Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World season 2

{{Infobox television season

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| season_number = 2

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| caption = Promotional poster for season two

| module1 = {{Infobox reality competition season

| host = Brooke Lynn Hytes

|judges = {{Plainlist|

Brooke Lynn Hytes
Brad Goreski
Traci Melchor

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| winner = Lemon

| runner_up = Alexis Mateo

| num_contestants = 9

| label1 = Miss Congeniality

| data1 = Eureka!

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| network = Crave (Canada)
BBC Three (United Kingdom)
WOW Presents Plus (International)

| first_aired = {{Start date|2024|7|19}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2024|8|23}}

| num_episodes = 6

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The second season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World premiered on July 19, 2024, on Crave in Canada and WOW Presents Plus internationally. Brooke Lynn Hytes acts as the host and main judge, with Brad Goreski and Traci Melchor as supporting judges.

The contestants for the season were announced on June 26, 2024 and feature queens who previously competed on the Canadian, American, British, and French versions of the franchise as well as the related spin-off RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. Nine queens competed for the title of "Queen of the Mother-Pucking World" and a cash prize of $100,000.

The winner of the second season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. The World was Lemon, with Alexis Mateo as the runner-up. As the winner of the season, Lemon won a cash prize of $100,000 and earned the title "Queen of the Motherpucking World".

Eureka! earned the title of ‘Miss Congeniality’ and took home a cash prize of $10,000.

Production

The season was announced on June 6, 2023 and was announced in December 2023 that it would air in 2024 along with Canada's Drag Race season 5.{{Cite web |last=WOW Presents Plus |date=8 June 2023 |title=The battle returns to the North! 🇨🇦🌎 #CanadasDragRace: Canada vs The World Season 2 and #CanadasDragRace Season 4 are coming to @wowpresentsplus and @cravecanada! ✨ @Bhytes1 @mrbradgoreski @stayfabulous |url=https://twitter.com/wowpresentsplus/status/1666844790233915393?s=46&t=f9VGaYrEp-DWNG2rqdcmHg |access-date=28 June 2023 |website=Twitter}}{{Cite web |title=Crave Orders a Fifth Season of its Hit Original Series, CANADA'S DRAG RACE - Bell Media |url=https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/crave-orders-a-fifth-season-of-its-hit-original-series-canadas-drag-race/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Crave Orders a Fifth Season of its Hit Original Series, CANADA’S DRAG RACE - Bell Media |language=en}} Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, and Traci Melchor would reprise their roles from the first season. The cast was teased on June 24, 2024 and announced on June 26.

Contestants

{{See also|List of Drag Race contestants#Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World}}

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Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.{{Cite web |title=Bam! Alexis Mateo is back on 'Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World' season 2 cast |url=https://ew.com/canadas-drag-race-vs-the-world-season-2-cast-queens-revealed-8669383 |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=EW.com |language=en}}

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rowspan="2" scope="row"\| Lemon \| rowspan="2"\| 28 \| rowspan="2"\| Toronto, Canada \| Canada season 1 \| 5th place \| rowspan="2"\|Winner
nowrap\| UK vs. the World series 1 \| 9th place
rowspan="3" scope="row"\| Alexis Mateo \| rowspan="3"\| 44 \| rowspan="3"\| Las Vegas, United States \| US season 3 \| 3rd place \| rowspan="3"\| Runner-up
All Stars 1 \| 5th place
All Stars 5 \| 5th place
rowspan="2" scope="row"\| Cheryl{{efn\|Cheryl is referred to as Cheryl Hole on UK series 1 and UK vs. the World series 1.}} \| rowspan="2"\| 30 \| rowspan="2" nowrap\| Chelmsford, United Kingdom \| UK series 1 \| 4th place \| rowspan="4"\|3rd place
UK vs. the World series 1 \| 8th place
rowspan="2" scope="row" nowrap\| Kennedy Davenport \| rowspan="2"\| 43 \| rowspan="2"\| Dallas, United States \| US season 7 \| 4th place
All Stars 3 \| {{sort\|02\|Runner-up}}
scope="row"\| Miss Fiercalicious \| 27 \| Toronto, Canada \| Canada season 3 \| 4th place \| 5th place
rowspan="3" scope="row"\| Eureka!{{Efn\|Eureka O'Hara is referred to as Eureka on US seasons 9 and 10, and as Eureka! on All Stars 6 and this one.}} \| rowspan="3"\| 33 \| rowspan="3"\| Los Angeles, United States \| US season 9 \| 11th place{{Efn\|The contestant was removed from the competition due to medical reasons.}} \| rowspan="3"\| 6th place{{efn\|Eureka! was voted Miss Congeniality.}}
US season 10 \| {{sort\|02\|Runner-up}}
All Stars 6 \| {{sort\|02\|Runner-up}}
scope="row"\| Tynomi Banks \| 42 \| Toronto, Canada \| Canada season 1 \| 9th place \| 7th place
scope="row"\| {{sort\|Fil\|Le Fil}} \| 38 \| Brighouse, United Kingdom \| UK series 4 \| 7th place \| 8th place
scope="row"\| {{sort\|Kahena\|La Kahena}} \| 31 \| Paris, France \| France season 1 \| 10th place \| 9th place

