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Lemon is the stage name of Christopher Elliott Baptista (born September 1, 1995), a Canadian drag performer, best known for competing on the first season of Canada's Drag Race (2020) and the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World (2022). Lemon later went on to win the second season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World (2024).
Education
Lemon relocated from Toronto to New York City at the age of 19 to study dance at the Ailey School.
Career
Lemon started doing drag in New York City. Sasha Velour invited Lemon to model in her New York Fashion Week collaboration with Opening Ceremony.
She competed as the only U.S.-based contestant on the first season of Canada's Drag Race. In the first episode of the season, she placed in the bottom two, but was saved from elimination after winning a lip sync battle against Juice Boxx to Carly Rae Jepsen's "I Really Like You". Lemon subsequently won the main challenges in episode 2 and episode 7, before being eliminated from the competition in episode 8 following a lip sync against Rita Baga to Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know", ultimately placing fifth overall. Lemon portrayed JoJo Siwa during the Snatch Game episode.
In 2021, Lemon was a featured performer in "Come Through", a single by her Canada's Drag Race castmate Priyanka.
In January 2022, she was announced as one of the nine contestants on the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. In the premiere episode, she landed in the bottom alongside Janey Jacké from the first season of the Dutch franchise, and was sent home by Pangina Heals who hosted Drag Race Thailand, finishing the competition in ninth place.
Also in 2022, Lemon began releasing a series of singles, including "Sweet and Sour" and "5 6 7 Ate", leading up to the release of her debut EP Citrussy in 2023. In 2023, Lemon also appeared on a remix of Rêve's single "Tongue".
In June 2024, Lemon was announced as one of the queens competing on the second season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World. She subsequently ended up winning the season, taking home the grand prize of $100,000 and the title of "Queen of the Motherpucking World". In July, Lemon was featured on Priyanka's single "Gucciyanka".
Personal life
Originally from Toronto, Lemon has lived in New York City for several years.
Discography
Studio album
CITRUSSY (2023)
zestiny (vol. 1) (2024)
Filmography
= Television
== Web series
=References
External links
Media related to Lemon (drag queen) at Wikimedia Commons
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