Canada’s drag race season 5 top 4 contestants Interview: Makayla Couture, Minhi Wang, Helena Poison & The Virgo Queen

Get an exclusive look into the journey of Canada’s Drag Race Season 5 Top 4! Makayla Couture, Minhi Wang, Helena Poison, and The Virgo Queen open up about their memorable moments, biggest challenges, and personal highlights from the season. From the iconic Snatch Game to their favorite moments on the show, learn how they go the extra mile in drag and life

 

TEM (The Extra Mile ) : So if you had to describe this whole season in one word  what would that word be?

Makayla: Ooh resilient

TEM: What would you say has been the most challenge or look or moment that you guys are proud of so far?

Helena: Looking through the shaving cream and seeing Brooklyn horrifically laughing at me. I didn’t know if she was terrified or laughing hysterically and I think that’s exactly the kind of nerve I’m always trying to hit with people. So, that was really, really fun.

Minhi: Um, I would actually say, getting through a snatch game, yeah, I think like we actually did it. I think like getting through, I know some of us better than others.

Makayla: Oh, wow. Okay. Say, my name.

Minhi:  But firstly, just to be able to last long enough in the competition to actually do it is one thing, then getting through it is another. So, then also that episode, like that episode was bonkers. It’s like they just threw the rule book out of the window.

Makayla: I would probably say the same. I think the one challenge that I would do over would be the snaycj game, and I would 1000% do Keke Palmer in the future. So hopefully, who knows, maybe one day, I’ll do that.

TEM: What’s one feedback you received from the judges you’ll never forget? It could be good or bad.

Helena: I think it was like in the moment, I took it as a negative critique, but moving forward, thought it’s when Brooklyn says that she just wished she saw something a little bit more elevated from me for the runway stuff that really made me realize like how like complacent I had become with detail sometimes in drag. and it really like has forced me to like think about every little detail in every outfit and every performance from now on because, I don’t know, it’s like you. You’re just doing your thing, you forget that sometimes that like you’re on Drag Race right?   And like, if there’s a time to be very detail oriented and elevated, it’s that time. While in the moment, it made me spiral, like moving forward, I think it helped me honestly get to the top four because, well, you know, I was pulling back costumes to that hotel room and redoing them.

TEM:  If you win the crown, what is the first thing that you’ll do to celebrate?

Virgo:  If I win the crown, the first thing that I would do to celebrate is probably just like thank my parents because I feel like they were like a big reason why I was able to like literally be here and do this entire experience. Um, and then maybe take a little vacation.

Makayla: As soon as I hopefully get that money, I will absolutely be at some sort of seafood boil place eating lobster shrimp. Um, and we’ll have butter spicy sauce. Um, welcome to come. You are all welcome to come.

Helena: I was gonna say if I win the crown and the money, I think the first thing I do would be to the take you guys all out. A shopping spree.

Minhi: I’m trying to find these Smiskis. I can’t find them anywhere to go out and buy one but then I was so I think I would do the same. I’m gonna try to find something a little present to everybody.

Virgo: It’s like the cast and crew and like everyone, right?

Makayla: Okay I don’t know if there’s that much money.

TEM: What’s one word of advice that you guys would give to future contestants?

Minhi:  Don’t do it because we want to come back.

Makyala: That wasn’t one word.

Virgo: I’ll be like be yourself, be authentic, be you,

Minhi: It’s too hard to put up an act the whole time. like go out, do it, be yourself, just like maybe just dial it up a little bit. You know we just want to see a little bit more.

Makayla: And have fun. Have so much fun because it goes by so quickly. Yeah, stay in the moment.

TEM: How do you go the extra mile, whether that be in a drag or just in your personal life?

Makayla: Sure. I go the extra mile by… I go to the extra mile by putting me first in situations where I need to, where I need to, you know, recognize my power. That’s, that’s what I do. Yeah.

Minhi: Um, I say I go to the extra mile because I like to check in on people. I’m a texter. Oh, always like, try and just like, even if it’s like once a week of something and it’s just like, Hey, just saying hi. Just kind of thing. Yeah.

Virgo:  I guess I would touch more on just like, you know, providing support for people and just like an ear to talk to if they ever need someone to lean on and just like, you know, off, off, always offering support

Helena: an extra mile sounds really far. Can I wear flats?  My extra mile is always ending the queue questions with a joke.