Slaycation

Slaycation is a Canadian reality television series focusing the personal and professional lives of six drag performers, while they vacation together in a winter retreat. Six episodes were released simultaneously through television network Crave on December 31, 2024.

Slaycation
Genre	Reality television
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Production location	The Blue Mountains
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	37–47 minutes
Production companies	Blue Ant Media World of Wonder
Original release
Network	Crave
Release	December 31, 2024 (2024-12-31) – present

The series is co-produced by Blue Ant Media and World of Wonder. It marks the second overall spinoff of Canada's Drag Race, following Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World.

Series overview

Season	Contestants	Episodes		Originally released		Winner	Runner(s)-up	Turn Up Queen
				First released	Last released
1	6	6		December 31, 2024 (2024-12-31)	December 31, 2024 (2024-12-31)	Luxx Noir London	BOA Jada Shada Hudson Kandy Muse Kerri Colby Lawrence Chaney	Jada Shada Hudson
2	6	TBA		2025 (2025)	2025 (2025)	TBA	TBA	TBA

Season 1

Main article: Slaycation season 1

The premiere season featured contestants competing from the United Kingdom, Canada, and United States. The season was ultimately won by Luxx Noir London, who previously competed on season 15 of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Season 2

Main article: Slaycation season 2

The second season of Slaycation was officially announced by Crave on March 6, 2025, alongside a cast of 6 queens, featuring past competitors from the United States, France, Germany, and Canada.

Production

Development

Crave first reported that a Canadian reality television series Slaycation was set to be in development on September 11, 2023. It is co-produced by Blue Ant Media and World of Wonder.^[1] The slated premise of the series is where six drag performers vacation together in a winter cabin while participating in activities, and organize a drag performance for the local community.^[2]

Casting

Entertainment Weekly first revealed the cast of the series featuring various contestants from the Drag Race franchise on June 6, 2024.^[3] The first season features BOA, Jada Shada Hudson, Kandy Muse, Kerri Colby, Lawrence Chaney, and Luxx Noir London.^[4]

In March 2025, a second season of the series was announced, with its cast slated to consist of Alyssa Edwards, Miss Fiercalicious, Nicky Doll, Silky Nutmeg Ganache, Tessa Testicle and Xana.^[5]

Release

A teaser trailer was released through YouTube, revealing the cast and premise on June 6, 2024.^[6] A couple of months later, a five-minute preview was released via X (formerly Twitter), showcasing the cast entering the vacation property located in The Blue Mountains, Ontario.^[7]