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Revision as of 21:38, 1 December 2024

Drag Race Down Under
Season 4
Promotional poster for season four
Hosted byMichelle Visage
Judges
No. of contestants10
No. of episodes5
Release
Original network
Original release1 November 2024 (2024-11-01)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 3
List of episodes

The fourth season of Drag Race Down Under premiered on 1 November 2024, through Stan in Australia and on WOW Presents Plus internationally.

On 11 March 2024, it was officially announced that RuPaul will be stepping down as host, with Michelle Visage taking over as host and Rhys Nicholson remaining on the panel. This year, it was announced that the previous winners of Drag Race Down Under, Kita Mean, Spankie Jackzon and Isis Avis Loren would become permanent rotating judges.

It was also announced that various Down Under alum will appear as guests throughout the season.[1] This change also prompted the removal of RuPaul's name from the show's title.

On 3 October 2024, it was announced that the Cast RuVeal would take place on 10 October 2024.

Background

The fourth season of Drag Race Down Under is slated to air in 2024. Michelle Visage will replace RuPaul as host. Rhys Nicholson will remain a permanent judge, and the season will feature guest judges and former contestants from the series.[2] RuPaul will continue to be an executive producer.[3] According to Variety, the show's name will be changed from "RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under" to "Drag Race Down Under".[4]

Contestants

See also: List of Drag Race contestants § Drag Race Down Under

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Contestants of Drag Race Down Under season 4 and their backgrounds
Contestant Age Hometown Outcome
Freya Armani 24 Brisbane, Australia TBA
Lazy Susan 32 Melbourne, Australia
Mandy Moobs 33 Brisbane, Australia
Max Drag Queen 24 Melbourne, Australia
Nikita Iman 27 Auckland, New Zealand
Vybe 32 Sydney, Australia
Brenda Bressed 24 Melbourne, Australia 7th place
Lucina Innocence 28 Auckland, New Zealand 8th place
Karna Ford 27 Sydney, Australia 9th place
Olivia Dreams 26 Wellington, New Zealand 10th place

Contestant progress

Legend:

  Lazy Susan won Drag Race Down Under season 4.
  Mandy Moobs and Vybe were the runners-up.
  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
  BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.
  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
Progress of contestants including placements in each episode
Contestant Episode
1[5] 2[6] 3[7] 4[8] 5[9] 6[10] 7[11] 8[12]
Lazy Susan WIN WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE Winner
Mandy Moobs SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE BTM Runner-up
Vybe SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE WIN Runner-up
Freya Armani SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE SAFE SAFE Eliminated
Nikita Iman SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE WIN BTM ELIM
Max Drag Queen SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE BTM ELIM
Brenda Bressed SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE ELIM
Lucina Innocence BTM BTM SAFE ELIM
Karna Ford BTM SAFE ELIM
Olivia Dreams SAFE ELIM

Lip syncs

Legend:

  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
  The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.
  The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom.
Episode Contestants Song Eliminated
1[5] Karna Ford vs. Lucina Innocence "Rush"
(Troye Sivan) 		None
2[6] Lucina Innocence vs. Olivia Dreams "Freefallin"
(Zoë Badwi) 		Olivia Dreams
3[7] Karna Ford vs. Max Drag Queen vs. Nikita Iman "My Delirium"
(Ladyhawke) 		Karna Ford
4[8] Freya Armani vs. Lucina Innocence "What About Me"
(Moving Pictures) 		Lucina Innocence
5[9] Brenda Bressed vs. Max Drag Queen "Like a Girl Does"
(Peach PRC) 		Brenda Bressed
Notes

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order:

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.

Episode 3

Episodes

See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
251"Double Dipping"1 November 2024 (2024-11-01)

Ten new queens enter the werkroom. For this week's main challenge, the queens present two looks for the Double Down Ball: Double Dressin' and Double Dippin', the latter paired with another queen in a monochromatic look.

  • Brenda Bressed and Karna Ford - Red
  • Freya Armani and Max Drag Queen - Gold
  • Lazy Susan and Olivia Dreams - Purple
  • Lucina Innocence and Mandy Moobs - Blue
  • Nikita Iman and Vybe - Orange

On the runway, Lazy Susan, Max Drag Queen and Nikita Iman receive positive critiques, with Lazy Susan winning the challenge. Karna Ford, Lucina Innocence and Olivia Dreams receive negative critiques, with Olivia Dreams being safe. Karna Ford and Lucina Innocence lip-sync to "Rush" by Troye Sivan. They both win the lip-sync and no one goes home.

