Canada's Drag Race season 5


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

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
ContestantAgeHometownOutcome
The Virgo Queen25Toronto, Ontario
Makayla Couture21Toronto, OntarioRunner-up
Helena Poison32Toronto, Ontario3rd place
Minhi Wang39Toronto, Ontario3rd place
Perla29Toronto, Ontario5th place
Xana26Vancouver, British Columbia6th place
Uma Gahd36Montreal, Quebec7th place
Jaylene Tyme52Vancouver, British Columbia8th place
Sanjina DaBish Queen32Toronto, Ontario9th place
Tiffany Ann Co.32Vancouver, British Columbia10th place
Tara Nova23St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador11th place

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Lip syncs

Legend:

Beaver Progress

Legend:
EpisodeBeaver GifterBottom QueensSaved
2Tara Nova, Tiffany Ann Co. and XanaXana
3Perla, Jaylene Tyme and Tiffany Ann Co.
4Makayla Couture, Sanjina DaBish Queen and Uma Gahd
5Helena Poison, Jaylene Tyme and XanaHelena Poison
6Perla
6PerlaHelena Poison
6Helena PoisonMinhi Wang

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. Guest judges listed by order of appearance:

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 4
Episode 7
Episode 8
Episode 9

Episodes