Canada's Drag Race 5x9

1. Our fierce final four!

2. One of you will be Canada's next drag superstar.

3. Helena Poison.

4. The spooky pop punk princess from Toronto.

5. You were a little vamp.

6. Sh!

7. You've always given us exactly who you are,

8. but different variations of it.

9. It is Drag Race excellence.

10. Minhi Wang.

11. High comedy, high camp.

12. Everything's bigger down under.

13. Oh!

14. Your drag persona is authentically you.

15. Help.

16. I was just mesmerized.

17. Makayla Couture.

18. The prom queen is all grown up.

19. The makeover is complete.

20. You were absolute fire out there on that stage.

21. This is where you shine.

22. This is where you come alive.

23. The Virgo Queen.

24. You have this swag about you.

25. You have star quality.

26. You've got a little sparkle, let it shine.

27. You're really showing us different sides of you.

28. The fire is just like burning very bright right now.

29. Who gonna help me up?

30. I'm not just a one-trick pony.

31. I've showed you versatility.

32. I worked hard, and I'm a bad bitch...

33. No one does what I do.

34. There isn't really anything that I can't do.

35. I'm here to win.

36. It's time to leave it all on the floor.

37. Ah, ah, ah!

38. Come on, top four.

39. Top four! Oh!

40. I just sent home Miss Perla.

41. I love you so much, Perla.

42. "Bye, cunts. JK. I love you all so much."

43. She is an absolute icon, legend, star.

44. I think she absolutely annihilated this competition.

45. Bye, Perla.

46. I'm just so proud of her,

47. and honoured to be her friend and sister.

48. Yay us. Top four!

49. Hello, hello!

50. Hey, sisters. Oh, wow!

51. It's so pretty in here!

52. Brooke Lynn renovated.

53. Congratulations on your win.

54. Thank you for the box of titties.

55. Oh, it's my pleasure.

56. Jimbo really is a Canadian drag success story.

57. It's such a dream to be able to come on the show,

58. to leave, to be able to tour the world,

59. to get to be able to come back

60. and to support my sisters.

61. Jimbo is like the OG weirdo from Canada.

62. To have won prize money from an artist like that,

63. it aligns so much with how I do my drag that

64. it just feels very special and very correct.

65. How are you guys feeling going into top four?

66. We're just so happy, and like overjoyed.

67. Well, surprise, it's actually a top five.

68. Bitch, get the fuck out.

69. You have a crown on your head.

70. I guess if there's any proof that

71. it doesn't end when you're eliminated, it's me.

72. I still remember you episode one.

73. You were like giving me the eye because I was pit crew.

74. Oh yes!

75. You were licking your lips the whole time.

76. I do remember that.

77. Do you have any questions for me going into the top four?

78. Having done Drag Race three times,

79. is there anything that you would say to someone

80. that's just coming into the franchise?

81. I would just say don't spend too much time

82. looking at what other people are doing.

83. Really stay focused and true to your own heart,

84. and follow your own dreams.

85. My mom always said, "Have the best time

86. and other people will follow."

87. I'm absorbing everything that

88. Jimbo's saying in this moment.

89. Great energy, great vibes,

90. great advice, and great tatas.

91. Oh my lord, the boobies.

92. I have a crown, and one of you gorgeous girls

93. is gonna get a crown. Who's it gonna be?

94. Me! Please, me.

95. It's gonna be me, baby!

96. I think I hear my jet calling.

97. I guess I've got to go. You better get out of drag.

98. You should get out of drag too.

99. But I'm not in drag.

100. She's a woman! You know it.

101. I just want to take her crown off and

102. put it on my own head, like, let's see if it fits.

103. Ha-ha.

104. I think it will.

105. I'm just feeling on top of the world,

106. and I'm ready to fight these girls

107. tooth and nail for that crown.

108. $5000 and titties!

109. The girls need to move out of the way, child,

110. 'cause the queen of the north is pumping through.

111. Top four!

112. Top four!

113. My eye's on the prize,

114. and there's no way anyone is gonna

115. come between ME and my title.

116. Bring it on!

117. I am craving that crown.

118. I am craving that crown as much as I want

119. that dim sum tray, baby.

120. The winner of Canada's Drag Race

121. receives the pleasure of $100,000,

122. thanks to Trojan.

123. With Traci Melchor...

124. Brad Goreski...

125. And Brooke Lynn Hytes!

126. With tonight's extra special guest judge, Orville Peck!

127. Yeah!

128. It's a new day in the werkroom,

129. and I'm feeling like a winner, baby.

130. Everything that I've worked for is paying off.

131. This is literally a dream.

132. Helena!

133. Welcome to the winner's circle!

134. I'm finally a winner!

135. You deserve it.

136. Just in the nick of time.

137. I've never had to lip sync.

138. Makayla has a win, Virgo has two wins.

139. But they've both also been in the bottom

140. and had to lip sync.

141. Who would you all say individually is like

142. your biggest competition?

143. I would say Virgo is my biggest competition

144. because you a singer, you a writer.

145. You throw down on the stage.

146. Who- Me, me, me?

147. I would have to say you as well just 'cause I've come

148. very close to winning every challenge you've won.

149. I'm gonna say you too.

150. Oh, my god!

151. Who's your biggest competition?

152. Minhi has never been in the bottom,

153. and has two wins.

154. So, I would say you're the biggest competition.

155. Fair. I'll take that.

156. Minhi's competition because she's funny.

157. Helena's competition because she's very unique.

158. And Makayla's competition because she is a diva.

159. I'm competition because I'm the number one it girl,

160. most talented, professional,

161. and the best drag queen here.

162. Oh!

163. Alright! The last one of the season!

164. O Canada!

165. She done already done had herses.

166. My fierce finalists: Makayla Couture...

167. Helena Poison...

168. Minhi Wang...

169. The Virgo Queen!

170. You've reached the glitter end,

171. but to claw your way to the win...

