Canada's Drag Race season 5

Canada's Drag Race
Season 5
Promotional poster for season five
Hosted by	Brooke Lynn Hytes
Judges	Brooke Lynn Hytes Brad Goreski Traci Melchor
No. of contestants	11
No. of episodes	2
Release
Original network	Crave (Canada) WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original release	November 21, 2024 (2024-11-21) – present
Season chronology

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. Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, and Traci Melchor returned as the main judges.

Eleven contestants were announced on October 23, 2024, with a premiere for the season slated for November 21.

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.

Contestants

See also: List of Drag Race contestants § Canada's Drag Race

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

Contestants of Canada's Drag Race season 5 and their backgrounds

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Outcome
Helena Poison	32	Toronto, Ontario	TBA
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
Uma Gahd	36	Montreal, Quebec
Xana	26	Vancouver, British Columbia
Tiffany Ann Co.	32	Vancouver, British Columbia	10th place
Tara Nova	23	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	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.

  BVR (Beaver) indicates that the contestant received the Golden Beaver and was saved from the bottom two.

  BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.

  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.

  Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.

Progress of contestants including placements in each episode

Contestant	Episode
	1	2	3	4
Helena Poison	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	TBA
Jaylene Tyme	SAFE	SAFE	BVR
Makayla Couture	TOP2	SAFE	SAFE
Minhi Wang	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE
Perla	SAFE	WIN	BTM
Sanjina DaBish Queen	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE
The Virgo Queen	WIN	SAFE	WIN
Uma Gahd	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE
Xana	SAFE	BVR	SAFE
Tiffany Ann Co.	SAFE	BTM	ELIM
Tara Nova	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.

  The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.

  The contestant won their Slay Off lip sync, gave their team a point and was declared safe from elimination.

  The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.

Episode	Top contestants			Song	Winner
1	Makayla Couture	vs.	The Virgo Queen	"Pretty Girl Era" (Lu Kala)	The Virgo Queen
Episode	Bottom contestants			Song	Eliminated
2	Tara Nova	vs.	Tiffany Ann Co.	"Fuck the Pain Away" (Peaches)	Tara Nova
Episode	Contestants			Song	Winner
3	Makayla Couture	vs.	Minhi Wang	"Too Hot" (Alanis Morissette)	Makayla Couture
	Helena Poison	vs.	Jaylene Tyme	"San Francisco (Live at Carnegie Hall)" (Rufus Wainwright)	Helena Poison
	Uma Gahd	vs.	Xana	"Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)" (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)	Uma Gahd
	Tiffany Ann. Co	vs.	The Virgo Queen	"Exes" (Tate McRae)	The Virgo Queen
	Perla	vs.	Sanjina DaBish Queen	"Bad Bitches Dont Cry" (Priyanka ft. Ralph)	Sanjina DaBish Queen
	Bottom contestants			Song	Eliminated
	Perla	vs.	Tiffany Ann Co.	"Hot" (Avril Lavigne)	Tiffany Ann Co.

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. 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

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
39	1	"Go Off Queen"	November 21, 2024 (2024-11-21)
Eleven new queens enter the workroom. For their first main challenge, the queens have to write their own verse for Brooke Lynn Hytes' song "Go Off Queen", as well as star in the music video for the song. The judges reveal that the queens will be awarded thorns and roses based on their entrance and runway looks, as well as for their performance in the main challenge. On the runway, category is You Oughta Know... Me. Jaylene Tyme, Makayla Couture and The Virgo Queen were awared with roses receive positive critiques. Perla, Tara Nova and Tiffany Ann Co. were awared with thorns and receive negative critiques. It is then announced that Makayla Couture and The Virgo Queen are the top two queens of the week and will lip-sync for the win. They lip-sync to "Pretty Girl Era" by Lu Kala. After the lip-sync, The Virgo Queen is announced as the winner of the challenge. Brooke Lynn Hytes then announces that no one is going home. Guest Judges: Lu Kala Main Challenge: Write a verse and star in the music video for "Go Off Queen" by Brooke Lynn Hytes Runway Theme: You Oughta Know... Me Top Two: Makayla Couture and The Virgo Queen Lip-Sync Song: "Pretty Girl Era" by Lu Kala Challenge Winner: The Virgo Queen Challenge Prize: A $5,000 cash tip courtesy of Gilead Sciences Canada
40	2	"Greetings Queenlings"	November 28, 2024 (2024-11-28)
For this week's main challenge,the queens team up to write and shot a commercial aimed at aliens about life on Earth; each commercial deals with a certain topic: Manners - Helena Poison, Minhi Wang and Perla Family - Sanjina Dabish Queen, Tara Nova, Uma Gahd and Xana Sexuality - Jaylene Tyme, Makayla Couture, The Virgo Queen and Tiffany Ann Co. On the runway, category is Time and Place. Helena Poison, Minhi Wang and Perla receive positive critiques, with Perla winning the challenge. Tara Nova, Tiffany Ann Co. and Xana receive negative critiques. Brooke reveals that the twist from the previous season is back: the winner of the main challenge receives the power of the Golden Beaver, granting them the ability to save one of the bottom three queens from lip syncing for their life. Perla saved Xana from the bottom two. Tara Nova and Tiffany Ann Co. lip-sync to "Fuck the Pain Away" by Peaches. Tiffany Ann Co. wins the lip-sync and Tara Nova is the first queen to sashay away. Guest Judges: Peaches and Sarain Fox Main Challenge: Film a PSA teaching aliens about life on Earth Runway Theme: Time and Place Challenge Winner: Perla Challenge Prize: A $5,000 cash tip courtesy of Safer Six Bottom Two: Tara Nova and Tiffany Ann Co. Lip-Sync Song: "Fuck the Pain Away" by Peaches Eliminated: Tara Nova Farewell Message: "Just like water, I must flow to the next River... We are a family! ♡"
41	3	"The Slayoffs: Teams Edition"	December 5, 2024 (2024-12-05)
For this week's maxi challenge, the queens compete in a lip sync smack down in teams. Guest Judge: Shea Couleé Main Challenge: Participate in a series of lip sync performances