The queen of the north was crowned in the finale of “Canada’s Drag Race” on Thursday and it’s none other than beloved Toronto drag queen Priyanka. Here’s what you should know about the Toronto queen:She made history with her winPriyanka is the first winner from RuPaul’s international franchise of Indian descent — specifically, its first Indo-Caribbean drag queen winner. “I named myself Priyanka so that people would know there is an Indo-Caribbean, West Indian queen coming on stage so that they know they’re represented,” she explained. Her drag persona was a family secretPriyanka was voted Toronto’s favourite drag queen in Now Magazine’s Readers’ Choice 2019 awards and has amassed several other titles in just a short amount of time as a public performer. love u. https://t.co/hJb4gqczwr — hi it’s me priyanka (@thequeenpri) September 4, 2020The Toronto Church-Wellesley neighbourhood, known as “the Village,” faces intense gentrification.

Source: Huffington Post September 04, 2020 18:22 UTC