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Guest Judges Revealed for CANADA’S DRAG RACE Season 6, While Series Secures a Season 7 She-Quel

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CraveCanada’s Drag Race
– Paula Abdul, Icesis Couture, Alyssa Edwards, Erdem Moralioglu, Glamzilla, Kiesza, Allison Russell, and Rufus Wainwright are special guest judges for Season 6 –
– Joining Brooke Lynn Hytes and Traci Melchor this season are special resident guest judges Carson Kressley, Hollywood Jade, and Sarain Fox –
– Crave announces a seventh season with casting open now –

TORONTO (November 6, 2025) – Crave is serving some major news for CANADA’S DRAG RACE fans today, revealing a star-studded lineup of guest judges, a sizzling new season trailer, and confirmation that the series is set to return for a seventh season. As was recently announced, CANADA’S DRAG RACE Season 6 premieres on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 9 p.m. ET on Crave, and launches simultaneously on World of Wonder’s SVOD platform WOW Presents Plus, in the U.S. and in 190 territories worldwide.  Also confirmed today, Brooke Lynn Hytes and Traci Melchor are joined by special resident guest judges for Season 6: Emmy®-winning TV personality, style and fashion expert, and best-selling author, Carson Kressley; renowned choreographer and on-camera personality Hollywood Jade; and dancer, choreographer, activist, television host, and filmmaker, Sarain Fox.     

  “While we’ll miss Brad’s passion for drag and fashion, and the joy he brought, we are thrilled to have special resident guest judges Carson, Hollywood, and Sarain who will rotate through on the panel,” said Trevor Boris, showrunner for CANADA’S DRAG RACE. “They are beloved members of the Drag Race family, and each bring a unique perspective alongside Brooke Lynn and Traci.”   Offering a sneak peek of what Season 6 has in store, a new trailer was also released today:    

  In further exciting news, Crave has ordered a seventh season of the award-winning series. Canadian drag artists can submit their applications now at http://www.canadasdragracecasting.com/. Applicants must be 19 years of age as of November 6, 2025, and a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.   The special guest judges appearing on CANADA’S DRAG RACE Season 6 are: 
  • Paula Abdul – music superstar, dancer, renowned choreographer, TV personality, and original judge on AMERICAN IDOL 
  • Icesis Couture – renowned drag artist and winner of CANADA’S DRAG RACE Season 2 
  • Alyssa Edwards – renowned drag artist and winner of RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE GLOBAL ALL STARS Season 1 
  • Glamzilla – content creator and beauty mogul 
  • Kiesza – award-winning recording artist 
Winner of 25 Canadian Screen Awards, CANADA’S DRAG RACE features top Canadian drag artists as they compete for the title of “Canada’s Next Drag Superstar” and a $100,000 grand prize. Each episode pushes them to their limits with singing, dancing, acting, impersonation, costume making, and improvisation challenges. Competitors are eliminated until one queen is left standing with the crown and sceptre. Throughout this raucous journey to the crown, the queens share personal experiences, celebrate their successes, and showcase the importance of celebrating everyone’s Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent!   The 12 drag artists from across Canada showcasing their talents this season are:   Dulce, Eboni La’Belle, Hazel, Karamilk, Mya Foxx, Paolo Perfección, PM, Saltina Shaker, Sami Landri, Star Doll, Van Goth, and Velma Jones.  In association with Crave, Season 6 of CANADA’S DRAG RACE is produced by Blue Ant Studios with World of Wonder. Executive Producers for Blue Ant Studios are Matthew Hornburg, Mark Bishop, Donna Luke, and Laura Michalchyshyn. Trevor Boris is Executive Producer/Showrunner, Lori Greenberg is Supervising Producer. Executive Producers for World of Wonder are Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, and RuPaul Charles. For Bell Media, Justin Stockman is Executive Producer and Vice President, Content Development & Programming. Senior Production Executive is Danielle Pearson. Sarah Fowlie is Head of Production, Original Programming. Carlyn Klebuc is General Manager, Original Programming.  

