Scarlett BoBo
{{Short description|Canadian drag queen}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Scarlett BoBo
| image = Scarlett Bobo by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption = Scarlett BoBo at the 2021 San Diego Comic-Con
| birth_name = Matthew Cameron
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|12|1}}
| birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| death_date =
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| education = Humber College (BA)
| occupation = {{hlist|Drag queen}}
| years_active = 2008-present
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Scarlett BoBo is the stage name of Matthew Cameron (born December 1, 1989), a Canadian television personality and drag queen most noted as a finalist in the first season of the reality competition series Canada's Drag Race in 2020.Arvin Joaquin, [https://www.dailyxtra.com/scarlett-bobo-after-the-sashay-178879 "After the sashay: Scarlett Bobo serves consistently fierce realness"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224032157/https://www.dailyxtra.com/scarlett-bobo-after-the-sashay-178879 |date=2021-02-24 }}. Xtra!, September 8, 2020.
Career
File:DragCon 2023 @ DVSROSS Photgraphy -132.jpg in 2023]]
Originally from Ottawa, Ontario, Scarlett BoBo began performing as a drag queen in the spring of 2008. Her drag mother is Tenora BoBo, with their surname coming from house mother Ginette BoBo.Raymond Helkio, [https://thebuzzmag.ca/2017/10/scarlett-bobo-drag-family-taking-risks/ "Community voyeur"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923144618/https://thebuzzmag.ca/2017/10/scarlett-bobo-drag-family-taking-risks/ |date=2020-09-23 }}. The Buzz, October 2017. She moved to Toronto in 2009.Brooke Porter, [https://nowtoronto.com/culture/absolut "Absolut wants you to meet the Canadians changing our communities"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303155009/https://nowtoronto.com/culture/absolut/ |date=2021-03-03 }}. Now, December 23, 2019. She studied public relations at Humber College, and has also taken classes at circus school, incorporating skills like fire eating and aerial silks into her drag performances.Bernardo Sim, [https://screenrant.com/canadas-drag-race-things-you-didnt-know-about-queens/ "Canada's Drag Race: Things You Didn’t Know About The Queens"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413034330/https://screenrant.com/canadas-drag-race-things-you-didnt-know-about-queens/ |date=2022-04-13 }}. Screen Rant, July 17, 2020. Treating her drag as a form of activism,Sarah Dziedzic, [https://www.tvo.org/article/the-working-life-of-a-drag-queen-after-orlando "The working life of a drag queen, after Orlando"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129185910/https://www.tvo.org/article/the-working-life-of-a-drag-queen-after-orlando |date=2022-01-29 }}. TVOntario, July 4, 2016. she has performed at a benefit for the Orlando nightclub shooting,Aeryn Pfaff, [https://xtramagazine.com/culture/how-one-toronto-party-is-helping-victims-of-the-orlando-shooting-71301 "How one Toronto party is helping victims of the Orlando shooting"]. Xtra!, June 17, 2016. as a host of the city's annual AIDS Walk for HIV/AIDS,"Scotiabank AIDS Walk Toronto: Understanding Ties Us Together". Canada NewsWire, September 5, 2017. and as the creator of the all-gender-inclusive Absolut Empire's Ball. She has also been an active supporter of Rainbow Railroad, regularly directing a share of the proceeds from her endeavours to the organization.