172. a pussycat has to leave the dolls behind...

173. if you scratch my drift.

174. Eh!

175. Greetings, Glamazons!

176. Hi!

177. Oh, this is "ova"!

178. - Eh! - Ow!

179. Our fabulous four...

180. for your final maxi challenge of the season,

181. you'll launch your charisma, uniqueness,

182. nerve, and talent into the stratosphere

183. as you drop your own singles.

184. Okay! Alright! Okay!

185. To dance your way to the top,

186. you'll collab with our resident choreographer,

187. Hollywood Jade.

188. Yes! Here we go.

189. And to help you show ponies steal the spotlight,

190. your vocal coach will be none other than...

191. country music trailblazer, Orville Peck.

192. - What? - No way!

193. Oh my god!

194. This is so wild. I love Orville Peck.

195. He's so funny, and such a huge fan

196. and supporter of drag.

197. But first, you'll untuck with a

198. very special guest who's out of this world.

199. Who could it be? What could it be?

200. It's Venus, right?

201. Racers, start your engines...

202. And may the best drag queen win!

203. Woo!

204. I love Venus!

205. Ah, hi, baby! HI!

206. Venus with a penis, y'all!

207. Look at your bejazzle. You look rich.

208. Well, I am.

209. Sorry, let me take in this room.

210. Yeah, girl.

211. Is that her? It's huge.

212. I'll have to take that in for my little peanut head, girl.

213. Congratulations. Thank you!

214. Girl, top four.

215. This has been a fucking journey.

216. How has the journey been?

217. It was a strong start,

218. and then it went whoop-di-woo-woo.

219. Humble check.

220. It just is a testament to sometimes you fall.

221. You've got to get back up. You never give up.

222. Who are we doing this for?

223. Honestly, I think about myself,

224. like myself as a young child.

225. Yeah.

226. Living through poverty, being bi-racial.

227. I'm an Indigenous girl.

228. They don't get to see people living their authentic self,

229. being powerful in their authentic self, and like,

230. yes, this takes a lot of fucking work,

231. but it's worth it.

232. I'm so proud of you. Thank you!

233. Do you have any questions for me?

234. Yeah, where'd you get your work done?

235. I mean, how has this year been, like reigning?

236. First of all, grateful.

237. Getting to work with like, you know, two-spirit kids,

238. and going to Indigenous communities,

239. that is worth everything.

240. Drag is about building up these, these communities,

241. and like showing queer joy, so...

242. I've watched Venus.

243. I've seen what she does,

244. and I just like want to continue that legacy.

245. Do you want to do a little photo shoot with me?

246. Oh my god, right now?

247. I want to get naked. Okay.

248. I'm feeling pumped. I'm feeling ready.

249. Oh my god, hi, Aleks.

250. High fashion, high fashion.

251. Gorg.

252. I want to like touch you.

253. I want you to touch me. Okay.

254. I'm trying to touch Venus.

255. I'm trying to absorb her winner ju-ju.

256. I want some of that winning energy on me.

257. Wrap me up in it.

258. Beautiful, we got it.

259. Hi.

260. Our reigning queen, It's Venus!

261. And she got some tig old bitties.

262. Nice to meet you. Tatted up bad girl.

263. Yeah, just a little.

264. I'm happy to see a punk bitch in the finale.

265. Yeah. How does it feel?

266. It feels correct.

267. You knew you were gonna be here.

268. Yeah, yeah.

269. There was a moment there where I thought like,

270. hm, well, shit, but I bounced back,

271. found my confidence again, and here we are.

272. Here you are. Here we are.

273. What was like the hardest part for you?

274. The hardest part for me was

275. really getting out of my own way.

276. While my "I don't give a fuck" attitude

277. helped get me here, it's something I've had to

278. overcome while I'm here because not giving a fuck...

279. is just an easy way of being like,

280. "I'm too scared."

281. Who are you doing this for?

282. All of the people that maybe believe in me

283. more than I do sometimes.

284. Everyone who supported me and lifted me up throughout

285. these past 10 years, I'm doing it for them.

286. Well, they believe in you.

287. Yeah.

288. Do you believe you can win?

289. Look at the material, honey. Ha-ha.

290. We've got the material.

291. You've got a lot of tulle, girl.

292. Do you want to do a photo shoot?

293. Yeah, are we gonna get naked?

294. Do you want to get naked?

295. - Ah!

296. I'm really good at lying down and looking sexy.

297. Eyes to the camera, yes.

298. This is definitely one way to get to know each other.

299. Right.

300. Hi, baby. Holy fuck.

301. Hoo! You were pit crew, right?

302. Yeah. Okay.

303. From pit crew to drag queen.

304. It's been a journey of like confidence building

305. for me in drag. Never been in the bottom.

306. Oh!

307. She's never had to lip sync for her life.

308. When I said I was a top, I never lied,

309. I didn't bottom.

310. She's won two maxis. Werk.

311. And a mini.

312. Check, check, check. Mini, mini for Minhi.

313. What's the biggest, like...

314. learning moment that, like, when you were like,

315. "Oh, wow, I didn't know this about myself?"

316. I can just like Minhi-fy anything.

317. - Minhi-fy. I love that. - I'm just gonna Minhi-fy it.

318. You can really do anything...

319. as long as you like put your spin on it, and like,

320. you are authentically yourself.

321. I'm gonna perform in like the way that

322. I want to perform. Nobody can replicate that.

323. Do you have any questions for me?

324. Is there anything that you wish...

325. someone had warned you about?

326. Ooh.

327. There are so many people that will love you.

328. And there's a lot of people that...

329. maybe just won't. At the end of the day...

330. Woop. Pay them no mind because as long as

331. you can go to sleep at night,

332. and know that you tried your best,

333. it doesn't matter what the haters say because

334. the love is so much stronger.

