Vancouver’s Next Drag Superstar preliminary videos

By Raziel Reid • February 1, 2014 6:30 pm EDT

Gentlemen, start your engines . . .

And may the best woman win!

The winner of Vancouver’s Next Drag Superstar 2014 will win a trip to New York City with VIP access to the official RuPaul’s Drag Race finale party.

The contest kicked off Jan 30, with the next round of preliminaries taking place Feb 6 at Celebrities Nightclub, followed by the semi-finals on Feb 13 and the grand finale, with Drag Race Season 5 star Alyssa Edwards judging, on Feb 20.

If you missed the first round, here are some videos shot by Bob Onoshi. Check out his channel for more!

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