Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Making Herstory As First World Leader On ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’

Canada’s Drag Race teased a massive guest for its latest season: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau! This isn’t the first time RuPaul’s fantastic competition series has gotten political, with figures like Nancy Pelosi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appearing on the original series, but Trudeau has the distinction of being the first world leader on the show, which is certainly impressive.

This new season will be taking on the new “Vs. The World,” format first introduced in Drag Race U.K. which is an “all stars” system that combines queens from all over the international franchises of the show.

Queens from U.S. Drag Race Ra’Jah O’Hara and Silky Nutmeg Ganache are returning, while Canada alums Icesis Couture, Kendall Gender, Rita Baga and Stephanie Prince are also getting a second chance.

Unfortunately, it looks like Trudeau was too busy to stay to guest judge as he just makes a brief appearance in the Queens’ workroom. The judge and host for Canada’s Drag Race is the previous Drag Race finalist Brooke Lynn Hytes, with the other two judges being Brad Goreski and Traci Melchor.

Now it would be incredible if they managed to get Trudeau in heels and a wig for a segment, but given the length of the cameo, he probably kept his wardrobe basic. Drag Race is famous for having a makeover challenge where the queens put someone else in drag, but it may be hard to find multiple high-ranking politicians for that sort of theme.

Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. The World will air on November 18 on the Canadian network Crave, and will be available internationally on the streaming app Wow Presents Plus.