335. I love that.

336. Can we get naked?

337. That's so funny you should mention that.

338. Ooh.

339. Oh, it's not so mini under there.

340. I didn't have enough budget to

341. make another nude illusion,

342. so I just thought tuck it back, let's go.

343. Beautiful. We're just going to give you-

344. Oh, that's gorgeous.

345. We have the same vibe going on.

346. I know, we do. Okay, this is great.

347. This competition is allowing me to take

348. my love and passion for drag,

349. bringing it center stage.

350. Oh, my god, this is like a dream.

351. Thank you so much, Minhi.

352. Yay! We did it. Mwah!

353. Hi, baby! Hello, Makayla!

354. Top four.

355. Top motherfucking four.

356. So, how has this been for you?

357. I learned that I can be very...

358. uptight with myself.

359. I grew up with a...

360. single Black mother, and you know,

361. the typical story of the single Black mother is,

362. you work hard, you have to be, you know,

363. perfect, perfect, perfect,

364. and that's kind of how I carried my own life.

365. If I wasn't perfect,

366. then I'm not making the people that,

367. you know, love me proud.

368. I had a moment where I was just like, enough's enough,

369. like I deserve to just be happy.

370. I deserve to...

371. Have that grace. Yeah!

372. Girl, I am breathing.

373. Just think of younger me...

374. and like, what would they say...

375. seeing me like where I am now.

376. And not just in this competition,

377. but like as an adult.

378. I thought I was just gonna

379. grow old and look like a man.

380. Eugh.

381. I want to do it for literally just any

382. Black queer youth out there,

383. and let them know that like this is possible.

384. I would tell younger me,

385. "You are doing everything right.

386. You are doing everything right."

387. There we go. Beautiful.

388. Gorgeous expression, baby.

389. It's so surreal watching Venus.

390. Divine, divine. Bitch, this is fab.

391. I could be in that spot next year...

392. potentially.

393. Oh my god! Hi!

394. For this final maxi challenge,

395. we are writing a whole ass song.

396. We are recording it with Orville Peck.

397. We're all about to be mask for mask today.

398. I can't wait to work with all of you.

399. I'm so excited to see what everyone's written.

400. Alright, first up, we have Helena Poison.

401. I'm up first.

402. I'm not feeling that nervous because I know

403. I'm gonna kill this and show these girls

404. how it's done.

405. Tell me about your song.

406. What's the inspiration behind these lyrics?

407. My song's called "Poison".

408. Kind of about my journey here,

409. being really stuck in my head and hard on myself,

410. reminding myself to just like...

411. do what you do because that's what they like best.

412. Do you want to do like a take?

413. Just think about like a little bit of dynamic

414. between each line so that

415. we don't end up just getting like...

416. a little bit monotone throughout the whole thing,

417. like give like dark and shade to it.

418. Between Orville and my sisters,

419. I feel very encouraged and comfortable

420. to just be a full idiot.

421. What does the line,

422. "spitters are quitters, I can't be stopped?"

423. It's like don't spit out the poison.

424. - Oh, got it. - Also a joke about blow jobs.

425. The poison, yeah, - yeah, yeah. - Totally.

426. Got it.

427. It's 'cause he's not a spitter, that's why.

428. - Or a quitter.

429. POISON...

430. DON'T THINK TOO MUCH

431. JUST SIP SOME POISON

432. The "Poison",

433. I think make it like breathier.

434. Like- "POISON".

435. Yeah, exactly. "Poison".

436. Okay.

437. Poison...

438. Poison.

439. I love it. I think we got it.

440. Tell me about your song.

441. I'm a Virgo.

442. I wanted to add a lot of branding that

443. had to do with like the stars.

444. Love it. And me being a star.

445. Kind of just like an anthem to like inspire people.

446. I love that.

447. I can't stop thinking about how

448. she looks like a gay Inspector Gadget.

449. I want to show off a little bit.

450. This is the time to show off.

451. Shut the fuck up.

452. - That was incredible!

453. You're hitting every note, it sounds great.

454. Like really cast the spell there,

455. you know what I mean? Like,

456. give us the whole like "stars have aligned,"

457. give it some drama.

458. Cast a spell right now. What you mean?

459. If it helps, like close your eyes

460. and just like perform it for us.

461. Have you ever been in drag before?

462. Yeah, it's very uncomfortable.

463. Alright, that was the right answer.

464. I'm letting go. I'm letting go of my fears.

465. I'm singing!

466. Yes.

467. That was so good.

468. Next up, Minhi Wang.

469. Hi.

470. Tell me about your song.

471. It's dumb, it's stupid...

472. it's silly. There's no hidden message.

473. - Like it's camp, right? - Yeah, it's camp.

474. Okay, cool. Yeah, we love it.

475. Everyone is doing,

476. "My journey is inspirational.

477. I'm talking to like, you,

478. downtrodden person."

479. I'm like, no, fuck that.

480. This is a story about a pit crew member turned

481. Drag queen!

482. Minhi Wang is...

483. a total idiot,

484. and I'm obsessed with her.

485. ALL ABOARD WANG EXPRESS TRAIN

486. SHE DESERVES TO REIGN

487. IT'S AWANGDERFUL WORLD!

488. I have a few thoughts.

489. Give us even more contrast.

490. You know, maybe start off really like,

491. "This is the story about a pit crew member

492. turned drag queen!"

493. This is the story about

494. a pit crew member turned...

495. drag queen!

496. That's the one.

497. THE UNDERDOG WHO'S BUILT LIKE A GOD.

498. ALL ABOARD WANG EXPRESS TRAIN!

499. IT'S A WANGDERFUL WORLD!

500. Yes!

501. That was wangderful. I'm a fan of the Wang.

502. - Ha-ha-ha. - Come on, girlie.

503. Oh my god, you're so dumb.

504. Makayla Couture. Hi.

505. Do you want to tell me about your song?

506. This song essentially is just a

507. testament to like the Black women that have

508. always supported me.

