A Toronto drag queen is the first Canadian contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race

Canada is about to be represented as part of the biggest cultural phenomenon of our time: RuPaul's Drag Race. 

Local Torontonian-turned-Nashville citizen Brooke Lynn Hytes, a drag performer, will be vying for the crown on the upcoming eleventh season of the Emmy-winning show. 

Hytes is a member of the most prolific drag family in Toronto by the same name, headed by drag "mother" Farra N. Hyte. The family includes other well-known Toronto queens, such as Heaven Lee Hytes and Katherine Hytes Dior. 

i'm already rooting for brooke lynn hytes for season 11 strictly because she's canadian

— fiona stone (@fionapebble) January 24, 2019

RuPaul's Drag Race has become a hit phenomenon in recent years after amassing a cult following in its earliest seasons. Recently, the show has won multiple Emmys and other accolades. 

a customer at my work: hi I’d like to purchase these products-
me: did you know toronto drag queen brooke lynn hytes is the first canadian queen to be cast on drag race???? do u stan??????

— maddie💝 (@yeeehawbarbie) January 25, 2019

Fans of the show are die-hards for their favourite queens, and many in Canada have been begging for some representation on the show.

Hytes is hoping to be that representation, already branding herself #queenofthenorth.

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I’m smiling on the inside, I promise😜 It’s go wig or go home, and I brought plenty of wigs this season! Here we go #DragRace #Season11 #queenofthenorth #ruveal #houseofhytes #drag Ps go check out my website for lots of fun merch! LINK IN BIO😘 Costume by @theladyhyde

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She'll be up against 14 other fierce competitors for the title of America's Next Drag Superstar. Snatching the crown will mean a year's supply of makeup, $100,000 cash, international stardom and global tours.

A premier date for the upcoming season has yet to be announced.