Brooke Lynn Hytes: 14 facts about the Canada's Drag Race judge you probably never knew
Get to know RuPaul's Drag Race contestant and Canada's Drag Race judge Brooke Lynn Hytes here.
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1. Everything you need to know about Brooke Lynn Hytes
Finding fame on season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race, Brooke Lynn Hytes has taken the queer stage by storm - and now she's back as a judge on the Canadian version of the show. Here's everything you need to know about her.
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2. How old is Brooke Lynn Hytes?
Brooke Lynn Hytes was born on 10th March 1986, making her 36 years old. Her star sign is Pisces.
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3. How tall is Brooke Lynn Hytes?
Brooke Lynn Hytes is 6'2 or 187cm tall.
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4. Where is Brooke Lynn Hytes from?
Brooke Lynn Hytes is originally from Toronto, Canada. She lived in Nashville, Tennessee, before being accepted onto Drag Race, and now lives in Los Angeles, California. She has Swedish and French ancestors.
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5. What is Brooke Lynn Hytes' real name?
Brooke Lynn Hytes is the drag persona of Brock Hayhoe. Her name is a play on “Brooklyn Heights” and was given to her by her drag mother Farra N. Hyte. Farra drew the inspiration from Hytes’ real name, her surname and the fact that her all of her drag daughters, including Hytes, are tall.
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6. Who is Brooke Lynn Hytes dating?
Brooke Lynn Hytes currently appears to be single. She previously dated fellow Drag Race contestant Miss Vanjie after they struck up a romance on the show, but it ended after four months.
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7. Are Brooke Lynn Hytes and Miss Vanjie still together?
Brooke Lynn Hytes and Vanessa 'Vanjie' Matteo broke up after four months of dating when they left RuPaul's Drag Race. Commenting on the ending of their relationship, Brooke Lynn told ET: "We tried to make it work, but our schedules were just very different. He was traveling all the time, I wasn't traveling at all, so we never really saw each other, and it was scary for me."
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8. What season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Brooke Lynn Hytes on?
Brooke Lynn Hytes appeared on season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race, where she placed 2nd to winner Yvie Oddly.
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9. Brooke Lynn Hytes is the main judge on Canada's Drag Race
Brooke Lynn Hytes is a main judge on Canada's Drag Race. In 2020, Brooke Lynn became the first main judge that isn't RuPaul on an English-speaking version of Drag Race alongside Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Stacey McKenzie. She returned for season 2 in 2021. [via Instagram]
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10. Brooke Lynn Hytes was the first Canadian on RuPaul's Drag Race
Brooke Lynn Hytes was the first Canadian contestant on the American version of RuPaul's Drag Race. She had been living in Nashville, Tennessee, at the time, so was eligible to compete on the show.
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11. When not in drag, Brooke Lynn Hytes is a professional ballet dancer
Before drag became a full time career, Brooke Lynn Hytes was a professional ballet dancer, and much of her drag is based around dance. She also attended Canada's National Ballet School, and traveled worldwide as part of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo - an all-male ballet group.
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12. Brooke Lynn Hytes was crowned Miss Continental in 2014
Brooke Lynn Hytes has always done pageants, but most notably, won the crown of Miss Continental back in 2014. Just one year earlier, she came runner up in the same pageant to fellow Drag Race contestant, Naysha Lopez.
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13. Who is Brooke Lynn Hytes' drag mother?
Brooke Lynn Hytes' drag mother is legendary Toronto queen, Farra N. Hyte, from whom she got her name. She also has a drag sister named Heaven Lee Hytes.
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14. Is Brooke Lynn Hytes on Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter or TikTok?
You can find Brooke Lynn Hytes on Instagram @bhytes and @bhytes1 on TikTok. She does not have a known public Snapchat account.
