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

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Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World
Season 2
Promotional poster for season two
Hosted byBrooke Lynn Hytes
Judges
No. of contestants9
Release
Original networkCrave (Canada)
BBC Three (United Kingdom)
WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original releaseJuly 19, 2024 (2024-07-19)
Season chronology
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Season 1

The second season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World is an upcoming season of Canadian television set to premiere on July 19, 2024, and air on Crave in Canada and WOW Presents Plus internationally. Brooke Lynn Hytes acts as both the host and main judge, with Brad Goreski and Traci Melchor as supporting judges.

The contestants for the season were announced on June 26, 2024 and feature queens who previously competed on the Canadian, American, British, and French versions of the franchise as well as the related spin-off RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. They will be competing for the title of "Queen of the Motherpucking World"

Production[edit]

The season was announced on June 6, 2023 and was announced in December 2023 that it will air in 2024 along with Canada's Drag Race season 5.[1][2] Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, and Traci Melchor will reprise their roles from the first season. The cast was teased on June 24, 2024 and announced on June 26.[3]

Contestants[edit]

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.[3]

Contestants of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World season 2 and their backgrounds
Contestant Age Hometown Original season(s) Original placement(s) Outcome
Alexis Mateo 44 Las Vegas, United States US season 3 3rd place TBA
All Stars 1 5th place
All Stars 5 5th place
Cheryl[a] 30 Chelmsford, United Kingdom UK series 1 4th place
UK vs. the World series 1 8th place
Eureka![b] 33 Los Angeles, United States US season 9 11th place[c]
US season 10 Runner-up
All Stars 6 Runner-up
Le Fil 38 Brighouse, United Kingdom UK series 4 7th place
La Kahena 31 Paris, France France season 1 10th place
Kennedy Davenport 43 Dallas, United States US season 7 4th place
All Stars 3 Runner-up
Lemon 28 Toronto, Canada Canada season 1 5th place
UK vs. the World series 1 9th place
Miss Fiercalicious 27 Toronto, Canada Canada season 3 3rd place
Tynomi Banks 42 Toronto, Canada Canada season 1 9th place
Notes
  1. ^ Cheryl is referred to as Cheryl Hole on UK series 1 and UK vs. the World series 1.
  2. ^ Eureka O'Hara is referred to as Eureka on US seasons 9 and 10, and as Eureka! on All Stars 6 and this one.
  3. ^ The contestant was removed from the competition due to medical reasons.

References[edit]

  1. ^ WOW Presents Plus (8 June 2023). "The battle returns to the North! 🇨🇦🌎 #CanadasDragRace: Canada vs The World Season 2 and #CanadasDragRace Season 4 are coming to @wowpresentsplus and @cravecanada! ✨ @Bhytes1 @mrbradgoreski @stayfabulous". Twitter. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Crave Orders a Fifth Season of its Hit Original Series, CANADA'S DRAG RACE - Bell Media". Crave Orders a Fifth Season of its Hit Original Series, CANADA’S DRAG RACE - Bell Media. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  3. ^ a b "Bam! Alexis Mateo is back on 'Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World' season 2 cast". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.