Call Me Mother

Call Me Mother is a reality television series, which premiered on OutTV in 2021.[1] Hosted by Entertainment Tonight Canada reporter Dallas Dixon, the series is a drag competition which will see up-and-coming drag performers join one of three drag houses to compete in group challenges, with one drag artist eliminated each week until the winner of the competition is crowned the "First Child of Drag".[2]

For the song by RuPaul, see American (album).
Call Me Mother
Promotional poster
GenreReality competition
Directed byRae Upton
Starring
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producersDaniel Oron
Natasha Ryan
Glenn Sims
Production locationNorth Bay
Production companiesGo Button Media
RedFlame TV
Release
Original networkOutTV
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Original releaseOctober 25, 2021 (2021-10-25) –
present (present)

The prize package for the winner includes: an amazing all-inclusive 7 nights stay for two at the Secrets Vallarta Bay Hotel in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, courtesy of Air Canada Vacations, a year’s supply of B-Perfect Cosmetics, a year’s supply of Wella Professionals hair product and the chance to be the Wella Face of Pride for 2022, a consultation with leading LGBTQ management company Producer Entertainment Group and a single which will be produced and released by their recording label, PEG Records, a meeting with top tv and film agents at Clear Talent Group, the opportunity to be featured in an upcoming Daddy Couture Clothing campaign, and a cash prize of $25,000.

The series is distinct from the RuPaul's Drag Race franchise in adding a drag mother mentoring and coaching team aspect similar to The Voice or The X Factor,[3] and is also a fully inclusive competition featuring drag queens, drag kings, transgender and non-binary drag artists.[1]

The houses are led by established drag queens Peppermint (House of Dulcet), Crystal (House of Glass) and Barbada de Barbades (House of Harmonie).[1] Farra N. Hyte, the drag mother of RuPaul's Drag Race competitor and Canada's Drag Race judge Brooke Lynn Hytes, and Quebec drag queen Miss Butterfly serve as "aunties", who provide additional support and feedback but do not directly "mother" their own teams.[4] Hyte and Dixon were also the co-hosts of a weekly companion podcast which will include post-elimination interviews with the competing queens.[5]

Guests appearing over the course of the series, giving guidance to the competing queens in video chat sessions or serving as guest judges, included Adam All, Trixie Mattel, Vinegar Strokes and Matthew Camp.

Call Me Mother was created by RedFlame TV, and produced in Canada by Go Button Media and RedFlame TV.[6] It was shot in North Bay, Ontario in early 2021.[7]

The series premiered on October 25, 2021.[8]

The first season was won by Toddy, a non-binary drag performer from Vancouver, British Columbia.

The series was the highest-rated original production in OutTV's history.[9] Two days after the first season finale, OutTV announced the renewal of the series for a second season.[9]

Contestants
Contestants of Call Me Mother
Contestant Hometown House Outcome
Toddy Vancouver, British Columbia Dulcet Winner
Valerie Hunt Calgary, Alberta Glass Runner-up
Kiki Coe Ottawa, Ontario Dulcet
Sanjina Dabish Queen Toronto, Ontario Harmonie 4th Place
HercuSleaze Montreal, Quebec Glass 5th Place
Narcissa Wolfe Trois-Rivières, Quebec Harmonie 6th Place
Felicia Bonée Edmonton, Alberta Dulcet 7th Place
Calypso Cosmic Toronto, Ontario Harmonie 8th Place
Rosie Richmond Hill, Ontario Glass 9th Place
Ella Lamoureux Kelowna, British Columbia N/A 10th Place

    Contestant progress

    Legend:

      Toddy won Call Me Mother.
      Kiki Coe and Valerie Hunt were the runner-ups.
      WIN indicates the House scored the highest in the challenge in that episode.
      SAFE indicates that the House was declared safe by the judges in that episode.
      BTM (Bottom) indicates that the House was up for elimination in that episode.
      ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated in that episode.
      QUIT indicates the House of Dulcet was in the bottom, and Felicia Bonée decided to leave the competition.
      Dulcet indicates the contestant was chosen to be in the House of Dulcet by Peppermint.
      Glass indicates the contestant was chosen to be in the House of Glass by Crystal.
      Harmonie indicates that the contestant was chosen to be in the House of Harmonie by Barbada.
    Progress of contestants including rank/position in each episode
    Contestant Episode
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Toddy Dulcet WIN WIN BTM WIN SAFE SAFE Winner
    Kiki Coe Dulcet WIN WIN BTM WIN WIN SAFE Runner-up
    Valerie Hunt Glass BTM SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE WIN Runner-up
    Sanjina Dabish Queen Harmonie SAFE BTM SAFE BTM SAFE ELIM
    HercuSleaze Glass BTM SAFE WIN SAFE ELIM
    Narcissa Wolfe Harmonie SAFE BTM SAFE ELIM
    Felicia Bonée Dulcet WIN WIN QUIT
    Calypso Cosmic Harmonie SAFE ELIM
    Rosie Glass ELIM
    Ella Lamoureux ELIM

    Episodes
    No.
    overall    		No. in
    season    		TitleOriginal air date
    11"Episode 1"October 25, 2021 (2021-10-25)

    The queens participate in three rounds of adoption challenges to be selected by one of the three drag mothers: a look challenge, a talent challenge and a conversation with the mothers; however, with three spots on each team and three drag mothers, one of the ten queens will not be selected.