509. It is a bad bitch anthem.

510. I haven't really sang in like years.

511. I am trans, and once I hit puberty, I was like,

512. ooh, let me not sing anymore.

513. The voice got deeper.

514. I didn't feel like myself anymore.

515. I stopped singing, and that's unfortunate.

516. I'm a little nervous. This is gonna be like

517. the first time anyone's heard me sing in a while.

518. You're gonna shine through. I can feel it.

519. - You sound incredible. - Oh, thank you.

520. You have absolutely nothing to worry about.

521. Oh, fuck.

522. I am missing this note.

523. I can tell you've got it.

524. Like, it's not too high for you.

525. I think it's more of a like you're getting nervous

526. and you think it's gonna be too high.

527. You need to do the complete opposite

528. and just like go for it.

529. And if you fuck it up a couple of times,

530. that's what we're here to do.

531. We're gonna get it.

532. But it's not too high for you.

533. Okay.

534. You can definitely get it.

535. AND MAKE SOME WAY...

536. MAKE SOME WA... Yeugh!

537. Just go for it, you have it!

538. You so have it. Just fucking give it.

539. Can I cuss?

540. MAKE SOME WAY

541. WAY-

542. You had it before. Don't overthink it.

543. The only thing standing between me

544. and that motherfucking crown...

545. is this damn high note.

546. Y'all did so good.

547. I'm so excited to see you on the main stage tomorrow.

548. Thank you for that.

549. Thank you. Thank you so much.

550. And now it is time for choreography

551. with Hollywood Jade.

552. Come on, hair! You know.

553. What type of performer

554. would you classify Helena Poison as?

555. A walk back and forth seductively

556. to the beat kind of girl.

557. My sincere goal is to

558. stretch all of you as performers.

559. This is the finale.

560. We've got to give the kids a show.

561. This is something I'm not the strongest at,

562. so I just have to work twice as hard.

563. One visual I have is some, like...

564. like something very grand.

565. Okay. And like...

566. Hello, like we're serving poison,

567. because I'm doing like a lot of just like

568. saying my name, like, "Poison."

569. Up, throw it to the side.

570. Up, throw it to the side.

571. 5, 6, 7 and 8.

572. - Uh-huh. It'll go. - Whoa, that's fast.

573. - It goes. - That's fast.

574. I've got to figure out a way to make

575. this choreo work with how I perform,

576. work with my song, and present it the

577. best way possible to the judges.

578. I have to kill this challenge.

579. Like I'm not losing this challenge.

580. Tell me about your track.

581. - It's very soulful. - Mm-hm?

582. A testimony to me and Black women everywhere.

583. Stand in your power. You are that girl.

584. I can get behind this.

585. And I think I've got something

586. that feels like that.

587. Talking about standing in your power,

588. I think we're gonna start with this open, 1...

589. Open.

590. Now I've worked with Miss Hollywood Jade,

591. and she likes to make me sweat.

592. Push it over and push it over.

593. She believes in my capabilities

594. and what I can do, and always pushes me

595. to go that one extra step further.

596. And land, 4. Yeah, you want to land

597. down in a good 'ol...

598. Come on, deep plie.

599. Put that thing on the floor.

600. On the floor!

601. 2, and 3, 4.

602. 5, 6... Ha-ha!

603. I got some of it.

604. Channel all of that Black girl magic

605. into a $100,000 victory.

606. Hell yeah. Yeah?

607. Who's ready to step?

608. I've worked with Hollywood outside of here.

609. And he don't play.

610. Not even for one minute.

611. Give it to me, Miss Jade.

612. Tell me about your song.

613. It has a little bit of Virgo astrology in there.

614. Okay. A little witchiness.

615. But of course, it's like bad bitch energy.

616. Alright, well, back it up. Let's go.

617. I don't want him to hold back.

618. I want to be doing everything

619. the dancers are doing and more.

620. 3, and 4, 5, 6...

621. 7, 8. You've got length.

622. - Use it. - Okay.

623. Yeah, like push through all of it.

624. Someone's going home with $100,000.

625. In my experience, the person who is

626. the most detailed takes the prize.

627. So, let's be detailed. Pull this back.

628. Up and down. Uh-huh.

629. Up, stretch your arms.

630. I'm a known dancer.

631. I'm known for performing, so I don't want to

632. just reach that level of expectation.

633. I want to surpass it.

634. In terms of movement,

635. where on the spectrum do you fall?

636. She's a solid six.

637. Six is good. Six is a pass.

638. And by the time I'm done with you,

639. it'll be like 7.5 or an 8.

640. Now those extra two points to the 10,

641. it's what you bring to it. It's how you feel it.

642. I'm willing to push myself,

643. like if you give me an eight count,

644. like let's see how we go.

645. Think about what you're saying, lyrically,

646. and how we can mesh these two together.

647. Like I want this to feel

648. like an extension of what you've written.

649. 1, 2, 3, 4.

650. Even though it's like eight counts,

651. it feels like 800 counts.

652. Think about making everything

653. as crisp as possible.

654. Ta-ta, tiki-ta, tiki-ta, ti-ta, ti-ta.

655. I missed this bit.

656. He's showing me the ti-ti-ti-ta-ta,

657. ka-ka-ka-ka-ki, and I'm probably getting

658. the ti-ka, ki-ka.

659. - It's fast. - She's quick.

660. - She is quick. - What's she running from?

661. We're running towards $100,000.

662. Okay, yeah.

663. Brooke Lynn? Traci?

664. - Brad? - Orville?

665. - Enh. - Eh.

666. It's Coronation Day,

667. and I feel like I'm crowning.

668. Alright! The last one.

669. We need this performance to be

670. the best we've ever done.

671. This is the last thing standing between

672. me and that crown.

673. So Virgo, you better bring it.

674. Somebody's about to get a crown tonight.

675. Ooh!

676. This is the biggest challenge of

677. the fucking competition,

678. and there is $100,000 on the line.

