BOA (an abbreviation for Bitch on Arrival) is the stage name of Ryan Boa^[3] (born May 9, 1995), a drag performer most known for competing on season 1 of Canada's Drag Race.^[4]

Boa was born in Windsor, Ontario.^[5][6]

BOA worked as a drag queen for six years before competing on season 1 of Canada's Drag Race,^[7] where he placed seventh.^[8]

In May 2015, BOA was physically attacked after a show by a man he had brought home to hang out with following a performance, after the attacker pressured BOA to have sex and BOA declined.^[9] The attacker broke BOA's nose, and stole his wallet, laptop and cellphone.^[9] He was arrested two weeks later in Vancouver, British Columbia, following another unrelated crime, and was identified as BOA's attacker;^[10] in September 2016 he pled guilty to the robbery and a breach of probation charge from prior crimes, although the physical assault charge was dropped.^[11]

BOA has since continued to speak out about the issue of violence in the LGBTQ+ community,^[12] including speaking about the incident in a Canada's Drag Race episode.^[13]

In 2021, she released the debut single "Gettin' It Done".^[14] In July 2021, she performed alongside Juice Boxx, Anastarzia Anaquway, Farra N. Hyte and TroyBoy at the inaugural Drag Starz at the Manor, a new drag event in Guelph, Ontario.^[15]

Boa lives in Toronto.^[16] He proposed to his boyfriend in 2020.^[17]