Canada's a Drag

A shapeshifting midnight tease, Indigiqueer burlesque and drag performer Mx. Wolverine is using their two-spirit identity to politicize and sexify stages across Canada.

After emigrating from the Philippines to support their family, Francheska Dynamites found love - and drag stardom - in Lethbridge, Alberta.

Vancouver’s premier non-binary “drag thing,” Rose Butch offers a style and sensibility that channels theatrical dandyism in their pursuit of gender euphoria.

A sexually empowered, outrageous version of a happily divorced Acadian aunt, Chiquita Mare uses drag to shed light on issues that exist in the Acadian diaspora.

No one is pushing drag kings into the mainstream quite like Charli Deville, who uses impersonations of Justin Bieber and Freddie Mercury to spotlight a new kind of masculinity.

Edmonton’s self-professed “miniature monster,” Sapphoria is a middle finger to cisnormative society wrapped in a hairy, glittery little box with a big ol’ bow on it.

Toronto drag duo Fay Slift and Fluffy Soufflé have become a beacon of light for young hearts and minds with their essential drag storytimes.

Mother of the House of Rice, an iconic all-Asian drag family, Shay Dior is an androgynous drag performer who strongly advocates for queer Asian visibility.

Victoria's quirky cat mother and solution to the rat problem, avant-garde drag artist Vivian Vanderpuss serves elaborate looks that are truly out of this world.

Raised by wild lesbian wolves in Newfoundland, activist and drag artist Mikiki has a secret weapon for effecting change: The Golden Girls.