679. So, we need to get in drag, girls.

680. Yes! So pretty!

681. Welcome to the main stage of

682. Canada's Drag Race.

683. He's my rose- and thorn-

684. it's superstar stylist, Brad Goreski!

685. Hi, Brooke. Hey, Bradley.

686. Can you believe this is the end?

687. Oh, stick a fork in me. We're done!

688. Ooh, which end?

689. Maybe it's not a fork I want.

690. And she's my number one.

691. It's Tracy Melchor. Hey, Boo.

692. Hey, baby.

693. Traci, what are we gonna do if you ever go solo?

694. I guess you'd be lost without a Trace... y.

695. And it's country music icon,

696. Mister Show Pony, himself, Orville Peck!

697. Howdy, Brooke.

698. Howdy, Orville.

699. When do you find the most inspiration to write music?

700. In the dead of night.

701. Ooh, sign me up.

702. This week, we challenged our final four to become

703. pop sensations as they drop their debut singles.

704. Racers, start your engines...

705. and may the best drag queen reign!

706. She's about to take flight.

707. It's Makayla Couture performing

708. "To The Sky

709. Baby, the name is Makayla Couture.

710. JUST GET YOURSELF UP AND PUT YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME

711. Angels, the world is gonna beat you down.

712. But it's how you get back up that makes you a superstar.

713. Big things come in Minhi packages,

714. and she's about to top the charts with her new hit,

715. "Wangderful".

716. This is the story about a pit crew member

717. turned DRAG QUEEN!

718. THE UNDERDOG WHO'S BUILT LIKE A GOD

719. - Woo!

720. Wangderful!

721. Performing her deadly single, "Poison",

722. It's Helena.

723. - Poison! - Woo!

724. She's about to eclipse the competition.

725. Here's The Virgo Queen performing her single,

726. "The Stars Have Aligned".

727. Woo! Yes!

728. Category is "Coronation Eleganza".

729. Let's welcome back our eliminated queens.

730. First up, Tara Nova.

731. - Wow. - Gorgeous!

732. Quilted for your pleasure.

733. Come on, Tara Nova!

734. Tiffany Ann Co.

735. Ooh! Wow!

736. Beautiful.

737. All of that, all of it.

738. Who the fuck is this gorgeous whore?

739. As Tiff!

740. Sanjina Dabish Queen.

741. - Yes! - Woo!

742. That bitch is a goddess!

743. I live!

744. Legends only! Legendary!

745. Jaylene Tyme. Oh!

746. Mother! Beautiful.

747. Yes, Jaylene! Slow turn.

748. Yes!

749. Jaylene, Jaylene!

750. Uma Gahd. Ooh! Wow!

751. Oh my gahd, it's Uma Gahd!

752. Uma Gahd! Uma Gahd! Woo!

753. Xana.

754. I got a purple nurple.

755. You better werk those Louboutins. Beautiful!

756. Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot!

757. And finally, Perla.

758. Wow!

759. Veil 'er? I hardly know her.

760. Stunning, Perla, stunning!

761. Yeah, Perla! Woo!

762. And now, our top four.

763. The Virgo Queen.

764. Yes!

765. I'm wearing this beautiful ballgown...

766. princess fairy tale fantasy vibe.

767. She's going to the ball.

768. She's the belle of the ball.

769. Silver linings gay look.

770. It represents like Black excellence.

771. It's giving pageantry.

772. It's giving regal, expensive.

773. Bling, bling, bling everywhere.

774. The fantasy is...

775. fuck the fantasy. Crown me, bitch.

776. Helena Poison.

777. Ooh.

778. Beautiful.

779. I am wearing custom kink engineering.

780. I'm wearing a latex,

781. one-armed mermaid gown.

782. She is sweaty, and slimy...

783. and absolutely stunning.

784. This look is tight...

785. - Skin tight.

786. I'm slithering down the runway,

787. giving them a little alien,

788. a little monster, a little glamour queen.

789. I'm just giving them pure Poison.

790. I got a lethal dose of her eleganza.

791. Minhi Wang.

792. She's serving imperial...

793. Asian goddess.

794. It is grand.

795. It's drama, mama!

796. She's Melburning up the stage.

797. Oh no.

798. "Ar nar!"

799. Throughout this whole competition,

800. I've brought my culture from both Australia

801. and also my Chinese culture.

802. It's something that is uniquely me.

803. I couldn't be more proud to show what the term

804. "Asian excellence" means.

805. And finally, Makayla Couture.

806. Wow!

807. - Ooh. - Yes.

808. I'm in this head to toe

809. white wedding gown.

810. This is giving opulence.

811. This is giving ethereal goddess.

812. Ebony in ivory.

813. I want to bring my version of

814. a wedding gown to the runway.

815. I'm all grown up,

816. looking like my higher true artistic self.

817. So pretty. Gorgeous.

818. Welcome, queens.

819. Our final four.

820. Yesterday, you all did a photo shoot with

821. our Season 4 winner, Venus.

822. Virgo, here is your best shot.

823. Aw! It's so sexy!

824. You look amazing.

825. Tell me about your journey to get to this point.

826. Life for me has not always been...

827. handed to me.

828. Being from poverty...

829. being Black...

830. coming up from the hood...

831. you know, it's really just made me

832. the person that I am.

833. I used to close my eyes at night and just wish that

834. I could wake up in a different place.

835. But, without all of that struggle,

836. I wouldn't be the person I am.

837. One thing this experience has taught me-

838. if something happens and it strikes you down,

839. you've just gotta keep your head up, keep pushing.

840. That's me, Virgo out.

841. - Peace.

842. Peace and hair grease. Okay?

843. Helena Poison.

844. - Hello. - Here is your best shot.

845. Ooh, yes!

846. Tell me about your journey

847. to get to this moment.

848. It's been an incredible,

849. amazing journey of...

