Slaycation is an upcoming Canadian reality television series, slated to premiere on Crave and WOW Presents Plus in the 2024-25 television season.[1] It is the second spin-off of Canada's Drag Race following Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World in 2022. The series was announced in September 2023 at the Content Canada conference with the cast announced on June 6, 2024.[2]

The series will feature six drag queens from across various iterations of the RuPaul's Drag Race franchise who vacation together in a Canadian winter cabin, participate in activities, and organize a drag performance for the local community.

The series will be produced by World of Wonder, Crave, and Blue Ant Media, and will air in English and French on Crave in Canada and WOW Presents Plus globally.[3]

Cast

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Season 1 (2024)[4]

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Contestants of Slaycation and their backgrounds at the time of filming
Contestant Age Hometown Original season(s) Original placement(s) Outcome
BOA 28 Toronto, Canada Canada Season 1 7th place TBA
Jada Shada Hudson 27 Toronto, Canada Canada Season 3 Runner-up
Kandy Muse 28 Los Angeles, United States US Season 13 Runner-up
All Stars 8 Runner-up
Kerri Colby 27 Los Angeles, United States US Season 14 9th place
Lawrence Chaney 27 Las Vegas, United States UK Series 2 Winner
Luxx Noir London 24 East Orange, United States US Season 15 3rd place



References

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  1. ^ Alex Nino Gheciu, "New Will Arnett animated show, Drag Race series coming to Bell this fall/winter" Archived 2024-06-07 at the Wayback Machine. Lakeland Today, June 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Major, Michael. "SLAYCATION Series From the DRAG RACE Universe Coming to Crave & WOW Presents Plus". BroadwayWorld.com. Archived from the original on 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  3. ^ Nguyen, Nikki (12 September 2023). "'Drag Race' Queens Star in New Series 'Slaycation' – Coming Soon". The WOW Report. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. ^ Joey Nolfi, "See the 6 returning Drag Race queens set to be dropped into the wilderness on new Slaycation series" Archived 2024-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. Entertainment Weekly, June 6, 2024.