Gisèle Lullaby

Gisèle Lullaby is the stage name of Simon Gosselin (born August 1, 1988), a French Canadian^[2] drag performer most known for winning the third season of Canada's Drag Race.^[3]

Gisèle Lullaby
Gisèle Lullaby at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born	Simon Gosselin (1988-08-01) August 1, 1988 (age 36) Boucherville, Quebec, Canada[1]
Television	Canada's Drag Race (season 3)
Website	giselelullaby.com

Career

Originally from Boucherville, Quebec,^[4] Gosselin began as a backup dancer for drag queens at Cabaret Mado, but did not perform in drag himself until a 2009 birthday party for Montreal nightlife personality Franky Dee, when he was convinced to do drag and perform to Beyoncé's "Single Ladies".^[5] She has been a longtime host of her own Tuesday night show, Full Gisèle, at Cabaret Mado.^[6]

In 2020, Gisèle Lullaby participated in Saint-Jeanne, an LGBTQ-inclusive Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day livestream coordinated by singer-songwriter Safia Nolin.^[7]

Gisèle Lullaby competed on the third season of Canada's Drag Race.^[8] After being safe for first 3 episodes, in episode 4 she won the design challenge, she then impersonated Marie Curie for the Snatch Game challenge, receiving praise for her black comedy routine about Curie suffering increasing effects of radiation sickness, pulling from a historical figure not traditionally seen as a source of comedy.^[9] She was named the winner of the season in the finale.^[10] His victory also marked the first time a Quebec native and resident won the title.^[11] In addition, he is the first Francophone contestant (although he speaks English as a second language) to win the Canadian title as well as the fourth French-speaking winner in the Drag Race franchise.

On September 18, 2022, Gisèle Lullaby presented an award at the Prix Gémeaux ceremony alongside Rita Baga, Barbada de Barbades and Mona de Grenoble.^[12]

In 2022, she joined the record label So Fierce Music and partnered up with music producer Velvet Code to create the song Je Ne Sais Quoi.^[13][14][15]

Personal life

Gosselin is from Boucherville,^[16][17] but is now living in Montreal, Quebec.^[18] Before deciding to make drag her career, Gisèle wanted to do theater.^[19]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021	Qui sait chanter?	Herself	Guest
2022	Canada's Drag Race	Herself	Winner (Season 3)
	Tout le monde en parle	Herself	Guest, Ici Radio-Canada Télé
2023	Drags – Les reines de la pop!	Herself
2024	Canada's Drag Race	Herself	Guest (Season 4)

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2022	After the Sashay	Herself	Guest by Xtra! Magazine	[20]
	Fugues Entrevue	Herself	Guest by Fugues Magazine	[21]
	Chats with iHeartRadio	Herself	Guest by iHeartRadio Canada	[22]
2023	Bring Back My Girls	Herself

References

1. Badame, Emma (2022-06-16). "Meet the sensational cast of 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 3". eTalk. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
2. Szelinski, Cailyn (2022-06-29). "Canada's Drag Race: Where To Find The Season 3 Queens on Social Media". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
3. Lorraine Carpenter, "Montreal performer Gisèle Lullaby has won Canada’s Drag Race" Archived 2022-09-09 at the Wayback Machine. Cult MTL, September 8, 2022.
4. Hugo Dumas, "La reine des gentilles" Archived 2022-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. La Presse, September 13, 2022.
5. Yves Lafontaine, "LA MONTRÉALAISE GISÈLE LULLABY REMPORTE LA COMPÉTITION DU DRAG RACE CANADA" Archived 2022-09-12 at the Wayback Machine. Fugues, September 8, 2022.
6. Robichaud, Léa Papineau (2022-08-04). "Dans les coulisses du Cabaret Mado avec Gisèle Lullaby". 24 heures (in French). Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
7. Calum Slingerland, "Safia Nolin Gets Backxwash for Inaugural Saint-Jeanne Concert" Archived 2020-06-20 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, June 17, 2020.
8. Lebreux-Ebacher, Arianne (2022-08-01). "Virée à Hochlag' avec Gisèle Lullaby". Journal Métro (in French). Archived from the original on 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
9. "'Canada's Drag Race's' Gisele Lullaby Changed the Game with Radioactive Impression of Marie Curie". Archived from the original on 2022-08-20. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
10. O'Keeffe, Kevin (September 9, 2022). "'Canada's Drag Race' Season 3 finale recap: Our new Queen of the North is…". Xtra!. Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
11. Montreal Queen Gisèle Lullaby Has Won 'Canada's Drag Race
12. Caroline Bertrand, "Les drags brillent sur la scène des Gémeaux" Archived 2022-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. Métro, September 18, 2022.
13. "QueerFM Featured Guests : Gisele Lullaby - mystery reporter, woman of the people, drag sensation & VELVET CODE an International award-winnin". Spreaker. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
14. Je Ne Sais Quoi, 2022-09-09, retrieved 2022-11-03
15. Stratigeas, Sam. "Giselle Lullaby". So Fierce Music. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
16. Larochelle, Samuel (2022-09-19). "Vive la reine Gisèle !". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-13.
17. Dumas, Hugo (2022-09-13). "Canada's Drag Race | La reine des gentilles". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-13.
18. "Meet the 12 Queens Competing on 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 3". www.out.com. 2022-06-15. Archived from the original on 2022-08-20. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
19. Larochelle, Samuel (2022-09-19). "Vive la reine Gisèle !". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-22.
20. Whatcha Packin': 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 3: 'After the Sashay' with Gisèle Lullaby | Xtra, 15 September 2022, archived from the original on 2022-10-05, retrieved 2022-09-15
21. Entrevue avec : Gisèle Lullaby, Gagnante de Canada's Drag race ! (Fugues Magazine) (in French), 19 September 2022, archived from the original on 2022-09-19, retrieved 2022-09-19
22. Canada's Drag Race WINNER Gisèle Lullaby on relationship with fellow finalists, the future and MORE!, 9 September 2022, retrieved 2022-09-09

External links

• Official website

Preceded by Icesis Couture	Winner of Canada's Drag Race Canada season 3	Succeeded by Venus