To celebrate the new season of canadasdragrace, we caught up with the host and judge bhytes1 to untuck a few season two secrets and get her thoughts on LGBTQ2S+ History Month.
— being judgemental is quite literally her job. While many in and out of drag already read people for free , being paid to critique contestants seems like a dream job. And don’t get her wrong, it“We’re not naturally judgemental people,” she says over the phone. “Well, we actually are, but we have this politeness in us that thinks, ‘How do I say this nicely?'”, the “Queen of the North,” is in the unique position where she understands both sides of the Main Stage.
history. “I know how much these queens want it and how much they put into it. It’s hard because drag is such a deeply personal art form, so having to critique that can be difficult. I think I find it more emotionally challenging to be a judge.”season two secrets and get her thoughts on LGBTQ2S+ History Month.season two?
I think the biggest lesson that I learned was how to give good critiques in small sentences. Michelle Visage has really mastered it because she’s been doing this for so long. I have a tendency to ramble and go on these tangents about things, but you have to stop yourself and be like, “No one’s going to hear any of that because this is an hour-long TV show, and they have to edit all of it down.” So, learning to say what I needed to say in smaller sentences, I think, was my biggest takeaway.
There are a lot of new faces on the judging panel. How do you think this group differs from last season?