Canada's Drag Race
Season 4
Promotional poster for season four
Hosted byBrooke Lynn Hytes
Judges
No. of contestants11
Country of originCanada
No. of episodes2
Release
Original networkCrave (Canada)
BBC Three (United Kingdom)
WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original releaseNovember 16, 2023 (2023-11-16)
Season chronology

The fourth season of Canada's Drag Race premiered on November 16, 2023. The season airs on Crave in Canada, BBC Three in the United Kingdom, and on WOW Presents Plus internationally.

Production

Crave announced that the series was renewed for a fourth season in November 2022,[1] with a casting call taking place from November 1 to 22.[2] Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, and Traci Melchor are returning as judges for the season.

Eleven contestants were announced on October 18, 2023, with a premiere for the season slated for November 16.[3][4] Crave teased the season's guest judges through an Instagram post on November 1, 2023.[5]

Contestants

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

Contestants of Canada's Drag Race season 4 and their backgrounds
Contestant Age Hometown Outcome
Aimee Yonce Shennel 31 Ottawa, Ontario TBA
Aurora Matrix 22 Toronto, Ontario
Denim 24 Montreal, Quebec
The Girlfriend Experience 31 Vancouver, British Columbia
Kiki Coe 35 Ottawa, Ontario
Kitten Kaboodle 57 Toronto, Ontario
Luna DuBois 24 Toronto, Ontario
Melinda Verga 44 Edmonton, Alberta
Nearah Nuff 22 Calgary, Alberta
Venus 27 Vancouver, British Columbia
Sisi Superstar 31 Montreal, Quebec 11th place

Contestant progress

Legend:

  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
  TOP2 indicates that the contestant was one of the two best performing in the challenge, but lost the lip sync to win it.
  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
  SAVE indicates that the contestant received the Golden Beaver from the challenge winner and was saved from lip syncing.
  BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.
  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
Progress of contestants including placements in each episode
Contestant Episode
1[6] 2[7] 3[8]
Aimee Yonce Shennel SAFE SAFE TBA
Aurora Matrix SAFE SAFE
Denim TOP2 SAFE
The Girlfriend Experience SAFE SAVE
Kiki Coe SAFE SAFE
Kitten Kaboodle SAFE WIN
Luna DuBois SAFE BTM
Melinda Verga SAFE SAFE
Nearah Nuff SAFE SAFE
Venus WIN SAFE
Sisi Superstar SAFE ELIM

Lip syncs

Legend:

  The contestant won the lip sync to win the challenge.
  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
Episode Contestants Song Winner
1[6] Denim vs. Venus "Feel It in My Bones"
(Tiësto ft. Tegan and Sara)		 Venus
Episode Contestants Song Eliminated
2[7] Luna DuBois vs. Sisi Superstar "I'm with You"
(Avril Lavigne)		 Sisi Superstar

Guest judges

On November 1, 2022, the judges for the fourth season were announced. Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, and Traci Melchor remain behind the judging table. The season also includes several guest judges:[5][9]

Special guests

Guests who will appear in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
301"Premiere Ball"November 16, 2023 (2023-11-16)

Eleven new queens enter the workroom. For the first main challenge, the queens present three looks: First Impressions, Shimmering Showgirls and Me Myself and I.

On the runway, category is Me Myself and I. Denim, Kiki Coe and Venus receive positive critiques. Melinda Verga, Nearah Nuff and Sisi Superstar receive negative critiques. It is then announced that Denim and Venus are the top two queens of the week and will lip-sync for the win. They lip-sync to "Feel It in My Bones" by Tiësto ft. Tegan and Sara. After the lip-sync, Venus is announced as the winner of the challenge. Brooke Lynn Hytes then announces that no one is going home.

  • Guest Judges: Tegan and Sara
  • Main Challenge: Present three looks: First Impressions, Shimmering Showgirls and Me Myself and I
  • Runway Theme: Me Myself and I
  • Top Two: Denim and Venus
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Feel It in My Bones" by Tiësto ft. Tegan and Sara
  • Challenge Winner: Venus
  • Challenge Prize: A $5,000 cash tip courtesy of Fabricland
312"QV-She"November 23, 2023 (2023-11-23)

For this week's main challenge, the queens team up to advertise a drag look product as a host on the shopping channel parody "QV-She".

  • Team 1 - Denim, Kiki Coe and Sisi Superstar
  • Team 2 - Kitten Kaboodle and Melinda Verga
  • Team 3 - Aurora Matrix, The Girlfriend Experience and Venus
  • Team 4 - Aimee Yonce Shennel, Luna DuBois and Nearah Nuff

On the runway, category is Gemstones. Kitten Kaboodle, Melinda Verga and Venus receive positive critiques, with Kitten Kaboodle winning the challenge. Luna DuBois, Sisi Superstar and The Girlfriend Experience receive negative critiques. Brooke Lynn Hytes then announces that the winner of each challenge moving forward, will win the Golden Beaver. The recipient will get the power to save one of the bottom three queens from lip-syncing. Kitten Kaboodle saved The Girlfriend Experience from the bottom two. Luna DuBois and Sisi Superstar lip-sync to "I'm with You" by Avril Lavigne. Luna DuBois wins the lip-sync and Sisi Superstar sashays away.

  • Guest Judge: Ra'Jah O'Hara
  • Main Challenge: In teams, advertise a drag look product as a host on the shopping channel parody "QV-She"
  • Runway Theme: Gemstones
  • Challenge Winner: Kitten Kaboodle
  • Challenge Prize: A $5,000 cash tip courtesy of So Fierce Music
  • Bottom Two: Luna DuBois and Sisi Superstar
  • Lip Sync Song: "I'm with You" by Avril Lavigne
  • Eliminated: Sisi Superstar
  • Farewell Message:

References

  1. ↑ Babiera, Angelica (November 2, 2022). "Crave renews Canada's Drag Race for a fourth season". Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  2. ↑ "'Canada's Drag Race' Season 4 Confirmed, Casting Now Open". www.out.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Meet 'Canada's Drag Race' season 4 cast of queens". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Meet the Queens of 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 4". Out. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Let the games begin🏁 Here's the official trailer for #CanadasDragRace Season 4. See you November 16!". Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "Premiere Ball". Canada's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 1. November 16, 2023. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  7. 1 2 3 "Qv-She". Canada's Drag Rack. Season 4. Episode 2. November 23, 2023. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  8. ↑ "TBA". Canada's Drag Rack. Season 4. Episode 3. November 30, 2023. Crave / WOW Presents Plus.
  9. ↑ "Nelly Furtado, Luann de Lesseps among 'Canada's Drag Race' S4 guest judges - UPI.com". UPI. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
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