Canada's Drag Race (season 3)
The third season of Canada's Drag Race premiered on July 14 and concluded on September 8, 2022.[1] The season airs on Crave in Canada, BBC Three in the United Kingdom and WOW Presents Plus internationally.[2]
Canada's Drag Race | |
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Season 3 | |
Hosted by | Brooke Lynn Hytes |
Judges |
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No. of contestants | 12 |
Winner | Gisèle Lullaby |
Runner-up | Jada Shada Hudson |
Miss Congeniality | Vivian Vanderpuss |
Country of origin | Canada |
No. of episodes | 9 |
Release | |
Original network | Crave (Canada) BBC Three (United Kingdom) WOW Presents Plus (International) |
Original release | July 14 – September 8, 2022 |
Season chronology | |
Casting for the third season started late 2021[3] and the twelve contestants were announced on June 15, 2022.[4]
The winner of the third season of Canada’s Drag Race was Gisèle Lullaby, 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 death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, 2022, the broadcast of the finale was delayed in the United Kingdom during the period of national mourning.
Contestants
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
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Gisèle Lullaby | 33 | Montreal, Quebec | Winner |
Jada Shada Hudson | 37 | Toronto, Ontario | Runner-up |
Kimmy Couture | 25 | Ottawa, Ontario | 3rd place |
Miss Fiercalicious | 25 | Toronto, Ontario | |
Vivian Vanderpuss | 29 | Victoria, British Columbia | 5th place[lower-alpha 1] |
Irma Gerd | 32 | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | 6th place |
Bombae | 29 | Toronto, Ontario | 7th place |
Lady Boom Boom | 25 | Montreal, Quebec | 8th place |
Kaos | 27 | Calgary, Alberta | 9th place |
Chelazon Leroux | 22 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | 10th place |
Miss Moço | 35 | Toronto, Ontario | 11th place |
Halal Bae | 33 | Toronto, Ontario | 12th place |
Notes:
- Vivian Vanderpuss was voted Miss Congeniality on the official Canada's Drag Race Instagram page after the finale aired.
Contestant progress
Legend:
Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
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1[5] | 2[6] | 3[7] | 4[8] | 5[9] | 6[10] | 7[11] | 8[12] | 9[13] | ||
Gisèle Lullaby | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | Winner | |
Jada Shada Hudson | SAFE | BTM | WIN | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | Runner-up | |
Kimmy Couture | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | Eliminated | |
Miss Fiercalicious | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | Eliminated | |
Vivian Vanderpuss | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | Miss C[lower-alpha 1] | |
Irma Gerd | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest | ||
Bombae | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||
Lady Boom Boom | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||||
Kaos | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||||
Chelazon Leroux | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||||||
Miss Moço | BTM | ELIM | Guest | |||||||
Halal Bae | ELIM | Guest |
Notes:
- The Miss Congeniality was not announced on the show.
Lip syncs
Legend:
Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
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1[5] | Halal Bae | vs. | Miss Moço | "Beauty and a Beat" (Justin Bieber ft. Nicki Minaj) |
Halal Bae |
2[6] | Jada Shada Hudson | vs. | Miss Moço | "High School Confidential" (Rough Trade) |
Miss Moço |
3[7] | Chelazon Leroux | vs. | Miss Fiercalicious | "Don't Call Me Baby" (Kreesha Turner) |
Chelazon Leroux |
4[8] | Jada Shada Hudson | vs. | Kaos | "Stranger in My House (Thunderpuss Radio Mix)" (Tamia) |
Kaos |
5[9] | Kimmy Couture | vs. | Lady Boom Boom | "Run Away with Me" (Carly Rae Jepsen) |
Lady Boom Boom |
6[10] | Bombae | vs. | Irma Gerd | "Table Dancer" (Keshia Chanté) |
Bombae |
7[11] | Gisèle Lullaby | vs. | Irma Gerd | "Love Is" (Alannah Myles) |
Irma Gerd |
8[12] | Kimmy Couture | vs. | Vivian Vanderpuss | "CTRL + ALT + DEL" (Rêve) |
Vivian Vanderpuss |
Episode | Final contestants | Song | Winner | ||
9[13] | Gisèle Lullaby | vs. | Jada Shada Hudson | "A New Day Has Come (Radio Remix)" (Celine Dion) |
Gisèle Lullaby |
Guest judges
In June 2022, the judges for the third season were announced. Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, and Traci Melchor remain behind the judging table. The season also includes several guest judges,[14] listed in chronological order:
- Monika Schnarre, model
- Carole Pope, singer
- Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, contestant on Season 10 and Season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race
- Hollywood Jade, dancer and choreographer
- Jimbo, contestant on the first season of Canada's Drag Race and on RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World
- Sarain Fox, activist
- Mei Pang, makeup artist and beauty vlogger
- Jeremy Dutcher, musicologist
- Lesley Hampton, anishinaabe artist and fashion designer
- Sarah Nurse, hockey player
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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21 | 1 | "Sidewalk to Catwalk" | July 14, 2022 | |
Twelve new queens enter the werkroom. For the first mini-challenge, the queens serve "streetwear chic" looks in a rooftop fashion show. Bombae wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens must turn their streetwear mini-challenge looks into high fashion catwalk couture outfits. On the runway, Jada Shada Hudson, Kaos and Lady Boom Boom receive positive critiques, with Lady Boom Boom winning the challenge. Halal Bae, Miss Fiercalicious and Miss Moço receive negative critiques, with Miss Fiercalicious being safe. Halal Bae and Miss Moço lip-sync to "Beauty and a Beat" by Justin Bieber ft. Nicki Minaj. Miss Moço wins the lip-sync, and Halal Bae is the first queen to sashay away.
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22 | 2 | "The Who-Knows" | July 21, 2022 | |
For the mini-challenge, the queens are asked to design a quick-drag look made from a hockey jersey and gear, and audition to be on a drag queen hockey team. Chelazon Leroux wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens must host segments of the prestigious award show the Who-Knows, and present the awards. On the runway, category is Goddesses of the Ancient World. Chelazon Leroux, Kimmy Couture and Miss Fiercalicious receive positive critiques, with Kimmy Couture winning the challenge. Irma Gerd, Jada Shada Hudson and Miss Moço receive negative critiques, with Irma Gerd being safe. Jada Shada Hudson and Miss Moço lip-sync to "High School Confidential" by Rough Trade. Jada Shada Hudson wins the lip-sync, and Miss Moço sashays away.
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23 | 3 | "Ruets" | July 28, 2022 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens get into masculine quick drag and try to make Brooke Lynn laugh on a blind date. Vivian Vanderpuss wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens choreograph and perform lip-sync numbers to well-known RuPaul duets in pairs. The queens perform the following numbers:
On the runway, category is Sleeves. Irma Gerd, Jada Shada Hudson, Kimmy Couture and Lady Boom Boom receive positive critiques, with Jada Shada Hudson winning the challenge. Bombae, Chelazon Leroux, Kaos and Miss Fiercalicious receive negative critiques, with Bombae and Kaos being safe. Chelazon Leroux and Miss Fiercalicious lip-sync to "Don't Call Me Baby" by Kreesha Turner. Miss Fiercalicious wins the lip-sync and Chelazon Leroux sashays away.
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24 | 4 | "Bitch Stole My Look" | August 4, 2022 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens improvise a "Tuck Talk" sponsored by Trojan. Jada Shada Hudson wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens have to create a runway look from a box of materials, with the twist being that every queen's box has identical contents. On the runway, category is Bitch Stole My Look. Bombae, Gisèle Lullaby and Kimmy Couture receive positive critiques, with Gisèle Lullaby winning the challenge. Irma Gerd, Jada Shada Hudson and Kaos receive negative critiques, with Irma Gerd being safe. Jada Shada Hudson and Kaos lip-sync to "Stranger in My House (Thunderpuss Radio Mix)" by Tamia. Jada Shada Hudson wins the lip-sync and Kaos sashays away.
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25 | 5 | "Snatch Game" | August 11, 2022 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens read each other to filth. Lady Boom Boom wins the mini-challenge. For this week's maxi-challenge, the queens impersonate celebrities and play the Snatch Game. Brad Goreski and Traci Melchor star as the celebrity contestants. The cast consists of:
On the runway, category is Periodic Table of Elements. Gisèle Lullaby, Irma Gerd and Vivian Vanderpuss receive positive critiques, with Gisèle Lullaby winning the challenge. Bombae, Kimmy Couture and Lady Boom Boom receive negative critiques, with Bombae being safe. Kimmy Couture and Lady Boom Boom lip-sync to "Run Away with Me" by Carly Rae Jepsen. Kimmy Couture wins the lip-sync and Lady Boom Boom sashays away.
