Traci Melchor is a Canadian television personality. She is known for her role as an entertainment reporter for CTV's series etalk and as a judge of the reality competition series Canada's Drag Race. Melchor is also the former co-host of CTV's The Social.^[1] Melchor has won two Canadian Screen Awards for her work hosting Canada's Drag Race.^[2][3]

Originally from Pickering, Ontario, Melchor studied radio and television broadcasting at Seneca College.^{[citation needed]} She has a son, Phoenix and a daughter, Phoebe.^[4]

She joined CHUM Limited as an entertainment reporter for Citytv,^[5] later becoming a cohost of MuchMusic's RapCity.^{[citation needed]} She moved to Los Angeles becoming an entertainment reporter and host for E!^[6] and taking acting roles in a number of television series, before taking a new role with MuchMusic's sister station MuchMoreMusic.^{[citation needed]}

In 2008, Melchor joined CTV's eTalk as a reporter, and is currently one of their senior correspondents.^[7]

In 2020, Melchor appeared in multiple episodes of Canada's Drag Race, the Canadian edition of RuPaul's Drag Race as ‘Canada’s Squirrel Friend’ and a guest judge for the finale episode.^[8] In June 2021, it was announced that Melchor would return for the second season as a main judge alongside Brooke Lynn Hytes, Amanda Brugel, and Brad Goreski, replacing Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Stacey McKenzie.^[9] Melchor also returned as a main judge for the third season in 2022 and fourth season in 2023.^[10]

She also regularly contributes to The Marilyn Denis Show, CP24 Breakfast, CTV News, and Toronto's CHUM-FM.^{[citation needed]}