ralph. Sanjina DaBish Queen wins the lip-sync and earns the final point for Team The Virgo Queen. Team The Virgo Queen is then announced as the winning team, with The Virgo Queen winning the challenge. Team Perla is the losing team, with Jaylene Tyme, Perla and Tiffany Ann Co. being announced as the bottom three, due to them losing their lip-syncs. The Virgo Queen uses the Golden Beaver to save Jaylene Tyme from the bottom two. Perla and Tiffany Ann Co. lip-sync to "Hot" by Avril Lavigne. Perla wins the lip-sync and Tiffany Ann Co. sashays away.
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42 | 4 | "Fast Fashion" | December 12, 2024 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens do a boudoir photoshoot. Sanjina DaBish Queen wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens present two looks on the runway: Slow Mo Couture and Fast Fashion. On the runway, Helena Poison, Jaylene Tyme and Minhi Wang receive positive critiques, with Minhi Wang winning the challenge. Makayla Couture, Sanjina DaBish Queen and Uma Gahd receive negative critiques. Minhi Wang uses the Golden Beaver to save Makayla Couture from the bottom two. Sanjina DaBish Queen and Uma Gahd lip-sync to "Contemporary Love" by Rêve. Uma Gahd wins the lip-sync and Sanjina DaBish Queen sashays away.
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43 | 5 | "The One Where They Went '90s" | December 19, 2024 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens get into quick drag and audition to be a '90s showcase supermodel. Uma Gahd wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens write, record, and perform verses to "Duh" and "Not".
On the runway, category is Grunge and Glamour. Makayla Couture, Perla and The Virgo Queen receive positive critiques, with Makayla Couture winning the challenge. Helena Poison, Jalene Tyme and Xana receive negative critiques. Makayla Couture uses the Golden Beaver to save Helena Poison from the bottom two. Jaylene Tyme and Xana lip-sync to "Here Comes the Sunshine" by Love Inc.. Xana wins the lip-sync and Jaylene Tyme sashays away.
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References
[edit]- ^ "Crave Orders a Fifth Season of its Hit Original Series, CANADA'S DRAG RACE". Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c Sim, Bernardo (October 23, 2024). "Meet the buzzy queens competing on 'Canada's Drag Race' season 5". out.com. Out. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ O'Keeffe, Kevin (November 29, 2024). "'Canada's Drag Race' Season 5, Episode 2 recap: PSAshay away". Xtra Magazine. Archived from the original on November 29, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
- ^ a b "Go Off Queen". Canada's Drag Race. Season 5. Episode 1. November 21, 2024. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Greetings Queenlings". Canada's Drag Race. Season 5. Episode 2. November 28, 2024. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "The Slayoffs: Team Edition". Canada's Drag Race. Season 5. Episode 3. December 5, 2024. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Fast Fashion". Canada's Drag Race. Season 5. Episode 4. December 12, 2024. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "The One Where They Went '90s". Canada's Drag Race. Season 5. Episode 5. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ "Snatch Game". Canada's Drag Race. Season 5. Episode 6. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ "Orville Peck & Shea Couleé to judge Canada's Drag Race S5". www.out.com. Retrieved November 1, 2024.