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26 | 6 | "Cosmetic Queens" | August 18, 2022 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens create a Drag Family Portrait Session in groups. Jada Shada Hudson wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens film a commercial and do a photoshoot to promote their own eyeshadow palette.
On the runway, category is Paint. Jada Shada Hudson, Miss Fiercalicious and Vivian Vanderpuss receive positive critiques, with Miss Fiercalicious winning the challenge. Bombae, Gisèle Lullaby and Irma Gerd receive negative critiques, with Gisèle Lullaby being safe. Bombae and Irma Gerd lip-sync to "Table Dancer" by Keshia Chanté. Irma Gerd wins the lip-sync and Bombae sashays away.
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27 | 7 | "Squirrels Trip: The Rusical" | August 25, 2022 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens audition for a parody sci-fi film. Kimmy Couture wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will perform in Squirrels Trip: The Rusical.
On the runway, category is Dystopian Drag. Kimmy Couture, Miss Fiercalicious and Vivian Vanderpuss receive positive critiques, with Vivian Vanderpuss winning the challenge. Gisèle Lullaby, Irma Gerd and Jada Shada Hudson receive negative critiques, with Jada Shada Hudson being safe. Gisèle Lullaby and Irma Gerd lip-sync to "Love Is" by Alannah Myles. Gisèle Lullaby wins the lip-sync and Irma Gerd sashays away.
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28 | 8 | "The Masquerade Ball" | September 1, 2022 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens have to make three looks for The Masquerade Ball: Masc for Mascara, Incog-She-To and Masquerade Eleganza. On the runway, Gisèle Lullaby and Miss Fiercalicious receive positive critiques, with Miss Fiercalicious winning the challenge. Kimmy Couture and Vivian Vanderpuss receive negative critiques and are up for elimination. They lip-sync to "CTRL + ALT + DELETE" by Rêve. Kimmy Couture wins the lip-sync and Vivian Vanderpuss sashays away.
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29 | 9 | "True North Strong (and Fierce)" | September 8, 2022 | |
For the final challenge of the season, the queens will have to write and record their own verse for and perform to "True North Strong and Fierce". They will also have to do a photoshoot with Season 2's winner Icesis Couture. The queens walk the runway one last time in their Coronation Eleganza. The eliminated queens return and walk the runway one last time as well. After the runway, it is announced that Kimmy Couture and Miss Fiercalicious are eliminated, leaving Giséle Lullaby and Jada Shada Hudson as the final two. They lip-sync to "A New Day Has Come (Radio Remix)" by Céline Dion. It is announced that Giséle Lullaby is the winner, leaving Jada Shada Hudson as the runner-up.
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Awards
Award | Date of Ceremony | Category | Nominees | Result | Ref. |
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Canadian Screen Awards | April 16, 2023 | Best Reality/Competition Program or Series | Trevor Boris, Michelle Mama, Yette Vandendam, Betty Orr, Laura Michalchyshyn, Michael Kot, Justin Stockman, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, Spencer Fritz | Nominated | [15] |
Best Direction, Reality/Competition | Shelagh O'Brien — "Girls Trip: The Rusical" | Won | |||
Best Writing, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition | Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Trevor Boris, Spencer Fritz, Kevin Hazlehurst — "Girls Trip: The Rusical" | Won | |||
Best Picture Editing, Reality/Competition | Lindsay Ragone — "Masquerade Ball" | Nominated | |||
Peter Topalovic — "Sidewalk to Catwalk" | Nominated | ||||
Best Sound, Lifestyle, Reality or Entertainment | John Diemer, Scott Brachmayer, Rosie Eberhard, Levi Linton, Rob Taylor, Alastair Sims, Eric Leigh — "Girls Trip: The Rusical" | Won | |||
Best Production Design or Art Direction, Non-Fiction | Andrew Kinsella — "Sidewalk to Catwalk" | Won | |||
Best Casting, Non-Fiction | Heather Muir | Won | |||
Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition | Brooke Lynn Hytes, Traci Melchor, Brad Goreski | Won |
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- "Ruets". Canada's Drag Race. Season 3. Episode 3. July 28, 2022. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
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- "Snatch Game". Canada's Drag Race. Season 3. Episode 5. August 11, 2022. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
- "Cosmetic Queens". Canada's Drag Race. Season 3. Episode 6. August 18, 2022. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
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