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
- Erdem Moralioglu – globally renowned fashion designer
- Glamzilla – content creator and beauty mogul
- Kiesza – award-winning recording artist
- Allison Russell – Grammy®-winning artist
- Rufus Wainwright – Juno-winning, Grammy-nominated 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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