Before Canadian Drag Race host Brooke Lynn Hytes finished pronouncing Gisele Lullaby as the winner of Season 3, the crowd gathered at Montreal’s Cabaret Mado for the viewing party erupted in cheers.
“I had a speech but I think I left it at home,” Lullaby told the crowd as her friends and fans hugged her as she laughed and cried before strutting around. in his crown.
Like the crowd, Lullaby had been on hold until the finale aired. The show had filmed two possible endings to maintain the plot – and avoid leaks.
“I knew I was in the top two, but it was amazing. Oh my God, can you believe it? The first French Canadian, yay!” Lullaby told CBC.
Drag queen Miss Dupré Latour participated in the Mado Drag Moi contest where she met Lullaby.
“He’s the sweetest person, I’m so proud,” she said.
“She deserves the crown because she’s so humble, she’s so approachable. Today she’s the queen of all queens, I’m speechless.”
A victory for Quebec
Fans from across Quebec who identified with Lullaby shared his pride and joy. Quebec queens Rita Baga and Pythia had been runners-up in previous seasons, which left some feeling of contempt.
“I’m super excited that we finally have the crown here in Montreal and have been earning it since season 1, so go for it Gisèle!” said Canadian Drag Race fan Alex-Nicolas Beltran.
“We need all the visibility possible.”
Gisèle Lullaby wins the Canadian crown for season 3 of Drag Race in Montreal. Watch her find out she’s won.
Lullaby said his time on the show made him realize just how inconspicuous Quebec was in Canadian media.
“I know — and I’ve felt it — how people don’t know anything about Quebec culture, don’t know anything about us,” she said. “But just give me a representation of who I am in Canada.”
Lullaby said she hopes her reign as “Queen of Canada” will help bridge that gap.
Quebec contestant Lady Boom Boom, who organized the Quebec watch party, said she had known Lullaby for many years, but had not had the chance to collaborate with her before the show.
“She was like my big sister in competition and I couldn’t imagine competing without her,” she said. “I’m very proud of her. I’m very happy that she reached the top.”
Cabaret-style drag unique to Quebec
The competition also highlighted that drag styles vary from province to province.
Lady Boom Boom noted that Quebec is known for its cabaret style of drag and performers are used to building full numbers with outfits to match the songs.
Lullaby is also no stranger to acting and comedy.
“We don’t take ourselves seriously and we take our dating seriously,” Lullaby said.
Before Ru Paul’s Drag Race brought the art of drag into mainstream culture, it was hard for people to understand what it was all about.
“Explain this to your parents, that you want to be a drag queen. All they imagine is Mado getting drunk all night and playing bingo and being so funny and so trashy,” she said. declared.
Lullaby is grateful to people who support LGBTQ+ media and see it as amazing on its own, and “not just queer content.”
“We’re not just amazing artists, but we’re amazing comedians and performers, we’re not just for the underground,” she said.
“I want people to understand that we can do anything.”
What’s next for this queen? Lullaby said she wanted to travel the world, but mostly eat seafood in Vancouver.
“Coffeeaholic. Lifelong alcohol fanatic. Typical travel expert. Prone to fits of apathy. Internet trailblazer.”