Canada\u2019s Drag Race<\/em> host Brooke Lynn Hytes. But this time around, the competition is taking a back seat as Silky and her sisters bond over just-for-fun physical challenges, shared meals and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAhead of the Slaycation<\/em> Season 2 premiere, Xtra<\/em> spoke to Silky about what to expect on the season, getting to know some new Drag Race<\/em> sisters and which Wicked<\/em> character Miss Fiercealicious wants to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\nComing into Slaycation<\/em> Season 2, what were you hoping to get most out of the experience?<\/h4>\n\n\n\nBaby, I hoped to get some relaxation, some peace, some excitement, a little kiki in with my sisters. I just hoped to have fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking of your sisters, how familiar were you with the rest of the cast going into the season?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n I knew Nicky, Fierce and Alyssa; I hadn\u2019t met Xana or Tessa. And leaving this experience, I got to know them on deeper personal levels, and I\u2019m just so excited that you all get to witness that with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How were Xana and Fierce as Canadian tour guides?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n Fierce\u2014her goal was not to be the tour guide, but to be the villain of everyone\u2019s story. But we found out that Fierce is actually one of the nicest, sweetest girls ever. As long as you play into her villain essence. But she wants to be Galinda so badly. And we allow her to be Galinda. With Xana, it was wonderful to see her and experience her, and to get to know her deeper side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know Xana from watching Canada\u2019s Drag Race<\/em>, obviously, so it\u2019s exciting to get to know a different side of her in that way. But speaking of CDR<\/em>, you very memorably were on the first season of Canada vs. The World<\/em>\u2014how did this experience compare to that trip up north?<\/h4>\n\n\n\nOh, there is no comparison. Slaycation<\/em> Season 2 is in a league of its own.\u2026 It just really shows the person that we really are outside of the competition setting of a drag competition. It was so great, and I think the most rewarding part for me would be the camaraderie that we had with each other. We would do these elaborate challenges during the day, and at night we would sit around a table and have dinner together and discuss it. And argue, fight, have fun. It\u2019s just the making of a great dysfunctional family, and I love that.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCredit: Bell Media<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nI want to get a bit more into that\u2014obviously, a lot of the drag programming on television is Drag Race<\/em>, or another competition like Dragula<\/em>. It\u2019s a lot of competition. With programming like Slaycation<\/em>, or the now cancelled We\u2019re Here<\/em>, what do you think the value is in getting to see drag artists and drag performers in a setting other than just a competition?<\/h4>\n\n\n\nYou get to see what people are like when not under pressure. Competing on Drag Race<\/em>, the multiple seasons that I\u2019ve done, you got to see and witness Silky under pressure. We\u2019re on those shows, and sometimes a garment may not come in. Sometimes a judge may give us a critique, even when it\u2019s meant to make us a better queen. On Slaycation<\/em>, the difference is there\u2019s no pressure. We\u2019re just having fun, being sisters. There\u2019s not a [cash] prize at the end. It\u2019s just us sisters getting to know each other and letting the world see who we are\u2014without the makeup, without the pressures. And it\u2019s great. <\/p>\n\n\n\nYou get to see that while we\u2019re all very, very, very passionate about drag, we\u2019re all very, very passionate about living and existing in life too \u2026 especially in a time where this world has to become so divisive toward one another, you get to see us\u2014even though we have arguments and we fight\u2014you see us come to a resolution and actually talk those things out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\u2019ve obviously come back for Drag Race<\/em> a few times now, and I assume you would come back again.<\/h4>\n\n\n\nI filmed Season 11 nine years ago. So for me, it\u2019s an honour just to be called back. Because right now, there are nearly 500 queens internationally\u2014[over] 200 in the United States. So for me to be at the top of someone\u2019s list is honestly a blessing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCredit: Bell Media<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nGoing back to your last Drag Race<\/em> experience on Canada vs. The World<\/em>\u2014I personally have a lot of affection for Canada\u2019s Drag Race<\/em>. But as someone who\u2019s actually competed on it, what do you think Canada gets right about Drag Race<\/em>?<\/h4>\n\n\n\nCasting, because they brought me on to the show. They do casting very well. They said we need to get some seasons renewed. Let\u2019s call Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Ra\u2019Jah O\u2019Hara and they will get the job done. And after we did our season, they were renewed for three more seasons. So I will say they do casting very well. They brought me on to that show, and I was a very gracious first-runner up. I\u2019m glad to have that experience and to support my sister Ra\u2019Jah O’Hara, and all the girls of Canada. And to give my sister Brooke Lynn Hytes a job!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking of some of your previous season sisters: if Slaycation<\/em> were to get a Season 3, which of your sisters from your seasons of Drag Race<\/em> do you think would enjoy a little trip up north the most?<\/h4>\n\n\n\nYou know what? I think if there was going to be a Season 3, I think that we should bring back this cast \u2026 because this cast is phenomenal, and we have a way of gelling together that I didn\u2019t expect. Me and Alyssa are good friends. We both live in Texas. She\u2019s come to my home. I visited her home. We talked nearly every day. Nicky Doll, a great friend of mine. Fiercealicious, baby, great entertainment. I think they should bring this cast back because there\u2019s a magic that this particular cast has that wasn\u2019t on Season 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What\u2019s one thing about Slaycation<\/em> Season 2 that you think will surprise viewers?<\/h4>\n\n\n\nI think you\u2019ll be surprised about the joy that we all had. We had joy fighting with one another. We had joy eating dinner with one another. We had joy doing all the challenges because half of those things I\u2019ve never experienced in my lifetime. They were very physical, but I am one that never gave up. I did everything, and I finished all the challenges, and that gave me great joy within itself. So the joy that I\u2019ve experienced with my sisters, y\u2019all are gonna obviously feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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