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! scope="col"| Contestant

! scope="col"| Age

! scope="col"| Hometown

! scope="col"| Original season(s)

! scope="col"| Original placement(s)

! scope="col"| Outcome

rowspan="2" scope="row"| Lemon

| rowspan="2"| 28

| rowspan="2"| Toronto, Canada

| Canada season 1

| 5th place

| rowspan="2"|Winner

nowrap| UK vs. the World series 1

| 9th place

rowspan="3" scope="row"| Alexis Mateo

| rowspan="3"| 44

| rowspan="3"| Las Vegas, United States

| US season 3

| 3rd place

| rowspan="3"| Runner-up

All Stars 1

| 5th place

All Stars 5

| 5th place

rowspan="2" scope="row"| Cheryl{{efn|Cheryl is referred to as Cheryl Hole on UK series 1 and UK vs. the World series 1.}}

| rowspan="2"| 30

| rowspan="2" nowrap| Chelmsford, United Kingdom

| UK series 1

| 4th place

| rowspan="4"|3rd place

UK vs. the World series 1

| 8th place

rowspan="2" scope="row" nowrap| Kennedy Davenport

| rowspan="2"| 43

| rowspan="2"| Dallas, United States

| US season 7

| 4th place

All Stars 3

| {{sort|02|Runner-up}}

scope="row"| Miss Fiercalicious

| 27

| Toronto, Canada

| Canada season 3

| 4th place

| 5th place

rowspan="3" scope="row"| Eureka!{{Efn|Eureka O'Hara is referred to as Eureka on US seasons 9 and 10, and as Eureka! on All Stars 6 and this one.}}

| rowspan="3"| 33

| rowspan="3"| Los Angeles, United States

| US season 9

| 11th place{{Efn|The contestant was removed from the competition due to medical reasons.}}

| rowspan="3"| 6th place{{efn|Eureka! was voted Miss Congeniality.}}

US season 10

| {{sort|02|Runner-up}}

All Stars 6

| {{sort|02|Runner-up}}

scope="row"| Tynomi Banks

| 42

| Toronto, Canada

| Canada season 1

| 9th place

| 7th place

scope="row"| {{sort|Fil|Le Fil}}

| 38

| Brighouse, United Kingdom

| UK series 4

| 7th place

| 8th place

scope="row"| {{sort|Kahena|La Kahena}}

| 31

| Paris, France

| France season 1

| 10th place

| 9th place

;Notes

Contestant progress

Lip syncs

Legend:

{{legend|lightblue|The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.}}

{{legend|lightgreen|The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.}}

{{legend|violet|The contestant won the first round of the Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown and advanced to the final lip sync.}}

{{legend|#D4AF37|The contestant won the second round of the Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.}}

scope="row"\| 1 \| Eureka! \| vs. \| La Kahena \| "Meaningless" (Charlotte Cardin) \| bgcolor="lightblue"\| La Kahena
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col"\| Episode ! scope="col" colspan="3"\| Bottom contestants ! scope="col"\| Song ! scope="col"\| Eliminated
scope="row"\| 2 \| Le Fil \| vs. \| Tynomi Banks \| nowrap\| "Let Me Think About It" (Ida Corr, Fedde Le Grand) \| bgcolor="lightblue"\| Le Fil
scope="row"\| 3 name="episode3"/> \| Cheryl \| vs. \| Tynomi Banks \| "What the Hell" (Avril Lavigne) \| bgcolor="lightgreen"\| Tynomi Banks
scope="row"\| 4 name="episode4"/> \| Eureka! \| vs. \| nowrap\| Miss Fiercalicious \| "Hush Hush; Hush Hush" (The Pussycat Dolls) \| bgcolor="lightgreen"\| Eureka!
scope="row"\| 5 name="episode5"/> \| nowrap\| Alexis Mateo \| vs. \| Miss Fiercalicious \| “How Far I'll Go" (Alessia Cara) \| bgcolor="lightgreen" nowrap\| Miss Fiercalicious
scope="col"\| Episode ! scope="col" colspan="3"\| Finalists ! scope="col"\| Song ! scope="col"\| Winner
scope="row" rowspan="3"\|6 \| nowrap\|Kennedy Davenport \| vs. \| Lemon \| "Hideaway" (Kiesza) \| bgcolor="violet" \|Lemon
Alexis Mateo \| vs. \| Cheryl \| nowrap\| "So Many Men, So Little Time" (Miquel Brown) \| bgcolor="violet" \|Alexis Mateo
Alexis Mateo \| vs. \| Lemon \| "Love Can Move Mountains" (Celine Dion) \| bgcolor="D4AF37" \|Lemon

Guest judges

Charlotte Cardin, singer
Lisa Rinna, actress and television personality
Kirk Pickersgill, fashion designer
Samantha Bee, comedian and writer
Sarain Fox, activist
Alessia Cara, singer-songwriter
Ra'Jah O'Hara, winner of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World season 1

=Special guests=

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.

==Episode 5==

Hollywood Jade, dancer and choreographer

Episodes

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{{Episode list/sublist|Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World season 2

| EpisodeNumber = 7

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| Title = Drag Pop

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|7|19}}

| ShortSummary =

Nine queens from across the Drag Race franchise enter the competition. Brooke Lynn Hytes informs them that, for the first main challenge, the queens must write, record and perform verses for one of three original songs. The queens are ordered randomly in order to select their song, which they will perform in groups of three. Brooke also announces the return of the Golden Beaver twist first used in Canada's Drag Race season 4, where the challenge winner can save one of the bottom three from lip-syncing for their life. The queens' songs and groups are as follows:

"BOPulence" performed by Just Divas - Alexis Mateo, Eureka! and La Kahena
"This Beat" performed by The Face - Le Fil, Miss Fiercalicious and Tynomi Banks
"Tongue Pop" performed by The Slapbacks - Cheryl, Kennedy Davenport and Lemon

On the runway, category is Wonders of the World. Cheryl, Kennedy Davenport and Lemon receive positive critiques with Lemon winning the challenge. Alexis Mateo, Eureka! and La Kahena receive negative critiques and are the bottom three. Lemon uses the Golden Beaver to save Alexis Mateo from the bottom two. Eureka! and La Kahena lip-sync to "Meaningless" by Charlotte Cardin. Eureka! wins the lip-sync and La Kahena sashays away.

Guest Judge: Charlotte Cardin
Main Challenge: Write, record and perform verses for original songs in groups of three
Runway Theme: Wonders of the World
Challenge Winner: Lemon
Bottom Two: Eureka! and La Kahena
Lip-Sync Song: "Meaningless" by Charlotte Cardin
Eliminated: La Kahena
Farewell Message: "Twice the Porkchop But 1 new family Love you sisters Enjoy ❤️"

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| EpisodeNumber = 8

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| Title = The Hole

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|7|26}}

| ShortSummary = For this week's main challenge, the queens must improvise in the reality TV spoof The Hole, inspired by The Mole and The Traitors. The queens each choose a reality TV archetype to portray:

Alexis Mateo as The Total Karen
Cheryl as The Super Fan
Eureka! as The Soap Opera Star
Kennedy Davenport as The Know-It-All
Le Fil as The Girl Looking for Love
Lemon as The Gay Guy
Miss Fiercalicious as The Petty Bitch
Tynomi Banks as The Kooky Clairvoyant