    • Adopted in Round 1: Kiki Coe, Rosie
    • Adopted in Round 2: Valerie Hunt, Felicia Bonée, HercuSleaze, Sanjina Dabish Queen, Toddy
    • Adopted in Round 3: Narcissa Wolfe, Calypso Cosmic
    • Eliminated: Ella Lamoureux
    22"Episode 2"November 1, 2021 (2021-11-01)

    • Mini Challenge: Create a cake that looks like your House Mother
    • Mini Challenge Winner: Valerie Hunt
    • Runway Category: My Drag Journey: A look giving insight into the start of their drag
    • Highest Score: House of Dulcet
    • Prize: Headstart to prepare for the Showcase
    • Showcase: Let Them Eat Cake: Design a Marie Antoinette inspired look
    • Bottom House: House of Glass
    • Eliminated: Rosie
    33"Episode 3"November 8, 2021 (2021-11-08)

    • Mini Challenge: Put together a quick drag look incorporating sports equipment, platform shoes and breastplates
    • Mini Challenge Winner: Sanjina Dabish Queen
    • Runway Category: Dynasty
    • Highest Score: House of Dulcet
    • Prize: Headstart to prepare for the Showcase
    • Showcase: Design a pageant look for one house member to wear it on the runway.
    • Bottom House: House of Harmonie
    • Eliminated: Calypso Cosmic
    44"Episode 4"November 15, 2021 (2021-11-15)

    • Mini Challenge: Do their makeup with their non-dominant hand
    • Mini Challenge Winner: HercuSleaze
    • Runway Category: Classic Horror
    • Highest Score: House of Glass
    • Showcase: Acting Challenge: Act and lipsync an original sketch with dialogue from the horror films The Little Shop of Horrors, House on Haunted Hill and Night of the Living Dead
    • Bottom House: House of Dulcet
    • Quit: Felicia Bonée
    55"Episode 5"November 22, 2021 (2021-11-22)

    • Guest Judge: Adam All
    • Mini Challenge: Tease a wig as high as they can.
    • Mini Challenge Winner: Sanjina Dabish Queen
    • Runway Category: Burn Baby, Burn
    • Highest Score: House of Glass
    • Prize: Decide the performance order of the roast
    • Showcase: Roast the house mothers
    • Bottom House: House of Harmonie
    • Eliminated: Narcissa Wolfe
    66"Episode 6"November 29, 2021 (2021-11-29)

    • Mini-Challenge Special Guest: Trixie Mattel
    • Mini Challenge: Turn themselves into the childhood doll of their dreams
    • Mini Challenge Winner: Toddy
    • Mini Challenge Prize: $500 gift card from Trixie Cosmetics
    • Runway Category: Musicals
    • Showcase: Perform excerpts from the musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie
    • Showcase Special Guest: Vinegar Strokes
    • Eliminated: HercuSleaze
    77"Episode 7"December 6, 2021 (2021-12-06)

    • Mini-Challenge Special Guest: Matthew Camp
    • Mini Challenge: Design a logo and a special product for the artists' personal brand merchandising.
    • Mini Challenge Winner: Valerie Hunt
    • Runway Category: Travel
    • Showcase: Create and perform a short comedy routine as a flight attendant giving a pre-flight safety demonstration for Call Me Mother Airlines, with each drag artist having to style themselves to represent a different decade.
    • Eliminated: Sanjina Dabish Queen
    88"Episode 8"December 13, 2021 (2021-12-13)

    References
    1. West, Rachel (June 2, 2021). "OUTtv Announces New Drag Reality Series 'Call Me Mother' Hosted By ET Canada Pride's Dallas Dixon". ET Canada.
    2. Joey Nolfi, "RuPaul's Drag Race queens Peppermint, Crystal launch new drag competition series Call Me Mother". Entertainment Weekly, June 3, 2021.
    3. André-Constantin Passiour, "Barbada de Barbades star de «Call Me Mother»". Fugues, June 25, 2021.
    4. Joey Nolfi, "Call Me Mother casts queens, kings, and nonbinary stars in wild new drag competition". Entertainment Weekly, October 5, 2021.
    5. Nick Krewen, "OUTtv elevates drag format in new series". Playback, October 21, 2021.
    6. Nico Franks, "OUTtv drags up competition series". C21 Media, June 3, 2021.
    7. Bruno Lapointe, "Call Me Mother: une Québécoise parmi les mentors de la série". Le Journal de Montréal, June 10, 2021.
    8. Ryan Porter, "‘Call Me Mother’ part of a wave of reality shows with ‘RuPaul’ alumni being produced by OutTV". Toronto Star, October 25, 2021.
    9. Kelly Townsend, "OUTtv renews original drag format Call Me Mother". Playback, December 15, 2021.
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