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Get ready to relive some of the most unforgettable, hilarious, and dramatic moments from Canada’s Drag Race. From spooky ghost encounters to heated confrontations, jaw-dropping performances, and controversial judging, this countdown celebrates the queens' charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent. Whether it’s fierce challenges or iconic laughs, these moments show why the show has captured hearts across the nation and beyond.
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00:00Look at it, like the flyways everywhere, it's uneven.
00:04I'm dead!
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most riveting, hilarious, and unforgettable moments from the first five seasons of Canada's Drag Race.
00:15We'll be excluding moments from the show's spinoffs, Canada vs. the World and Slaycation, as those deserve their own list.
00:30Number 10. Jada Shada Hudson's Ghost Encounter
00:33We've all had moments that felt just a little too spooky for comfort.
00:37During the Rusical episode, Season 3 runner-up Jada Shada Hudson decided to share her own ghostly tale.
00:42She explained that one night, she was fast asleep when she felt a weird presence in her room.
01:00The door was open, and I'm just like, what's going on?
01:03She brushed it off and went back to bed, but the next morning, something felt off, specifically with her backside.
01:09You know, if you did the do, you know, like how you feel afterwards?
01:15Like it was pulsing and stuff, and I was just like, I didn't have sex, like whistly or nothing.
01:19Confused and curious, Jada turned to Google and discovered she wasn't the only one with such an experience.
01:25Bear in mind, this story came out of nowhere, and once it dropped, the queens could not contain their amusement.
01:31You know what? Good for you. Good for the ghost.
01:34Did he at least leave his number?
01:361-800-BOOF
01:38What do you get when you cross a drag queen and a ghost?
01:41We hope we'll never have to find out.
01:44Number 9. Mikayla Couture Goes Off on XANA
01:47Although she was a fierce performer, Mikayla Couture had the common weakness of not being a strong seamstress.
01:53Mikayla, over in that corner, she is giggling, she is crying, she is screaming.
02:01I got nothing.
02:03After receiving negative critiques in the Fast Fashion episode, she made noticeable progress by the next design challenge and was praised for it.
02:10However, just as Mikayla was basking in her joy, XANA tried to undercut her by pointing out her flaws.
02:16Your wardrobe malfunction literally malfunctioned on that runway.
02:18Yes, your runway was cute, but Brooklyn did trip up on it.
02:22Like, you had one of the only ones that she did fumble just slightly on it.
02:26I'm sorry.
02:26Things got really heated really fast.
02:29Mikayla exploded at XANA, accusing her of trying to ruin her moment and insisting she would never do the same.
02:36No point in this f***ing competition have I ever tried to make you feel low.
02:40And every single time I'm feeling good about myself, you try to bring me down.
02:46At one point, she was screaming so loudly that even the judges deliberating on the main stage could hear her.
02:51In the end, although XANA had tried to dampen Mikayla's success, it was she who ended up getting eliminated.
02:57I am Mikayla motherf***ing Couture.
03:00Don't ever try to make me feel small because I don't do that to you.
03:04You are disgusting and you've truly lost a friend because I'm done with you.
03:09Done!
03:10Number 8.
03:10Eve 6000 has a trick up her sleeve.
03:13The under-the-big-top rusical featured some of the best and worst rusical performances in Drag Race Herstory.
03:19On the one hand, there were standouts like Pythia and Cynthia Kiss, who delivered impressive vocals.
03:24I thought clowning would be so simple for me.
03:30But where do I fit?
03:32What kind of clown is this?
03:39On the other, there was Eve 6000, whose turn as Ravigliana went spectacularly off the rails.
03:45The role called for a series of obvious but hilarious reveals.
03:48Yet everything that could go wrong did.
03:51I got a trick up my sleeve.
03:54A stunt that the crowd won't be.
03:58Leave.
03:58But I keep them guessing, guessing.
04:00Her reveal dress rode up so high that the surprise was spoiled before it even began.
04:05Then her second wig fell off prematurely, resulting in the now iconic moment when she calmly picked it up from the floor and performed the reveal again.
04:13You were gooped and gagged.
04:15And you can't believe it.