850. honestly just hustle and perseverance,

851. and unwavering, unapologetic self-expression.

852. I fought really hard to get where I am,

853. being an alternative weirdo.

854. I would mold myself to fit in,

855. but I never change who I am.

856. I think I have the seasoning...

857. and maturity to carry a title as big as

858. Canada's next drag superstar.

859. Minhi Wang. Hi.

860. Here is your best shot with Venus.

861. Oh yes.

862. Tell me about your journey

863. to get to this moment.

864. I grew up an 'ABC', as we call them,

865. an Australian-born Chinese.

866. So, from the get-go, I knew that I was different

867. because in a Western culture,

868. as a Chinese family, we just did everything differently.

869. Art was never seen as like a...

870. viable career path.

871. Cut to me moving here to Canada.

872. Drag allowed me to explore who I am as a person.

873. In all of us lives a fem and a masc,

874. and everything in between.

875. To truly love yourself, and know who you are,

876. you need to pay attention to both ends of the spectrum,

877. and everything in between.

878. And finally!

879. I am not hiding these shoulders today.

880. 'Cause if you do not crown me,

881. I'm gonna fucking beat you up!

882. Makayla Couture.

883. Here is your best shot with Venus.

884. Oh my god, we're so beautiful.

885. Tell me about your journey

886. to get to this moment.

887. Growing up, on our...

888. family home wall,

889. we had a little poster that said

890. my dead name, and under, it said,

891. "A boy whose name will be in lights."

892. Now, my mom was wrong.

893. She didn't have a boy.

894. But this girl's name has been in lights,

895. and it will continue to be in lights.

896. And three years ago, you met me,

897. all of y'all met me at 18 years old,

898. and I stand here in front of you, 21 years old,

899. a beautiful, Black trans woman...

900. who can stand in her power and say...

901. that I fucking did it.

902. I'm forever grateful.

903. Thank you, Makayla.

904. Queens, it's now time for your final critiques...

905. starting with The Virgo Queen.

906. What 'a do, what 'a do.

907. I really enjoyed your performance

908. today of your single.

909. You gave pop star.

910. It didn't sound like a drag queen song.

911. It sounded like a song I would hear on the radio.

912. You were such

913. an absolute pleasure to work with.

914. You have a beautiful voice.

915. You took notes so elegantly and so seamlessly,

916. and like, that's like a whole talent all in itself.

917. I was very proud of you tonight.

918. You did a really beautiful job.

919. Your look tonight is...

920. just breathtaking.

921. You have given us so many different sides of your drag.

922. You have shown us so much versatility.

923. And then you saved this beautiful,

924. fairy tale for the last look.

925. You look like a queen, you act like a queen,

926. you are a queen.

927. You have this unbothered,

928. elegant aura that just screams superstar.

929. From your runway presentation...

930. to your performances,

931. you really seize the day.

932. Up next, Helena Poison.

933. I really enjoyed your single.

934. You're a wonderful performer.

935. - Thank you. - Your lyricism is amazing.

936. I thought you did a really great job.

937. "Hard on myself, but took the note.

938. I am the venom and the antidote." So smart.

939. You've shown us really who you are,

940. and you've really done it your way,

941. which I think is so special.

942. I love this look.

943. Simple, yet effective.

944. And not very easy to...

945. cut, sew, make this silhouette,

946. make it smooth, keep it shiny,

947. and walk the way that you did in it.

948. You know, it took me

949. over 20 years as a performer

950. to realize that being myself is the best thing

951. you can do as a performer and a human,

952. and sadly, the hardest thing to do.

953. If you can authentically perform like you did today

954. and be true to that outsider, I think

955. you'll find how many other outsiders you'll touch.

956. Thanks so much.

957. Up next, Minhi Wang.

958. Hi.

959. Minhi, it's been wangderful having you here.

960. I so enjoyed your performance.

961. I loved your lyrics.

962. It was really great to see you out there

963. having a good time.

964. And it was just very camp.

965. It has been an immense joy to watch you come

966. into this competition and just, week after week,

967. bring your own version of...

968. your drag and yourself to the runway.

969. I love the surprises that you give us.

970. I never know what to expect.

971. I never know what we're gonna see on the runway.

972. Every single look, the details,

973. like even just on this look here,

974. there's always some little flourish in your drag.

975. Having such a muscular body,

976. you've also done such a great job of

977. never hiding it, but always kind of showing it

978. in a different way so that we're seeing you.

979. You've become the fashion queen

980. of the season.

981. You've just served us look after look after look,

982. and I think we've all become a fan of the Wang.

983. Yes!

984. Makayla Couture...

985. Well, I guess the makeover is complete.

986. It really is!

987. She's all grown up.

988. And we've had the pleasure of

989. watching your journey.

990. You've had some falters, but you've always managed to

991. pick yourself back up and fight.

992. You are a fighter.

993. That's why I loved your lyrics so much.

994. "Angels, the world is gonna beat you down,

995. but it's how you get back up that makes you a superstar."

996. You have done the

997. House of Couture very proud.

998. I mean, you can see the DNA in this design.

999. It's just exceptional.

1000. You are a superstar, and tonight you were on fire.

1001. Just electric watching you perform.

1002. It was a music award show worthy performance.

1003. I was really, really

1004. especially proud of you tonight because

1005. you shared with me that you've faced some

1006. insecurity around your voice after your journey

1007. in transitioning, and that you hadn't really

1008. sang much ever since then.

1009. I'm just so proud because you killed it, and...

1010. I just want to tell you never stop singing because

1011. you have a gorgeous voice, and...

1012. Stop it. You're gonna make me cry.

1013. You made me very proud tonight, and...

1014. Your performance was incredible.

1015. You have a fan in me for life,

1016. and now I'm sure many, many fans out there

1017. in the world, so congratulations.

1018. Queens, we have a big decision to make.

1019. And so do you.

1020. While you untuck, you will choose who deserves

1021. the title of Miss Congeniality.

