Canada's Drag Race season 5 explained

Season Number:	5
Bgcolour:	4d351d
Module1:	Host: Brooke Lynn Hytes Num Contestants: 11 Label1: Miss Congeniality
Num Episodes:	2
Network:	Crave (Canada) WOW Presents Plus (International)
Last Aired:	present

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

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 the main judges.

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

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Contestant! scope="col"

Age	Hometown	Outcome
Helena Poison	32	Toronto, Ontario	rowspan="10"
Jaylene Tyme	52	Vancouver, British Columbia
Makayla Couture	21	Toronto, Ontario
Minhi Wang	39	Toronto, Ontario
Perla	29	Toronto, Ontario
Sanjina DaBish Queen	32	Toronto, Ontario
The Virgo Queen	25	Toronto, Ontario
Tiffany Ann Co.	32	Vancouver, British Columbia
Uma Gahd	36	Montreal, Quebec
Xana	26	Vancouver, British Columbia
Tara Nova	23	nowrap	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	11th place

Lip syncs

Legend:

Episode	Top contestants			Song	Winner
1	nowrap	Makayla Couture	vs.	nowrap	The Virgo Queen	"Pretty Girl Era" (Lu Kala)	The Virgo Queen
Episode	Bottom contestants			Song	Eliminated
2	Tara Nova	vs.	Tiffany Ann Co.	nowrap	"Fuck the Pain Away" (Peaches)	Tara Nova

Guest judges

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.^[4] Hollywood Jade and Suki Doll were also revealed to be making appearances during the season. Guest judges listed by order of appearance:

• Lu Kala, singer.
• Peaches, feminist musician and producer.
• Sarain Fox, Anishnaabe 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.
• Orville Peck, musician.
• Simone Denny, singer-songwriter.
• Steph Tolev, comedian and actress.
• Ts Madison, actress, activist, and judge on RuPaul's Drag Race.

Episodes

See also: List of Canada's Drag Race episodes.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Crave Orders a Fifth Season of its Hit Original Series, CANADA'S DRAG RACE . 2024-10-27 . en . December 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231202014753/https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/crave-orders-a-fifth-season-of-its-hit-original-series-canadas-drag-race/ . live .
2. Web site: Meet the buzzy queens competing on 'Canada's Drag Race' season 5. 2024-10-23 . out.com . en. Out. Bernardo. Sim. 2024-10-23.
3. Web site: ‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 5, Episode 2 recap: PSAshay away. Kevin. O'Keeffe. 29 November 2024. 30 November 2024. Xtra Magazine. https://web.archive.org/web/20241129214640/https://xtramagazine.com/culture/canadas-drag-race-season-5-episode-2-recap-269274. 29 November 2024.
4. Web site: Orville Peck & Shea Couleé to judge Canada's Drag Race S5 . 2024-11-01 . www.out.com . en.