04:17Now here's another one.
04:19And you didn't see it coming.
04:22This was pure camp.
04:23And honestly, she should have won the episode for it.
04:25Number 7.
04:27The Roast of Brooklyn Heights
04:28This was easily one of the cringiest episodes of the season.
04:32Kendall Gender kicked things off with a decent set and ultimately won the challenge.
04:36When we were getting an explanation about this whole roast, they were like,
04:41The roast is gonna be about the icon, the legend, the star, the queen of the north.
04:47And I, like everyone, assumed that meant Priyanka.
04:50However, she was by no means the best of the night.
04:53That honor goes to Isis Couture, who stormed the stage with one hilarious joke after another,
04:58but lost the win after running overtime.
05:00Her peak moment came when she dropped a priceless facial expression in response to the genius title
05:05of Brad Goreski's book.
05:07Just think about it.
05:08He was like born and then named like Brad.
05:12So he was like born to be Brad.
05:19Everyone else bombed spectacularly.
05:22Geometric spent half her set talking about herself before remembering Brooklyn existed.
05:26Your face is so stiff.
05:28If I had a rock, we could knock them together to make a fire.
05:34While Kimora Amour closed with a profanity-laced rant that confused volume for punchlines.
05:39By the time that uncomfortable lip sync rolled around, we were all begging for the credits.
05:48Number 6.
05:53The Controversial Judging
05:54Harsh critiques are not new on Drag Race.
06:09Michelle Visage practically built her brand on them.
06:11But there's a certain tact that was missing on the first season of Canada's Drag Race,
06:16especially from Jeffrey Boyer Chapman.
06:18He came under intense criticism from fans for his critiques,
06:21which were seen as more mean-spirited than constructive.
06:24It began with his exchange with Jimbo,
06:27where he criticized the Queen for not covering her entire body in white makeup.
06:30We are given a very limited amount of time to construct these looks,
06:35paint our faces, prepare.
06:37I hear you, girl.
06:38Everyone gets the same amount of time.
06:41Use it better, maybe.
06:44Then, just two episodes later,
06:46Boyer Chapman made some comments about Ilona Verley's runway presentation
06:49that were interpreted as body-shaming.
06:51I think that your mug is painted so gorgeously.
06:56However, when I see that booty and the little turnaround,
07:00a little full-coverage foundation may have helped you out.
07:03While his delivery was questionable, the response was far worse.
07:07He became the target of a wave of racist harassment.
07:09Ultimately, Boyer Chapman did not return as a judge the following season.
07:13Number 5. Melinda Verga vs. The World
07:16This season simply would not have been the same without Melinda Verga.
07:27Her fiery side truly emerged in the Out of the Closet episode,
07:30where she landed in the bottom three for failing to elevate her original garment enough.
07:34While the other bottom queens fought hard for the Golden Beaver,
07:38Melinda seemed to throw in the towel.
07:39This move didn't sit well with the other queens,
07:42and their responses led to Melinda losing it.
07:44I know the thought and effort that I put into this,
07:48and it's not worth what I just f***ing heard on that goddamn f***ing runway today.
07:54Although Kiki Ko ultimately saved her,
07:56Melinda had yet another emotional outburst in the following episode,
07:59when Denham rehashed the issue of her feeling defeated.
08:02And she saved me, and I...
08:04And that's not what I said.
08:05...decided not to decline,
08:06which I was ready to.
08:08I decided not to decline,
08:10because this person here showed kindness.
08:14Kiki's decision ultimately proved worthwhile,
08:16as Melinda redeemed herself in the Snatch Game.
08:19For that, we join Melinda in reciprocating her act with gratitude.
08:23Number 4.
08:24The Sabotage of Miss Fiercealicious
08:25On the third season of Canada's Drag Race,
08:28the theme might as well have been sabotage.
08:30In the Rouettes episode,
08:32Bombay and Miss Fiercealicious were paired for the challenge,
08:35and requested peanut butter as their song.
08:37Let's talk about who, like, what we want as groups.
08:40We would like peanut butter.
08:42Okay, y'all would like peanut butter.