1022. Aw...

1023. And $10,000 made possible by our partner,

1024. Gilead Sciences Canada.

1025. Yes!

1026. You may leave the stage.

1027. Thank you. Thank you.

1028. This is familiar.

1029. Now we are catching up with the girls, honey!

1030. The queens are back.

1031. Oh!

1032. - Oh... - Ah, push her!

1033. Uma down, Uma down.

1034. I got you. Ha-ha-ha!

1035. Girls, you just have to tell me everything

1036. that happened this season!

1037. Who was giving us the drama?

1038. - Ah!

1039. The context is we had to design for Brooke Lynn.

1040. And she modeled our looks on the runway.

1041. Xan decided to say that...

1042. Brooke Lynn struggled a bit with Makayla's dress.

1043. We had some words.

1044. And then we kind of just like...

1045. cut it off and we moved on, but I feel like there is

1046. some things that have been left unsaid.

1047. That was like a nice way of putting it.

1048. Bitch, I cussed her out.

1049. I have never tried to make you feel fucking low!

1050. And this is the shit you pull?

1051. I'm so fucking done!

1052. I'm done! Fuck you!

1053. I definitely could have

1054. handled that a lot better.

1055. I have unconditional love for you, Makayla.

1056. I do still feel a certain way.

1057. I love you down because you are that girl.

1058. But like, right now, I don't know.

1059. A year from now, me and Xana are gonna be good girls.

1060. We're gonna be totally fine.

1061. I think I just need my space,

1062. and I'm happy that she's respecting that.

1063. Does anyone else have anything

1064. they want to air out?

1065. Yeah, I do. Okay, Sanjina.

1066. Oh, I do.

1067. I motherfucking do and I'm gonna give it.

1068. Here it goes. The way I left was not right.

1069. Minhi, I'm just like really hurt by you.

1070. The queen I have chosen to save

1071. is Makayla Couture.

1072. Okay, don't forget that your ass would have

1073. gone home if I didn't win that lip sync.

1074. Yeah, I know.

1075. No one took that consideration of thinking,

1076. okay, she's been doing well.

1077. I forgive, but I don't forget.

1078. Those decisions aren't easy to make.

1079. I'm sorry that your feelings were hurt in that moment.

1080. It has nothing to do with you as a person,

1081. or even your talent.

1082. I have no doubt that you are a star,

1083. but we can only save one person.

1084. Can I just add like two sentences to this?

1085. Like, as the resident bottom of Season 5?

1086. Ha-ha-ha!

1087. I got a lot of good critiques on that runway

1088. as well, but I don't feel any type of way of this.

1089. I should be upset because nobody saved the beaver on me.

1090. I never left the competition with any like

1091. sore feelings really, like...

1092. Perla, you never saved me, but like I love you so much.

1093. I love you.

1094. I know that you didn't get to, you know,

1095. stick around as long as anybody would have liked...

1096. But it was really special to get to

1097. spend that time with you. - Thank you.

1098. I really got to see in you someone that I recognize,

1099. coming from a really small place and dreaming big dreams.

1100. I want you to just remember that like...

1101. doing well on this show is great,

1102. but getting on the show is the mark of the talent,

1103. and it's the start of everything.

1104. Can I just address the elephant in the room?

1105. Oh.

1106. I look amazing.

1107. Ah!

1108. Thank you so much, I've had a great time.

1109. We need to hear everything about it.

1110. Because like the details, we need to know.

1111. This specific design is the Every Child Matters,

1112. and I have the blessing of the artist, Andy Everson,

1113. to be able to wear this on the main stage.

1114. I just feel really honoured to be able to recognize it,

1115. as an Indigenous trans person.

1116. This says to the world, "This is me.

1117. Here I am standing in my power."

1118. - Yes. - Absolutely.

1119. - So, thank you.

1120. That dress is so important.

1121. I'm so proud of her.

1122. There's still $10,000 up for grabs!

1123. Miss Congeniality!

1124. The top four are out,

1125. so who wants Miss Congeniality?

1126. I do! Can I have it?

1127. I wouldn't mind winning something some time.

1128. I have all hands up. One second.

1129. Well, just between us golden beavers,

1130. what do we think?

1131. Starting with The Virgo Queen...

1132. Superstar.

1133. Superstar!

1134. She just has that "it" quality to me.

1135. I mean, that kind of confidence,

1136. it's just something you can't really fake

1137. as a performer,

1138. and she just feels like a professional.

1139. From the second she walked in the werkroom,

1140. we were all kind of like, "Whoa!"

1141. She is one of those people that comes around

1142. once in a lifetime,

1143. and I will be buying her single.

1144. I think she might be...

1145. probably one of the most gifted lyricists

1146. we've ever had on this show.

1147. And performers.

1148. She's lip synced four times

1149. in this competition, two times on the bottom,

1150. two times on the top,

1151. and she slayed every single time.

1152. Let's talk about Helena Poison.

1153. Our goth queen with a heart of gold.

1154. There's like 2 million drag queens

1155. in the world now, and sometimes

1156. what's missing is a point of view as an artist,

1157. and I think it's really cool when you find someone

1158. who has a unique point of view that

1159. feels authentic to who they are.

1160. Who also has a fantastic drag mug.

1161. - Yes, stamped. - That bitch is stamped.

1162. And has given us some of the

1163. most iconic looks this season.

1164. I don't know if I see the same fire in her

1165. as I see in some of our other final four.

1166. I liked her performance,

1167. and I really liked her single.

1168. But in comparison, was it as dynamic?

1169. Was it as electrifying? Hm...

1170. Minhi Wang. Our little Wang.

1171. So sweet to see how all the other queens have like

1172. really embraced her and been surprised by her 'cause

1173. they didn't think she was a threat at the beginning.

1174. No way.

1175. That's the best thing ever,

1176. to exceed people's expectations.

