Since Traci Melchor, a reality competition judge and media personality hasn’t been spotted on the hit show “Canada’s Drag Race” lately, viewers have been wondering what happened to her.
Key Takeaways
- Traci Melchor is a Canadian television personality.
- She is the judge of Canada’s Drag Race and has even won two Canadian Screen Awards for her work in the competition as a host.
- Melchor’s absence in the finale of the popular drag queen reality show has made fans curious about her absence.
Traci Melchor On Canada’s Drag Race
Traci Melchor has been a part of Canada’s Drag Race, a Canadian version of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, and similar shows, Drag Race Thailand and The Switch Drag Race (Chile), since 2020’s first season.
Melchor’s work in the show has been recurring and appeared in several episodes.
She was introduced with the title “Canada’s Squirrel Friend” in the reality series.
During several challenges faced by the contestants in the show, Traci’s role was to actively support them. She also co-judged the Canada Gay-M mini-challenge.
Likewise, Melchor hosted a sheTalk red carpet segment before Snatch Game and was one of the judges in the Miss Loose Jaw pageant.
Besides this, the Bell Talk personality was also a guest host in the season finale.
In the 2022 and 2023 seasons of the popular Canadian show, the Ontario-born media person appeared as the main judge.
While her fans had much anticipated her appearance in the current season’s finale, she did not appear.
Traci Melchor Career
Traci has been actively working since 1988.
She was born in Canada and completed her education at Seneca College’s Radio and Television Program.
Prior to her career as a judge in Canada’s Drag Race, she had worked as a reporter.
During the timespan of working as one, Melchor has interviewed several celebrities, including Diddy, Denzel Washington, INXS, Mariah Carey, Madonna, John Travolta, Janet Jackson, Paris Hilton, Shakira, and Sheryl Crow.
The media person’s career was not limited to Canada, as she has relocated back and forth from Los Angeles to her home country several times.
Her journey in the entertainment industry started as a host for Rapcity on MuchMusic.
After exploring various opportunities in L.A. and successfully pursuing them, she returned to hosting MuchMoreMusic in Canada in 2005.
Melchor is also a mother of twins Phoenix and Phoebe.
When she is not working as a media personality, Traci actively works as a philanthropist.
Her charity support extends to organizations like Covenant House, Sick Kids Hospital, and Fashion Cares.
Similarly, she supported The Steven Lewis Foundation by walking in the Dare To Wear Love finale show during L’Oréal Fashion Week.
Traci Melchor’s Active Presence On Instagram
Melchor is very active on Instagram.
Social media has become her platform for sharing information about her life with fans all around the world.
When you go through her page, you’ll find the active presence of the Canadian show host who has never stopped working.
She posts various pictures of her with celebrities, colleagues, and even participants from Canada’s Drag Race.
After her absence from the much-anticipated finale of the drag show, fans started commenting on her Instagram pictures and went on to tweet X, questioning the same.
An X user tweeted,
“What happened to Traci Melchor? 👀👀👀 #CanadasDragRace.”
Via X
Another Instagram user commented below her post,
“Come back to Drag race we miss you ❤️❤️❤️.”
Via Instagram
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Traci Melchor has won several Canadian Screen Awards from year 2021 to 2024.
- Melchor loves cats.
- She is an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights.