08:43Yeah.
08:43Does anyone else want peanut butter?
08:45Y'all want peanut butter as well.
08:47However, as another group also wanted that song,
08:50Vivian Vanderpuss randomly assigned them
08:52the slower track that no one else wanted.
08:54This infuriated Fiercealicious,
08:56who immediately accused Vivian
08:57of sabotaging her on purpose.
08:59I wanted peanut butter or literally any upbeat song,
09:02and I got stuck with Let the Music Play.
09:06This feels like sabotage.
09:07Is she trying to bring me down
09:08just because I was in the top last week?
09:10From that moment,
09:11the idea of sabotage became Fiercealicious' obsession.
09:14She was convinced that every setback
09:16was part of a plot to keep her from the crown.
09:18In the end,
09:29the supposed saboteurs prevailed
09:31as Fiercealicious fell short of the top two.
09:34Regardless,
09:34there is no denying she owned the season.
09:37Number three,
09:38not sorry about it.
09:39Hi, it's me, Priyanka.
09:41What's my name?
09:42Name, Toronto voted me the best.
09:45Get this fame, fame.
09:46Hi, Canada.
09:47Did you get my name?
09:49Not a copycat fish.
09:50Did you get my name?
09:51As the first English-language version
09:53of the show not hosted by RuPaul,
09:55fans were eager to see
09:56if Canada's drag race could stand on its own.
09:59Many agreed it hit its stride
10:00in the third episode.
10:02The queens were split into two groups
10:04and tasked with writing and performing verses
10:05to not sorry about it.
10:07Sorry, not sorry.
10:10Sorry, I'm not sorry.
10:14Sorry, you won't make me apologize.
10:17And I'm not sorry about it.
10:22Unlike other franchises,
10:23both groups stayed on stage throughout,
10:26duking it out like a rap battle.
10:27This was where many queens
10:29really established their drag personas.
10:31Priyanka constantly referencing her name
10:33and Lemon becoming the show's resident rapstress.
10:35Ain't no queen,
10:36rap it back like I do.
10:37When I step in the room,
10:38girls quake.
10:39Scarlet stars,
10:40he always safe.
10:41Rita's old and alone to be fake.
10:43And that last girl,
10:44what's her name?
10:45We also got iconic moments
10:46from queens like Kiara and Boa.
10:56But while their verses were fire,
10:58the choreography was a hot mess.
11:00Still,
11:01we wouldn't have it any other way.
11:03Number two,
11:04the makeover.
11:05After a somewhat negative tone
11:07in the first season,
11:08the show made a deliberate effort
11:09to turn things around in season two.
11:11That stride of positivity
11:12hit its peak in the makeover episode,
11:14where the queens were tasked
11:16with transforming LGBTQIA plus teens
11:18into their drag daughters for prom.
11:20Please help me welcome to the workroom,
11:22Ethan.
11:24Oh my God.
11:25Friday.
11:26Oh.
11:27Mikayla.
11:27Oh my God.
11:28Alex.
11:29And Clover.
11:30Oh my God.
11:31Instead of being a saboteur,
11:33Kendall Gender thoughtfully paired each queen
11:35with their perfect match.
11:37We were then introduced
11:38to the teenager's unique perspectives,
11:40particularly Mikayla,
11:41who shared her experiences
11:42as a black trans girl.
11:43When I was in grade six,
11:44someone lit my locker on fire.
11:47Are you serious?
11:48Yeah.
11:48Why?
11:49Someone lit my locker on fire.
11:50Just for being hateful?
11:52I think that's like when I realized
11:53that like,
11:54I'm very, very different
11:56from everyone else
11:57and like,
11:58I'm alone in this fight.
12:00Each teen got their moment to shine,
12:02but Pathea and her partner Clover
12:03ultimately won
12:04for their striking gender-bending prom look.
12:06This episode was our first introduction
12:08to Mikayla,
12:09who continued performing in drag
12:11and later competed
12:12on the show's fifth season.
12:14You might know me
12:14from season two
12:15of Canada's Drag Race.
12:17I was one of the makeover guests
12:18on the prom episode.
