Joan-E is one of Canada's most successful, decorated and beloved drag artists. A celebrated MC, performer, actor, and philanthropist whose remarkable career has taken her from the stages of Vancouver to the sets of Hollywood and, in 2026, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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Joan-E’s remarkable community-building contributions have resulted in the Queen Elizabeth II Golden and Diamond Jubilee Medals, inclusion in INvolve’s 2024 Top 100 Future Leaders list, and induction into Canada’s Queer Hall of Fame.

In 2018, a special acknowledgment by The Honourable Hedy Fry, P.C., MP on the floor of the Canadian House of Commons on World AIDS Day began with: ‘Mr. Speaker, if anyone doubts that one person can really make a difference in this world, I have a story to tell my colleagues of such a person: Joan-E…’ A past Grand Marshall, Joan-E served as the MC for the Vancouver Pride Parade for 26 years, culminating last year with her introduction of Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, who addressed her as ‘The legendary.’