‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2: After the Sashay with Océane Aqua-Black

Xtra contributor Russ Martin gets all the tea from this week’s eliminated “Drag Race” contestant

Océane Aqua-Black rode into Canada’s Drag Race on a tidal wave of pure talent, but sadly the performer sink, sank, sunk on episode two and landed in the bottom. Océane lip synced her heart out but was ultimately eliminated.

Xtra caught up with the Québécois queen the morning after her elimination to talk about her run on the show, her unfortunate knee injury and the best poutine in Quebec.

Russ Martin is a writer whose work has been published in Flare, the Toronto Star, The Walrus, and NewNowNext. He lives in Toronto.

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