Chelazon Leroux
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Chelazon Leroux | |
|---|---|
| Born | Layten Byhette[1] |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Television | Canada's Drag Race (season 3) |
Chelazon Leroux is the stage name of Layten Byhette, a Canadian drag performer who competed on season 3 of Canada's Drag Race.
Early life[edit]
Chelazon Leroux was raised in Saskatchewan.[2]
Career[edit]
Chelazon Leroux competed on season 3 of Canada's Drag Race.[2][3][4]
She walked in London Fashion Week in 2021, and is also a public speaker.[5]
Chelazon Leroux started using TikTok to educate and advocate for Indigenous peoples,[6] and has more than 541,000 followers on the platform.[7][8] The app allowed her a space to use comedy as a way of sharing stories of her Indigenous upbringing.[6] She has also hosted a series of beauty tutorials called Deadly Like Auntie.[9]
Personal life[edit]
Chelazon Leroux is Two-spirit[2] and uses the pronouns he/she/they in and out of drag.[5][10] She considers Buffalo River Dene Nation home.[11]
Filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Giesbrecht, Libby. "Saskatchewan drag queen to appear on Canada's Drag Race". battlefordsnow.com. Battlefords Now. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Drag Queen Chelazon Leroux Has a Beauty Routine Worth Knowing". FASHION Magazine. 2023-06-05. Archived from the original on 2023-06-13. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "'Canada's Drag Race' Season 3: 'After the Sashay' with Chelazon Leroux | Xtra Magazine". Archived from the original on 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "The Latest Eliminated 'Canada's Drag Race' Dolls Have Big Future Plans • Instinct Magazine". Instinct Magazine. 2022-08-19. Archived from the original on 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ a b "Canada's Drag Race season 3: Meet the Queens". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2023-10-13.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Taylor, Brooke (22 June 2021). "'Unapologetically Indigenous': How TikTok provides a community for Indigenous creators to advocate, educate and entertain". CTVNews. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Menzies, Michael (2023-03-03). "Drag performer's inclusion at Youth Conference questioned; performer responds online". Lakeland Connect. Archived from the original on 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "Meet your first Saskatchewan drag race-er: Chelazon Leroux". Two Row Times. 2022-06-22. Archived from the original on 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "First Nations drag artist is 1st queen from Sask. competing to be Canada's Next Drag Superstar". Yahoo News. 2022-06-23. Archived from the original on 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ Latimer, Kendall. "First Nations drag artist is 1st queen from Sask. competing to be Canada's Next Drag Superstar". CBC. Archived from the original on 2023-05-14. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ Zimmer, Becky. "Saskatchewan drag tour supports local organization during Pride month". paNOW. Archived from the original on 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2023-10-13.