On the runway, category is Mother Nature. Cheryl, Kennedy Davenport and Lemon receive positive critiques with Kennedy Davenport winning the challenge. Le Fil, Miss Fiercalicious, and Tynomi Banks receive negative critiques and are the bottom three. Kennedy Davenport uses the Golden Beaver to save Miss Fiercalicious from the bottom two. Le Fil and Tynomi Banks lip-sync to "Let Me Think About It" by Ida Corr and Fedde Le Grand. Tynomi Banks wins the lip-sync and Le Fil sashays away.

Guest Judge: Lisa Rinna
Main Challenge: Improvise in the reality TV spoof The Hole
Runway Theme: Mother Nature
Challenge Winner: Kennedy Davenport
Bottom Two: Le Fil and Tynomi Banks
Lip-Sync Song: "Let Me Think About It" by Ida Corr and Fedde Le Grand
Eliminated: Le Fil
Farewell Message: "This Beat... Iconic. 😉 This is Art, Love. Le Fil x"

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| Title = Glamorous Drag Queen Ball Challenge

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|8|2}}

| ShortSummary = For this week's mini challenge, the queens participate in a motion capture audition for a fictional film. Alexis Mateo wins the mini challenge. For this week's main challenge the queens must showcase three looks for the Glamorous Drag Queen Ball Challenge. The three themes are: AI Generated Queen, The Robots Have Taken Over, and Supermodel of the New World. The latter look must be constructed in the Workroom.

After the runway, Alexis Mateo, Lemon, and Miss Fiercalicious receive positive critiques with Alexis Mateo winning the challenge. Cheryl, Kennedy Davenport, and Tynomi Banks receive negative critiques and are the bottom three. Alexis Mateo uses the Golden Beaver to save Kennedy Davenport from the bottom two. Cheryl and Tynomi Banks lip-sync to "What the Hell" by Avril Lavigne. Cheryl wins the lip-sync and Tynomi Banks sashays away.

Guest Judge: Kirk Pickersgill
Mini Challenge: Participate in a motion capture film audition
Mini Challenge Winner: Alexis Mateo
Main Challenge: Showcase three looks for the Glamorous Drag Queen Ball Challenge
Runway Themes: AI Generated Queen, The Robots Have Taken Over, and Supermodel of the New World
Challenge Winner: Alexis Mateo
Bottom Two: Cheryl and Tynomi Banks
Lip-Sync Song: "What the Hell" by Avril Lavigne
Eliminated: Tynomi Banks
Farewell Message: "CANADA YOU BETTER WIN 💋"

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| Title = Reading Battles

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|8|9}}

| ShortSummary = For this week's mini challenge, the queens each lip-sync to "Just What They Want" by RuPaul while being blasted by a high powered fan. Miss Fiercalicious wins the mini challenge. For this week's main challenge, the queens must perform a stand-up routine in front of the judges and the audience by telling jokes about each others in pairs. The judges select a winner and a loser from each pair; the winner placed on top, whereas the loser was up for elimination.

Round 1: Lemon vs Miss Fiercalicious
Round 2: Cheryl vs Eureka!
Round 3: Alexis Mateo vs Kennedy Davenport

Lemon, Cheryl and Kennedy Davenport were the winners of the battles, with Kennedy Davenport selected this week's maxi challenge winner. Alexis Mateo, Eureka!, and Miss Fiercalicious were the bottom three queens; Kennedy Davenport uses the Golden Beaver to save Alexis Mateo from the bottom two. Eureka! and Miss Fiercalicious lip-sync to "Hush Hush; Hush Hush" by The Pussycat Dolls. Miss Fiercalicious wins the lip-sync and Eureka! sashays away.