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About Crave 

Crave is the largest Canadian-owned streamer delivering an unparalleled content offering with HBO and Max Originals, STARZ, Hollywood-hit movies, and iconic series including FRIENDS, THE OFFICE, and more. It also boasts an ever-growing and globally renowned slate of English and French original series. Crave is available directly to all Canadians with access to the Internet at Crave.ca, via iOS and Android, and other platforms such as Amazon Fire TV, Prime Video Subscriptions, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Hisense, LG Smart TVs, PlayStation, Roku, Samsung Smart TVs, Xbox One and participating TV service providers. Crave is from Bell Media, Canada’s leading media and entertainment company. Visit our website at Crave.ca.  

 

About Bell Media Original Programming 

Bell Media has commissioned some of Canada’s most-watched and most-acclaimed English and French original programming, working with the best Canadian independent producers and global content powerhouses. Scripted series commissioned by CTV include SULLIVAN’S CROSSING, SIGHT UNSEEN, CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING, and ACTING GOOD; with unscripted series THE TRAITORS CANADA, MASTERCHEF CANADA, and record-breaking Canadian format THE AMAZING RACE CANADA; as well as quiz series BATTLE OF THE GENERATIONS. Crave Originals include hit series LETTERKENNY, SHORESY, THE TRADES, LATE BLOOMER, THE OFFICE MOVERS, and CANADA’S DRAG RACE; award-winning drama LITTLE BIRD; docuseries BILLIONNAIRE MURDERS, THUNDER BAY, and THE REBUILD: Inside the Montreal Canadiens; as well as dozens of acclaimed feature documentaries. Bell Media’s factual series and franchises include HIGHWAY THRU HELL, FORENSIC FACTOR, and MY PET ATE WHAT!?. Bell Media also distributes a slate of original scripted and unscripted series, including LATE BLOOMER, THE OFFICE MOVERS, MARK MCKINNEY NEEDS A HOBBY, EVOLVING VEGAN, THE MIGHTIEST, and more. Bell Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company. Learn more at www.BellMedia.ca.  

 

About Blue Ant Studios 

An award-winning international production and rights management business, Blue Ant Studios’ diverse slate spans premium factual and high-impact documentaries, competition and entertainment formats, lifestyle, kids, youth and family, comedy, drama and animation, for broadcasters and streamers throughout the world. A division of Blue Ant Media (TSX: BAMI), the Studio encompasses Blue Ant Studios Productions, Insight Productions, Proper Television, and Jam Filled Entertainment. Its award-winning slate includes iconic, fan-favourite shows such as Blown Away, Canada’s Drag Race, Mysteries From Above, Davey and Jonesie’s Locker, Gary & His Demons, Race Against the Tide, Top Chef Canada, Northwoods Survival, The Great Canadian Baking Show and Amazing Race Canada. 

The Studio’s International distribution arm, Blue Ant Rights, represents over 8,000 hours of acclaimed content from Blue Ant Studios and third-party producers, maximizing rights opportunities and connecting buyers with programming that resonates with global audiences. With offices in Toronto, London, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Ottawa, Halifax, Singapore, and Sydney, the studio is well-positioned in key markets worldwide. 

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About World of Wonder (WOW) 

World of Wonder (WOW) has reshaped international pop culture, earning 33 Emmys, inspiring two Oscars, creating global network WOW Presents Plus across 190 territories, and bringing drag culture to the world stage via RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE and DragCon. SVOD WOW Presents Plus, the exclusive home to the global DRAG RACE franchise and hundreds of WOW Original series, saw 35M hours of content watched in 2023 with 77% subscriber growth in the same year. WOW’s pioneering television portfolio includes other smash-hit franchises like MILLION DOLLAR LISTING. Their film division WOW Docs produces groundbreaking documentaries including MAPPLETHORPE: LOOK AT THE PICTURES, PARTY MONSTER, and THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE. WOW also operates YouTube channel WOWPresents, music label World of Wonder Records, the WOW Podcast Network, and year-round international live events. Co-founders Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato have been profiled in Variety’s Reality TV Impact Report and Hollywood Reporter’s Most Powerful Producers in Unscripted. Honours for their trailblazing work include the IDA Pioneer Award, Realscreen’s Global 100 list, Banff’s Impact Award, and the OUT 100. In 2022, World of Wonder was ranked #2 among film and TV powerhouses in Fast Company’s World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies.  

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