‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2: After the Sashay with Stephanie Prince

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

Calgary’s Stephanie Prince stampeded into the werk room on Canada’s Drag Race and immediately charmed the audience with her originality and bubbly presence. 

Originally hailing from Manila, Stephanie’s pride in her identity was on full display in her entrance look, which referenced the Filipino fast food joint Jollibee. And while the drag star may have exited the competition early, she left an impressive beauty mark on the show.

Following her elimination Stephanie caught up with Xtra for After the Sashay and opened up about hearing from fellow immigrants to Canada, competing against the BratPack and almost getting hit in the face with Synthia Kiss’ purse.

Russ Martin is the producer of the podcast Pop Pantheon. His writing has been published in PAPER, The Globe and Mail, The Walrus, and the Toronto Star. He lives in Toronto.

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