1177. Everything she brought out onto the runway

1178. she was so confident in... So good.

1179. because it was so authentically her.

1180. I just think it's so great that

1181. she brought such a unique set of lyrics.

1182. I mean, no one could have written that but her.

1183. She had a beautiful runway, as always.

1184. But based on the performance, this is the finale,

1185. it didn't really measure up compared to some of

1186. the other performances we saw tonight.

1187. Makayla Couture.

1188. Makayla has been such a bright light all season.

1189. She's had her share of highs...

1190. and a few little lows, but she manages to

1191. just pivot beautifully and come back.

1192. And what a performer.

1193. - Ooh! - Oh my goodness.

1194. A powerhouse performer.

1195. The dancing and the choreography, I mean,

1196. that was truly at a professional level.

1197. That was her all season long too,

1198. like even when she was in the bottom and lip syncing,

1199. it was like anybody coming up against her

1200. to lip sync for their life was like,

1201. "Oh no, oh, my god."

1202. She's had some great fashion moments too,

1203. don't you think?

1204. Tonight was the epitome of the House of Couture.

1205. Are you buying a ticket to see her concert?

1206. 100%, I am.

1207. I think we've made our decisions.

1208. Bring back our final four.

1209. Welcome back, queens.

1210. It's time to crown our Miss Congeniality.

1211. Hey! Ooh...

1212. I'm sure you're all itching to find out,

1213. so to help me let the cat out of the bag,

1214. please welcome back Season 4's Miss Congeniality,

1215. Kitten Kaboodle!

1216. Oh, my god!

1217. Oh!

1218. Wow.

1219. Oh!

1220. Well, hi, Kitten. Hi, Brooke.

1221. You look fabulous.

1222. I look like everybody's favourite

1223. toilet roll cover.

1224. Now Kitten, what is the key to being congenial?

1225. Don't join any alliances and never let them

1226. hear what you say behind their back!

1227. Alright, the winner of Season 5's

1228. Miss Congeniality and $10,000,

1229. made possible by our partner,

1230. Gilead Sciences Canada, is...

1231. - Jaylene Tyme! - Oh my god!

1232. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

1233. Thank you so much, thank you.

1234. I'm fan girling right now. So good to meet you.

1235. Congratulations. Thank you so much.

1236. Is there anything you'd like to say?

1237. I just want to say thank you so much

1238. for this opportunity to be part of

1239. such a stellar cast of humans.

1240. It's really important to make sure we create

1241. these stages where people can feel free

1242. to express themselves. That's our power.

1243. And to have it from my sisters,

1244. it just makes it so much sweeter.

1245. Thank you so much. I love you all so much.

1246. - Yes, Jaylene! - We love you.

1247. And world peace.

1248. Queens, we have made

1249. some tough, tough decisions.

1250. You are all so incredible and so amazing.

1251. However, only two of you

1252. will be lip syncing for the crown.

1253. The Virgo Queen...

1254. Makayla Couture...

1255. You will face off for the title of

1256. Canada's next drag superstar.

1257. Oh, my god, shit.

1258. Helena, we have tasted your poison...

1259. and we don't want the antidote.

1260. Miss Wang, you have proved there is

1261. nothing mini about your talent.

1262. Thanks for bringing your drag to the maximum.

1263. I'm sorry, my dears, but your journeys end here.

1264. But just know that you are both true north stars.

1265. Truly an amazing experience.

1266. Thank you all so much.

1267. Honestly, the opportunity has been...

1268. something I'll always cherish. Thank you.

1269. Thank you so much.

1270. And we'll always cherish it with you.

1271. Yay, Helena and Minhi!

1272. Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo!

1273. The Virgo Queen,

1274. Makayla Couture...

1275. One of you will be crowned the winner

1276. of Canada's Drag Race.

1277. In addition to winning the title of

1278. Canada's next drag superstar,

1279. you will also walk away with a crown and scepter,

1280. courtesy of Amped Accessories

1281. And from Trojan, the pleasure...

1282. of $100,000.

1283. Woo!

1284. Two queens stand before us.

1285. Prior to tonight, you were asked to prepare

1286. a lip sync performance of

1287. "From This Moment On" by Shania Twain.

1288. This is your last chance to impress us,

1289. and prove that you are Canada's

1290. next drag superstar.

1291. - The time has come...

1292. for you to lip sync...

1293. FOR THE CROWN!

1294. Good luck...

1295. And don't fuck it up.

1296. Yay! Yes!

1297. - I'm so proud of you.

1298. I'm so proud of you.

1299. Queens...

1300. We have reached our final decision.

1301. The Virgo Queen, Makayla Couture...

1302. From this moment on, one of you will be

1303. Canada's next drag superstar.

1304. But first, please welcome back our reigning queen.

1305. It's Venus!

1306. Oh!

1307. Girl, you better.

1308. - Come on, Venus! - Yes, Venus!

1309. Gorgeous!

1310. - Well, hi, Venus. - Hey!

1311. Welcome back, we missed you.

1312. Ah, so good to be home.

1313. Alright, the moment we've all been waiting for.

1314. The winner of Canada's Drag Race Season 5...

1315. Is...

1316. The Virgo Queen!

1317. Ah!

1318. Mwah! Oh, my god!

1319. Oh, my god, I won!

1320. Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

1321. - Congratulations, my queen. - Oh, my god.

1322. - Thank you. - Mwah.

1323. Damn, this shit's heavy!

1324. Thank you to everyone who's made this possible for me.

1325. This season is particularly special for me

1326. because I got to share it with my daughter...

1327. I love you.

1328. A lot of people are gonna be proud of me.

1329. I'm proud of me.

1330. The Virgo Queen, you were always destined for greatness.

1331. It's written in the stars.

1332. God bless Canada!

1333. May your reign be most supreme.

1334. Okay!

1335. Long live the queen!

1336. Now take your walk, true, north, strong, and fierce!