12:21Being the daughter of a winner
12:23is only going to inspire me
12:25to work harder.
12:26Before we unveil our top pick,
12:28here are some honorable mentions.
12:30Jimbo reads Rita Bega to filth.
12:32Jimbo goes on the defensive
12:34after receiving some unsolicited advice
12:36from Rita.
12:36Your lace line looks like
12:39your hair is fried.
12:42A wig should go directly
12:43in the gum.
12:44Oh, the girls are fencing.
12:46Baby, I'm just trying to help.
12:48I mean, your hair looks like
12:50a grandma just dunked her head
12:52in the toilet.
12:53Lemon in the reading challenge.
12:55She really slammed the library door
12:57in Priyanka's face.
12:58Priyanka,
12:59you talk about having sex a lot,
13:00but the only thing you're f***ing
13:02is stupid.
13:07Isis Couture's bad knees.
13:09The oldest knees in the competition
13:11miraculously turned back
13:12the clock for the lip sync.
13:13I am here to show
13:15that I actually
13:16am a dancer.
13:18Yes!
13:19Remember when I said
13:21I had bad knees?
13:22Yes!
13:23I lied, bitch.
13:25Vivian Vanderpuss' date
13:26with Brooklyn Heights.
13:27Her Australian character
13:29certainly left Brooklyn
13:30in stitches, eh?
13:31Has anyone ever told you
13:32your eyes look like
13:33water coolers?
13:34No!
13:35I want to stand around them
13:36and talk about other things.
13:37Thank you!
13:44Very beautiful.
13:44Thank you, I appreciate that.
13:46Lip sync slayoffs.
13:48A slight format change
13:49made this lip sync extravaganza
13:51one of the most entertaining yet.
13:52Black velvet
13:54and that little boy's smile
13:57Black velvet
13:59with that slow southern sky
14:02A new religion
14:04that I'll bring up to me
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14:24Number 1.
14:25Snatch Game
14:26I'm wondering
14:27what the hell
14:27I did in my last life
14:29to end up
14:29in the bottom
14:30of the wastebasket
14:31with these hairballs.
14:32Oh and I also brought
14:34Edgar
14:34I don't go anywhere
14:36without Edgar's ashes.
14:39The first season
14:40of Canada's Drag Race
14:41set the bar
14:42extremely high
14:43for Snatch Game
14:43and we doubt
14:44it will ever be topped.
14:46After consistently
14:47doing well
14:47Jimbo finally snatched
14:49a win
14:49with her unhinged
14:50impression
14:51of comedy icon
14:52Joan Rivers
14:52but that was
14:53no easy victory.
14:55Other queens
14:55also fought hard
14:56with standout turns
14:58from Lemon
14:58Rita Bega
14:59and Ilona Verley.
15:00Could you do me
15:00a favor
15:01and spell out
15:02how you pronounce
15:02cock
15:03because I'm very
15:03curious to see
15:04what that looks like.
15:06See
15:07orc
15:09The queens
15:10did a great job
15:11volleying with each other
15:12and building hilarious
15:13and unexpected connections
15:14between their characters.
15:15I keep clicking
15:16my goddamn heels
15:17together like Judy.
15:19Don't you talk
15:19about my mother
15:20like that.
15:21Your mother and I
15:22invented the Snatch Game
15:23okay?
15:24You miss your mother?
15:24Smell my goddamn fingers.
15:26But amid the highs
15:29came some spectacular lows
15:30particularly from
15:31Priyanka and Kiara
15:33whose bumbling responses
15:34bordered on
15:35so bad they're good territory.
15:36Did you buy my new album?
15:38No.
15:38What's it called?
15:39It's called
15:39Honey
15:40This is Christmas Baby.
15:42Oh god.
15:42It's called Honey
15:43Apostrophe
15:44This is Christmas Baby.
15:45Oh yes honey.
15:46At least
15:47their horrible performances
15:48led to the show-stopping
15:49lip-sync that closed
15:50the episode.
15:51So we'll count that
15:52as a win.
15:53What's your favorite
15:53Canada's Drag Race moment?
15:55Let us know
15:55in the comments below.
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