Guest Judges: Samantha Bee and Sarain Fox
Mini Challenge: Lip sync to "Just What They Want" by RuPaul while being blasted by a high powered fan
Mini Challenge Winner: Miss Fiercalicious
Main Challenge: Reading Battles
Challenge Winner: Kennedy Davenport
Bottom Two: Eureka! and Miss Fiercalicious
Lip-Sync Song: "Hush Hush; Hush Hush" by The Pussycat Dolls
Eliminated: Eureka!
Farewell Message: "First, 2nd and... Cheryl: you are so funny and fuck the old runs on DR this is YOU!! Kennedy: Icon Legend real sis you will be the best for me Alexis - BAM! Finally the notice you truly deserve on DR! They messed up not making you lipsync before the finale! Lemon - You Ate! and Bitch its not rigged you are slaying ╭ᑎ╮ My #1 Ms. Fierce - Dolly wop this Hoes for me and take the negative narrative from your head cause you'll be in the Finale. DO IT FOR ME Your 0, Leaving like a 10 (🍆 4 your horny Hoes) Eureka 👑🐘"

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| Title = Snatch Game: The Rusical

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|8|16}}

| ShortSummary = For this week's main challenge, the queens performed in Snatch Game: The Rusical, inspired by the classic Drag Race challenge. The queens' impersonations were as follows:

Alexis Mateo as Ron DeSantis (as a baby)
Cheryl as Queen Victoria
Kennedy Davenport as Tabitha Brown
Lemon as Susan Boyle
Miss Fiercalicious as Mother Teresa

On the runway, category is Summer of '69. Cheryl and Lemon receive positive critiques with Lemon winning the challenge. Alexis Mateo, Kennedy Davenport, and Miss Fiercalicious receive negative critiques and are the bottom three. Lemon uses the Golden Beaver to save Kennedy Davenport from the bottom two. Alexis Mateo and Miss Fiercalicious lip-sync to "How Far I'll Go (Alessia Cara Version)" by Alessia Cara. Alexis Mateo wins the lip-sync and Miss Fiercalicious sashays away.

Guest Judges: Alessia Cara and Sarain Fox
Main Challenge: Impersonate a celebrity and perform a musical number in Snatch Game: The Rusical
Runway Theme: Summer of '69
Challenge Winner: Lemon
Bottom Two: Alexis Mateo and Miss Fiercalicious
Lip-Sync Song: "How Far I'll Go (Alessia Cara Version)" by Alessia Cara
Eliminated: Miss Fiercalicious
Farewell Message: "Congrats Lemon ♡"

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{{Episode list/sublist|Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World season 2

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| Title = Grand Finale

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|8|23}}

| ShortSummary = All queens return for the finale, and the top four queens battle for the crown in a Lip-sync Extravaganza. Eureka! was voted as this season's Miss Congeniality.

On the runway, category is Crown Me. After the judges' final critiques and appearances by the eliminated queens the lip-sync smackdown begins. The first lip-sync is between Kennedy Davenport and Lemon. They lip-sync to "Hideaway" by Kiesza. Lemon wins the lip-sync and Kennedy Davenport is eliminated. The second lip-sync is between Alexis Mateo and Cheryl. They lip-sync to "So Many Men, So Little Time" by Miquel Brown. Alexis Mateo wins the lip-sync and Cheryl is eliminated. The final lip-sync is between Alexis Mateo and Lemon. They lip-sync to "Love Can Move Mountains" by Céline Dion. Following the lip-sync it is announced that Lemon is the winner, leaving Alexis Mateo as the runner-up.

Guest Judges: Sarain Fox and Ra'Jah O'Hara
Runway Theme: Crown Me
Miss Congeniality: Eureka!
Final Four: Alexis Mateo, Cheryl, Kennedy Davenport and Lemon
Lip-Sync Smackdown #1: Kennedy Davenport vs. Lemon
Lip-Sync Song: "Hideaway" by Kiesza
Eliminated: Kennedy Davenport
Lip-Sync Smackdown #2: Alexis Mateo vs. Cheryl
Lip-Sync Song: "So Many Men, So Little Time" by Miquel Brown
Eliminated: Cheryl
Lip-Sync Smackdown #3: Alexis Mateo vs. Lemon
Lip-Sync Song: "Love Can Move Mountains" by Céline Dion
Runner-up: Alexis Mateo
Winner of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World: Lemon

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References

Category:2024 Canadian television seasons

Category:2024 LGBTQ-related television

Category:Canada's Drag Race

Category:Drag Race (franchise) seasons