“Gagged by this decision”: Canada’s Drag Race viewers react to controversial elimination
The latest exit from Canada’s Drag Race is causing an uproar on social media. (Major spoilers ahead.) For their semi-final maxi-challenge, the five remaining contestants – Aurora Matrix, Denim, Nearah Nuff, Melinda Verga and Venus – transformed their loved ones into members of their drag family.
Denim won their first challenge of the series, securing their place in the final, while Nearah and Denim faced each other in the lip-sync smackdown to Carly Rae Jepson’s beloved Emotion track ‘I Didn’t Just Come Here to Dance’.
Ultimately, Brooke Lynn Hytes and the judging panel – Brad Goreski, Traci Melchor and special guest star Sarain Fox – chose to chop Melinda from the competition.
In her exit interview, Melinda celebrated making herstory as Edmonton’s first queen to appear on Canada’s Drag Race. “I hope everyone at home will be proud of what I was able to accomplish,” she said. “It doesn’t matter how many times you fall – pick yourself back up.