  • Guest Judge: Sasha Colby
  • Alternating Coach: Isis Avis Loren
  • Main Challenge: Double Down Ball
  • Runway Theme: Double Dressin' and Double Dippin'
  • Challenge Winner: Lazy Susan
  • Challenge Prize: A $3,000 cash tip courtesy of TEAMM8
  • Bottom Two: Karna Ford and Lucina Innocence
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Rush" by Troye Sivan
  • Eliminated: None
262"Mr. Right Or Mr. Right Now?"8 November 2024 (2024-11-08)

For this week's main challenge, the Queens write, record and perform verses to Olivia Newton-John inspired songs "Mr. Right" and "Mr. Right Now?" in two groups.

  • Team Mr. Right - Brenda Bressed, Karna Ford, Lazy Susan, Max Drag Queen and Olivia Dreams
  • Team Mr. Right Now? - Freya Armani, Lucina Innocence, Mandy Moobs, Nikita Iman and Vybe

On the runway, category is Sheer Genius. Brenda Bressed, Lazy Susan and Vybe receive positive critiques, with Lazy Susan winning the challenge. Freya Armani, Lucina Innocence and Olivia Dreams receive negative critiques, with Freya Armani being safe. Lucina Innocence and Olivia Dreams lip-sync to "Freefallin" by Zoë Badwi. Lucina Innocence wins the lip-sync and Olivia Dreams is eliminated.

  • Guest Judge: Kween Kong
  • Alternating Coach: Isis Avis Loren
  • Main Challenge: Girl Groups: "Mr. Right" or "Mr. Right Now?"
  • Runway Theme: Sheer Genius
  • Challenge Winner: Lazy Susan
  • Challenge Prize: A 65 inch TV courtesy of Samsung
  • Bottom Two: Lucina Innocence and Olivia Dreams
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Freefallin" by Zoë Badwi
  • Eliminated: Olivia Dreams
  • Farewell Message: "It's been an honor to meet you all, you are all so fierce and talented. Remember to LIV, laugh, and love ❤️ #WINNERSEDIT"
273"Snatch Me Out Of Here"15 November 2024 (2024-11-15)

For this week's main challenge, the queens will play the Snatch Game. As a twist, the queens will be playing in an I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! ispired version of the challenge. Kita Mean and Rys Nicholson star as the celebrity contestants. The cast consisted of:

On the runway, category is Queen of the Dessert. Brenda Bressed, Mandy Moobs and Vybe receive positive critiques, with Brenda Bressed winning the challenge. Karna Ford, Max Drag Queen and Nikita Iman receive negative critiques and are announced as the bottom three. They lip-sync to "My Delirium" by Ladyhawke. Max Drag Queen and Nikita Iman win the lip-sync and Karna Ford is eliminated.

  • Guest Judge: Ladyhawke
  • Alternating Coach: Kita Mean
  • Main Challenge: I'm a Celebrity Impersonator – Snatch Me Outta Here!
  • Runway Theme: Queen of the Dessert
  • Challenge Winner: Brenda Bressed
  • Challenge Prize: A Necklace set from Amped Accessories
  • Bottom Three: Karna Ford, Max Drag Queen and Nikita Iman
  • Lip-Sync Song: "My Delirium" by Ladyhawke
  • Eliminated: Karna Ford
  • Farewell Message: "MABUHEY BAKLAS! I'm so proud to ha been in a cast with such talented queens. My DRAG RACE journey may have just ended but the real race only just begin for me so I let you all know... You all suck 💋 LOVE YOU ALL!"
284"Fierce Fabulous Fashion"22 November 2024 (2024-11-22)

For this week's main Challenge the Queens need to design and sew their own fierce fabulous fashion, with each of them being assigned a different material by selecting a case from the pit crew. The assigned materials were:

On the runway, category is Fierce Fabulous Fashion. Mandy Moobs, Nikita Iman and Vybe receive positive critiques, with Mandy Moobs winning the challenge. Brenda Bressed, Freya Armani and Lucina Innocence receive negative critiques, with Brenda Bressed being Safe. Freya Armani and Lucina Innocence lip-sync to "What About Me?" by Moving Pictures. Freya Armani wins the lip-sync and Lucina Innocence is eliminated.

  • Guest Judge: G Flip
  • Alternating Coach: Isis Avis Loren
  • Main Challenge: Create an outfit made out of an assigned fabric
  • Runway Theme: Fierce Fabulous Fashion
  • Challenge Winner: Mandy Moobs
  • Challenge Prize: A $2,000 gift voucher to Shoe Me
  • Bottom Two: Freya Armani and Lucina Innocence
  • Lip-Sync Song: "What About Me" by Moving Pictures
  • Eliminated: Lucina Innocence
  • Farewell Message:
295TBA29 November 2024 (2024-11-29)

  • Guest Judge:
  • Alternating Coach:
  • Main Challenge:
  • Runway Theme:
  • Challenge Winner:
  • Challenge Prize:
  • Bottom Two:
  • Lip-Sync Song:
  • Eliminated:
  • Farewell Message:
306TBA6 December 2024 (2024-12-06)

  • