‘Local drag is the best drag’: Top Canadian drag queen shares stage with Okanagan performers

No 1 tin spot a whale of an opportunity rather for illustration resistance performer, Freida Whales.

She’s jumping astatine nan chance to stock nan shape pinch 1 of Canada’s apical resistance queens, Queen Priyanka, who skyrocketed to fame aft winning Season One of Canada’s Drag Race.

“It’s a show I person evidently auditioned for complete nan past fewer years, and to activity pinch nan first victor and first queen to locomotion connected nan Canadian shape is simply a awesome large honour,” Whales said.

Freida Whales, on pinch Ella Lamoureux, are nan Okanagan-based resistance performers who will unfastened for Queen Priyanka connected July 19 astatine nan The Vibrant Vine Winery.

Queen Priyanka is 1 of nan fewer resistance queens to create her ain music. She has gone connected to usage her level to thief assistance others up.

“You cannot make abstraction if you don’t stock it. People will often hide location is simply a lane for everybody, there’s a intent for everybody, we tin each beryllium a star,” Queen Priyanka said.

“It tin ever consciousness truthful competitive, ‘I americium not going to stock space’ and ‘be nan only one.’ But I’m like, ‘Nah, we each share, we’ll beryllium fine.’ But I americium excited, section resistance is nan champion drag.”

Charlie Wilson, arena organizer astatine nan Vibrant Vine, said bringing a resistance capacity of this calibre to theEast Kelowna winery is simply a dream travel true.

“She is simply a multifaceted talented artist, she sings, she dances and this is personification that I person looked up to since play 1 section 1 of Canada’s Drag Race.” Wilson said Wilson.

“Having section queens execute pinch personification for illustration [Queen] Priyanka is conscionable giving them a really awesome opportunity for them and for nan organization and for everyone to bask this performance.”

Tickets for nan show are disposable online astatine www.thevibrantvine.com