drag
Review: Sasha Velour's Smoke & Mirrors is cerebral to a fault
On her debut solo tour, the Drag Race winner's conceptual lip syncs are sometimes undermined by obvious visuals Read more
At Toronto's drag brunches, a queer art form finds a new audience
As drag hits the mainstream – and increasingly straight crowds flock to drag events for morning mimosas – the local drag scene is finding new ways to expand Read more
Samuel Engelking
Meet our readers' favourite Toronto drag performer: Priyanka
NOW's Readers' Choice 2019 cover star dishes on her meteoric rise in the city's drag scene Read more
A Canadian version of RuPaul's Drag Race is happening
Production will begin this fall on Drag Race Canada and the series will air on OUTtv and streaming service Crave Read more
Samuel Engelking
Pride Toronto 2019 lineup includes Big Freedia, TR/ST and Tweet
After a tumultuous year that saw Pride teeter on the brink of insolvency, organizers have planned a scaled down, more locally focused festival Read more
Hot Docs review: Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts
Film about the popular Drag Race contestant and folk musician sets up intriguing dramatic tension that doesn't quite pay off Read more
First Canadian queen to compete on RuPaul's Drag Race is from Toronto
Nashville-based Brooke Lynn Hytes has been cast on season 11 of the popular reality competition Read more
Fringe review: The Ding Dong Girls
Drag musical set in 90s Toronto drops its glittery balls Read more
Queer quips: Pride 2018 performers sound off
Catherine Hernandez, Monét X Change, Elvira Kurt, Anders Yates and others on Pride fails, sex ed, reality shows and Roseanne Read more
Toronto's drag kings stick it to toxic masculinity
Performers are using drag to show how masculinity can be gentle, compassionate and radical Read more
Luminato preview: staging a Panti RIOT
Rory O’Neill’s drag alter ego, Panti Bliss – a national treasure in Ireland – helps launch Luminato Festival Read more
Adam Ouahmane
RuPaul's Drag Race snatches the spotlight
The reality series has helped propel drag to a new level of visibility, and season 9 queens Sasha Velour and Shea Couleé – as well as Toronto performers – want to see the show's popularity uplift an even greater variety of drag artists Read more
Kelly Boutsalis
Drag Queen Story Time trend is going strong at Pride 2017
The continued popularity of drag queens reading books to children aligns nicely with the Ontario curriculum's new emphasis on diverse gender identities Read more
Yell, boo and chug at the camp-loving Screen Queens film series
“Don’t think thought that if you open your mouth that you’re not going to get torn apart by a drunk drag queen on stage,” says organizer Bobby 'Valen' Beckett Read more