The fourth season of Canada's Drag Race premiered on November 16, 2023 and concluded on January 11, 2024. The season aired on Crave in Canada, BBC Three in the United Kingdom, and on WOW Presents Plus internationally.
The winner of the fourth season of Canada's Drag Race was Venus, with Aurora Matrix as runner-up.
Production Crave announced that the series was renewed for a fourth season in November 2022, with a casting call taking place from November 1 to 22. Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, and Traci Melchor returned as judges for the season.
Eleven contestants were announced on October 18, 2023, with a premiere for the season slated for November 16. Crave teased the season's guest judges through an Instagram post on November 1, 2023.
Contestants
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
+ Contestant Age Hometown Outcome Venus 27 Vancouver, British Columbia Aurora Matrix 22 Toronto, Ontario Denim 24 Montreal, Quebec 3rd place Nearah Nuff 22 Calgary, Alberta Melinda Verga 44 Edmonton, Alberta 5th place Kiki Coe 35 Ottawa, Ontario 6th place Aimee Yonce Shennel 31 Ottawa, Ontario 7th place Kitten Kaboodle 57 Toronto, Ontario Luna DuBois 24 Toronto, Ontario 9th place 31 Vancouver, British Columbia 10th place Sisi Superstar 31 Montreal, Quebec 11th place
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Contestant progress
Lip syncs Legend:
Episode Contestants Song Winner 1 Denim vs. Venus "Feel It in My Bones"(Tiësto ft. Tegan and Sara) Venus Episode Contestants Song Eliminated 2 Luna DuBois vs. Sisi Superstar "I'm with You"(Avril Lavigne) Sisi Superstar 3 Kitten Kaboodle vs. The Girlfriend Experience "Tongue"(Rêve) The Girlfriend Experience 4 Aimee Yonce Shennel vs. Nearah Nuff "Come Through"(Priyanka ft. Lemon) None 5 Aurora Matrix vs. Luna DuBois "She's All I Wanna Be"(Tate McRae) Luna DuBois Episode Contestants Song Winner 6 Kitten Kaboodle vs. Melinda Verga "That Don't Impress Me Much (Dance Mix)"(Shania Twain) Melinda Verga Aurora Matrix vs. Denim "I'm Not Here to Make Friends"(Sam Smith, Calvin Harris, Jessie Reyez) Aurora Matrix Aimee Yonce Shennel vs. Nearah Nuff "Fever Dreamer"(SG Lewis ft. Charlotte Day Wilson, Channel Tres) Nearah Nuff Kiki Coe vs. Venus "Uninvited"(Alanis Morissette) Venus Aurora Matrix vs. Melinda Verga "Boys Wanna Be Her"(Peaches) Aurora Matrix Nearah Nuff vs. Venus "Pull Up"(Keys N Krates ft. Haviah Mighty) Nearah Nuff Aurora Matrix vs. Nearah Nuff "Black Velvet"(Alannah Myles) Nearah Nuff Contestants Song Eliminated Aimee Yonce Shennel vs. Kiki Coe vs. Kitten Kaboodle "I Will Love Again"(Lara Fabian) Aimee Yonce Shennel Kitten Kaboodle 7 Denim vs. Kiki Coe "Seven Day Fool"(Jully Black) Kiki Coe 8 Melinda Verga vs. Nearah Nuff "I Didn't Just Come Here to Dance"(Carly Rae Jepsen) Melinda Verga Episode Final contestants Song Winner 9 Aurora Matrix vs. Venus "Try"(Nelly Furtado) Venus
Golden Beaver Legend:
Episode Beaver Gifter Bottom Queens Saved 2 Luna DuBois, Sisi Superstar and The Girlfriend Experience 3 Kiki Coe, Kitten Kaboodle and The Girlfriend Experience 4 Aimee Yonce Shennel, Melinda Verga and Nearah Nuff 5 Aurora Matrix, Kiki Coe and Luna DuBois 6 Nearah Nuff Aimee Yonce Shennel, Denim, Kiki Coe and Kitten Kaboodle
Guest judges On November 1, 2022, the judges for the fourth season were announced. Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, and Traci Melchor remain behind the judging table. The season also includes several guest judges: Tegan and Sara, indie rock/indie pop duo Ra'Jah O'Hara, contestant from RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11, runner-up of All Stars 6, and winner of Canada vs. the World Season 1 Rêve, singer-songwriter Christian Allaire, Ojibwe writer and fashion journalist Jaida Essence Hall, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 and contestant from All Stars 7 Winnie Harlow, model Luann de Lesseps, model and television personality Sarain Fox, activist Nelly Furtado, singer-songwriter
Special guests Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 3 John Diemer, recording engineer
Episode 4 Aleksandar Antonijevic, photographer
Episode 7 Hollywood Jade, dancer and choreographer
Episode 9 Gisèle Lullaby, winner of Canada's Drag Race Season 3 Aleksandar Antonijevic, photographer Hollywood Jade, dancer and choreographer
Episodes
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