Jaylene Tyme
Jaylene Tyme | |
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| Other names | Jaylene McRae |
| Occupation | Drag performer |
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Jaylene Tyme is the stage name of Jaylene McRae,[1] a Canadian drag queen who was profiled on the fourth season of Canada's a Drag. She is currently a contestant on the fifth season of Canada's Drag Race.[2][3]
Career
Jaylene Tyme first discovered drag in Calgary, Alberta before moving to Vancouver.[4] In June 2024 she was featured in the final episode of season four of Canada's a Drag, a CBC Gem docu-series which profiles various drag performers across Canada. By the time of her episode she had been doing drag in Vancouver for over 30 years.[5]
In October 2024 she was announced to be one of the eleven queens competing on season five of Canada's Drag Race.[3] She received a rose in the first episode for having the best Entrance look of the season, which paid tribute to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People. However she was not chosen to lipsync for the win as one of the top two contestants in the episode.[6]
Jaylene was ultimately eliminated in the fifth episode of the season after underperforming in the girl groups challenge and losing a lip-sync to Love Inc.'s "Here Comes the Sunshine" against Xana. She had previously been saved from lip-syncing for her life in the third episode by The Virgo Queen. She placed eighth overall.[7] On social media she expressed regret that she was unable to reach the Snatch Game challenge, which took place in the episode immediately following her elimination, and revealed four planned celebrity impersonations: Cher, Dolly Parton, Mae West and Buffy Sainte-Marie.[8]
Personal life
Jaylene Tyme is a Two-Spirit First Nations and Métis Indigenous trans woman.[3][9] She is a survivor of the Sixties Scoop, where she was removed from her Indigenous home and placed into a settler family. She was separated from her brother at age three and lived in five different homes before age four.[4] She discussed her story of being a Sixties Scoop adoptee in the second episode of Canada's Drag Race, where she connected with fellow contestant Xana whose grandfather was also a Sixties Scoop survivor.[9]
Jaylene Tyme is sober, having been in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction since the late 1990s.[4] She is based in Vancouver as of 2024.[3] Members of her drag family include Kendall Gender, Chelazon Leroux, and Canada's Drag Race season 4 winner Venus.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Canada's a Drag | Herself | 1 episode; docu-series |
| Canada's Drag Race | Herself | Contestant; season 5 |
See also
References
- ^ "Addiction, Artistry and Authenticity: Jaylene McRae's Journey of Transformation and Empowerment". blanchemacdonald.com. Blanche MacDonald Centre. 29 March 2016. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ Knegt, Peter (2024-03-27). "Jaylene Tyme is a drag legend making the world a better place for us all". CBC Arts.
- ^ a b c d "Meet the queens competing on Canada's Drag Race season 5". www.out.com. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ a b c Knegt, Peter (March 27, 2024). "Jaylene Tyme is a drag legend making the world a better place for us all". CBC Arts. Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Canada's A Drag | Season 4 | CBC Gem. 2018-09-18. Archived from the original on 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2024-12-09 – via gem.cbc.ca.
- ^ a b Guzzo, Bianca (2024-11-22). "Canada's Drag Race Season 5 Episode 1 RECAP: Go Off Queen". IN Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-11-22. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- ^ O'Keeffe, Kevin. "'Canada's Drag Race' Season 5, Episode 5 Recap: Here Comes the Sunshine". Xtra Magazine. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "@JayleneTyme: "Snatch game on @canadasdragrace🎬💃🏼🐝⭐️ I have to admit, I was a bit heartbroken to not have been able to do the Snatch Game! As a character Drag artist, this was one of my talents that I hoped to showcase! Who would you have like to have seen me do?"". X. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b Guzzo, Bianca (2024-11-29). "Canada's Drag Race Season 5 Episode 2 RECAP: Greetings Queenlings". IN Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2024-12-09.