Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World

Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World is an international all-stars series of Drag Race that premiered via Crave and WOW Presents Plus on November 18, 2022.^[1][2] The series, a spinoff of Canada's Drag Race, follows RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World, which brought together past competitors from the Drag Race franchise.^[3]

Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World
Genre	Reality competition
Created by	RuPaul
Based on	RuPaul's Drag Race
Presented by	Brooke Lynn Hytes
Judges	Brooke Lynn Hytes Brad Goreski Traci Melchor
Ending theme	"U Wear It Well"
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	12
Original release
Network	Crave WOW Presents Plus (International)
Release	November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) – present
Related
RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World Canada's Drag Race

Similar to the preceding iteration, Brooke Lynn Hytes assumes the dual responsibilities of hosting and serving as the head judge in Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World. The show enlists a panel of supporting judges, including Brad Goreski and Traci Melchor.^[4]

The contestants compete for a prize package consisting of $100,000 and the esteemed title, "Queen of the Motherpucking World".^[5][4] In June 2023, the show was renewed for a second season.^[6]

Format

Season 1

In the first season, the format is similar to seasons 2 to 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. The top two queens of the maxi challenge will participate in a Lip Sync For The World. The winner of the lip sync received either a luxury vacation or $10,000, alongside the power to eliminate one of the bottom queens from the competition. In the finale, the top 4 will participate in a Lip Sync For The Crown tournament to determine the winner. ^[7][8]

Season 2

The second season saw a change to the format, with the format now similar to the fourth and fifth season of Canada's Drag Race. Each week, there are 1 maxi challenge winner and 3 bottom queens. The winner of the maxi challenge will win the Golden Beaver, with the power to save one of the bottom 3 queens from participating in a lip sync. The other 2 queens who are not saved by the Golden Beaver will have to Lip Sync For Their Lives, to determine which queen will be eliminated. In the finale, the top 4 will participate in a Lip Sync For The Crown tournament to determine the winner.^[9]

Judges

The competition is hosted and judged primarily by Brooke Lynn Hytes, with Brad Goreski and Traci Melchor returning as regular judges, and Sarain Fox appearing as a guest judge on both seasons.^[10]

Judges on Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World

Judge	Season
	1	2
Brooke Lynn Hytes	Main
Brad Goreski	Main
Traci Melchor	Main
Sarain Fox	Guest	Recurring

Series overview

Season	Contestants	Episodes		Originally released		Winner	Runner(s)-up	Miss Congeniality
				First released	Last released
1	9	6		November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)	December 23, 2022 (2022-12-23)	Ra'Jah O'Hara	Silky Nutmeg Ganache	Anita Wigl'it
2	9	6		July 19, 2024 (2024-07-19)	August 23, 2024 (2024-08-23)	Lemon	Alexis Mateo	Eureka!

Season 1

Main article: Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World season 1

Season 1 winner, Ra'Jah O'Hara

The premiere season featured contestants competing from the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. The season was ultimately won by Ra'Jah O'Hara, who previously competed on season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race as well as season 6 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

Season 2

Main article: Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World season 2

The second season featured contestants competing from the United States, France, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The season was ultimately won by Lemon, who previously competed on season 1 of Canada's Drag Race, and series 1 of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK. vs the World.

Season 2 winner, Lemon

References

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2. Scheetz, Cameron (August 31, 2022). "EXCLUSIVE: World Of Wonder's drag-tastic new fall shows feature Jinkx Monsoon, Ts Madison, and more". Queerty. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
3. Nolfi, Joey. "RuPaul takes all-stars global on 'RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Versus the World'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
4. Nolfi, Nolfi. "'Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World' to unite global queens". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
5. Nolfi, Nolfi. "'Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World' crowns a winner". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
6. "WOWPresentsPlus on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
7. Makhiya, Sukriti (November 17, 2022). "Canada's Drag Race: Canada Vs. the World 2022 (season 1) contestants list: Meet the drag queens". sportskeeda. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
8. "'Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World' crowns a winner". EW.com. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
9. Duncan, Charlie (July 2, 2024). "Canada's Drag Race vs the World season two confirms major format twist". PinkNews. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
10. "Crave Reveals Guest Judges on Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World including a Special Appearance by The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau". Bell Media. November 8, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2024.