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Brooke Lynn Hytes
Born
Brock Hayhoe

March 10, 1986 (age 33)
Toronto, Canada
Occupation(s)Drag queen, ballet dancer
Years active1999-present
Known forMiss Continental
RuPaul's Drag Race
Websitehttps://www.brookelynnhytes.com/

Brooke Lynn Hytes is the stage name of Brock Hayhoe,[1] a Canadian drag queen and ballet dancer. She is best known for competing on the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race, as well as the first Canadian contestant to be on the show.[2][3]

Early life

Hayhoe was born on March 10, 1986[4] in the Etobicoke district in Toronto, Canada. When he was 15, he started to take ballet at the National Ballet School of Canada for five years. He came out as gay when he was 18.[5] At 20, he moved to South Africa, and performed at the Cape Town City Ballet.[6][7] He was living in Nashville, Tennessee before being accepted on Drag Race.[8]

His drag mother is Farra N. Hyte, and her drag sister is Heaven Lee Hytes.[9][10]

Career

In 2014, Hytes was the winner of the Miss Continental pageant.[11]

Drag Race

Hytes was announced to be one of fourteen contestants competing on season eleven of RuPaul's Drag Race on January 24, 2019.[12] She won the main challenges in episode one, five and eleven.[13][14][15] She was in a "double-shantay" lip sync with Yvie Oddly to Demi Lovato's "Sorry Not Sorry".[16][17] Throughout the show, Hytes developed an on-show romance with Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, dubbed "Branjie".[18][19][20] Hytes and Mateo were in the bottom of episode twelve, with Hytes beating Mateo in a lip sync to Aretha Franklin's "A Deeper Love".[21][22][23] Hytes is currently in the top four.[24]

Controversy

After she was announced on Drag Race, Hytes received backlash from an Instagram post in 2013, which features another queen in blackface. Hytes removed and apologized for the post.[25]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Contestant
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

References

  1. ^ "1st Canadian Competitor To Shantay Into 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". HuffPost Canada. 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  2. ^ "Brooke Lynn Hytes becoming the first Canadian on RuPaul's Drag Race is no surprise to her fellow Toronto queens | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  3. ^ Entertainment, P. M. N. (2019-01-24). "Brooke Lynn Hytes becomes first Canadian 'RuPaul's Drag Race' competitor | National Post". Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  4. ^ "Brooke Lynn Hytes on Instagram: "Birthday girl in that @fashionnova fit ❤️"". Instagram. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  5. ^ Shea, Courtney. "RuPaul's Drag Race Has Its First Canadian Queen: Meet Brooke Lynn Hytes". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  6. ^ "Brooke Lynn Hytes high". Xtra. 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  7. ^ "Everything we know about Brooke Lynn Hytes, the first Canadian queen on RuPaul's Drag Race". Toronto Life. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  8. ^ Grady, James (2019-01-26). "Brooke Lynn Hytes on Cast for RuPaul's Drag Race". Out & About Nashville - LGBT news, events and gay guide. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  9. ^ Shea, Courtney. "RuPaul's Drag Race Has Its First Canadian Queen: Meet Brooke Lynn Hytes". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  10. ^ "Meet "RuPaul's Drag Race's" First Professional Ballet Dancer: Brock Hayhoe AKA Brook Lynn Hytes". Dance Magazine. 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  11. ^ "Hytes wins Miss Continental title - Gay Lesbian Bi Trans News Archive". Windy City Times. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  12. ^ "Aquaria & Adam Rippon to Announce 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 11 Cast in Upcoming 'Ruveal'". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  13. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 11 Power Ranking: Episode 1". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  14. ^ Restar, Al (2019-03-31). "RPDR S11EP5: Monsters, Witches, And Branjie". Z6 Mag. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  15. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 11, episode 11 GIF recap: Westward no!". EW.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  16. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 11, episode 8 GIF recap: Tops on bottom". EW.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  17. ^ www.vulture.com https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/drag-race-lip-sync-yvie-oddly-brooke-lynn-hytes.html. Retrieved 2019-05-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ^ "Vanjie, Brooke Lynn Hytes discuss their romantic future in exclusive 'Drag Race' clip". EW.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  19. ^ "Vanessa Vanjie Mateo-The Returning Viral "RuPaul's Drag Race Queen" Talks Showmance, New Music, & What Kinds Of Fans Bring A Tear To Her Eye • Instinct Magazine". Instinct Magazine. 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  20. ^ Restar, Al (2019-03-26). "RPDR 'Showmance' What's The Tea Between Miss Vanjie And Brooke Lynn Hytes?". Z6 Mag. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  21. ^ "Lip Sync Herstory: 5 Things You Didn't Know About Aretha Franklin's 'A Deeper Love'". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  22. ^ Sheehan, Paul; Sheehan, Paul (2019-05-17). "'RuPaul's Drag Race': Was the right queen eliminated in episode 12 'Queens Everywhere'? [POLL]". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  23. ^ Blanton, Kayla. "Here's How Miss Vanjie Felt Having To Lip-Sync Against Her Beau Brooke Lynn On 'Drag Race'". Bustle. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  24. ^ www.vulture.com https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/what-the-tuck-rupauls-drag-race-season-11-episode-12.html. Retrieved 2019-05-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  25. ^ "Drag Race Season 11's Brooke Lynn Hytes Addresses Blackface Instagram". www.out.com. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
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