In May 2020, Scarlett Bobo was announced as a contestant in the first season of the reality competition series Canada's Drag Race.Joey Nolfi, [https://ew.com/tv/canadas-drag-race-cast-season-1/ "‘Canada's Drag Race cast sash-ehs north: Meet the queens'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029195454/https://ew.com/tv/canadas-drag-race-cast-season-1/ |date=2021-10-29 }}. Entertainment Weekly, May 14, 2020. She was consistently safe or high throughout the season, and won the key ball challenge,Suzanne Lapointe, [https://www.etalk.ca/tv/2020/08/27/canadas-drag-race-queens-turn-out-fierce-frosty-fashion-for-snow-ball.html "'Canada's Drag Race' queens turn out fierce, frosty fashion for Snow Ball"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616203800/https://www.etalk.ca/tv/2020/08/27/canadas-drag-race-queens-turn-out-fierce-frosty-fashion-for-snow-ball.html |date=2021-06-16 }}. eTalk, August 27, 2020. ultimately placing as a runner-up in the finale alongside Rita Baga and behind winner Priyanka.Kevin O'Keeffe, [https://xtramagazine.com/culture/canadas-drag-race-finale-recap-178849 "‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Episode 10 recap: The Queen of the North is here"]. Xtra!, September 4, 2020. She was only the second queen in the entire history of the Drag Race franchise, following Bianca Del Rio, to make it to the finale without ever having placed low in any challenge during the season.Kevin O'Keeffe, [https://www.dailyxtra.com/canadas-drag-race-episode-9-power-ranking-178420 "‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Episode 9 Power Ranking: Three of a kind"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119153929/https://www.dailyxtra.com/canadas-drag-race-episode-9-power-ranking-178420 |date=2021-01-19 }}. Xtra!, August 28, 2020. Following the conclusion of the season, she headlined a cross-Canada tour with the other Canada's Drag Race contestants, which was performed at drive-in venues due to the ongoing social distancing restrictions remaining in place during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.Peter Knegt, [https://www.cbc.ca/arts/all-hail-our-queen-a-conversation-with-canada-s-drag-race-winner-priyanka-1.5717924 "All hail our queen: A conversation with Canada's Drag Race winner Priyanka"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616203640/https://www.cbc.ca/arts/all-hail-our-queen-a-conversation-with-canada-s-drag-race-winner-priyanka-1.5717924 |date=2021-06-16 }}. CBC Arts, September 10, 2020. In October, she participated alongside Priyanka, Rita Baga and Jimbo in an online panel discussion as part of the Just for Laughs festival.Jenelle Riley, [https://variety.com/2020/legit/features/just-for-laughs-online-montreal-1234790543/ "For Montreal’s Just for Laughs, the Show Will Go On(line)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013061438/https://variety.com/2020/legit/features/just-for-laughs-online-montreal-1234790543/ |date=2020-10-13 }}. Variety, October 2, 2020.
Underneath the Empire, a documentary film about Scarlett BoBo and the Absolut Empire's Ball, was screened at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in 2019 before having its television premiere on OutTV in April 2021.[http://mojotoronto.ca/2021/04/13/drag-superstar-scarlett-bobo-and-absolut-vodka-launches-ground-breaking-documentary-underneath-the-empire-on-outtv/ "Scarlett Bobo and Absolut Vodka launches ground-breaking documentary 'Underneath the Empire'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420212328/http://mojotoronto.ca/2021/04/13/drag-superstar-scarlett-bobo-and-absolut-vodka-launches-ground-breaking-documentary-underneath-the-empire-on-outtv/ |date=2021-04-20 }}. Mojo Toronto, April 13, 2021.
=Music=
In 2014, she released the single "Still Fucking Going", a collaboration with her Toronto drag colleague Allysin Chaynes.Johnnie Walker, [https://xtramagazine.com/culture/scarlett-bobos-party-city-64293 "Scarlett Bobo’s party city"]. Xtra!, October 15, 2014. She followed up with the album #BoBosexuality: The ReRelease in 2015 which included Werrrk.com's Drag Song of The Year for 2015, Break My Heart,Jonathan Currinn, [https://celebmix.com/canadas-drag-race-scarlett-bobo-new-single-ceo/ "Canada’s Drag Race Runner-Up Scarlett BoBo Has Dropped Her First Single Since The Show Titled 'C.E.O.'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124035123/https://celebmix.com/canadas-drag-race-scarlett-bobo-new-single-ceo/ |date=2020-11-24 }}. CelebMix, October 28, 2020. and later with the singles "Drop the Money" and "Qu'est-ce Que Fuck".
In October 2020, she released the new single "C.E.O."
In 2022, she joined the music label So Fierce Music.{{Cite web |title=So Fierce Music announces ten new artist signings for 2021 |url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/210112-so-fierce-music-announces-ten-new-artist |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=www.radioandmusic.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103175206/http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/210112-so-fierce-music-announces-ten-new-artist |url-status=live }}
Personal life
Matthew Cameron became engaged to Pete Maragos, a former political assistant to Ontario MPP Han Dong, in 2018.Bobby Box, [https://lift.co/magazine/matty-and-pete-a-drag-queen-meets-his-king "Matty And Pete: A Drag Queen Meets His King"]. Lift & Co., February 13, 2019.
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
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| rowspan="2" | 2020
| Canada's Drag Race (season 1) | Herself | Runner-Up |
| Life in a Year
| Drag Queen | |
| 2022
|Herself | |
Discography
=Studio albums=
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| Title
! Details |
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| scope="row"| #BoBosexuality: The ReRelease
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=Singles=
References
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