Makayla Couture Explained

Makayla Couture is the stage name of Makayla Walker,^[1] a Canadian drag queen who competed on the second season of Call Me Mother and will compete on the fifth season of Canada's Drag Race.

Career

Makayla Couture made her first television appearance in 2021 as a special guest for competition series Canada's Drag Race, where she partook in a makeover challenge alongside her "drag mother" Icesis Couture, who later won the second season.^[2] Makayla Couture had previously performed at some local drag shows in Toronto as Makayla Walker Louboutin,^[3] before changing her name upon being adopted into Icesis Couture's drag family.

Makayla Couture later competed in the second season of Call Me Mother, and was adopted into the House of Dulcet formed by American drag queen Peppermint. Over the course of the season, Makayla Couture won one challenge,^[4] and finished the season as a top four finalist.

Makayla Couture is competing on the fifth season of Canada's Drag Race, making history as the first former Drag Race makeover guest to later compete on the show.

Personal life

Makayla Couture is Black and transgender. she was born and raised in Jane-Finch, Ontario.^{[5] [6]}

Filmography

Film

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Year	Role	Notes
	2024	Jackie Shane		[7]

Television

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Year	Role	Notes
Canada's Drag Race	2021 2024	Guest		[8]
		Contestant		[9]
Call Me Mother	2022		Runner-up	[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meet the teens of Canada's Drag Race prom makeover challenge . December 2, 2021 . October 27, 2024 . It Gets Better Canada . June 20, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240620052132/https://itgetsbettercanada.org/2021/12/02/meet-the-teens-of-canadas-drag-race/ . live .
2. Lautens . Annika . Icesis Couture on her best looks from Canada's Drag Race . January 18, 2022 . September 24, 2022 . . . September 24, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220924000403/https://fashionmagazine.com/style/shop-canada-style/icesis-couture-canadas-drag-race-winner-fashion/ . live .
3. Amanda Scriver, "What goes into designing a runway look for Canada's Drag Race?" . CBC Arts, December 21, 2021.
4. Web site: Smith . Charlie . Trantasia celebrates trans women and femme star power during Vancouver Pride Week . August 1, 2024 . September 24, 2022 . Pancouver .
5. https://www.makaylawalker.com/about
6. https://itgetsbettercanada.org/2021/12/02/meet-the-teens-of-canadas-drag-race/
7. Web site: Talbot-Haynes . Michael . Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story . March 10, 2024 . November 7, 2024 . . April 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240407203426/https://filmthreat.com/reviews/any-other-way-the-jackie-shane-story/ . live .
8. Web site: Martin . Russ . Shantay she slayed! Icesis Couture is the winner of Canada's Drag Race season 2 . December 17, 2021 . October 23, 2024 . . . December 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211217194726/https://xtramagazine.com/culture/icesis-couture-winner-canadas-drag-race-season-2-215093 . live .
9. Web site: Shatto . Rachel . O Canada! The queens of Canada's Drag Race season 5 have been revealed! . October 23, 2024 . October 23, 2024 . Pride . .
10. Nolfi . Joey . Call Me Mother season 2 cast of drag queens, kings, and nonbinary artists is here to serve . September 22, 2023 . October 23, 2024 . . . September 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220922170029/https://ew.com/tv/call-me-mother-season-2-cast-reveal/ . live .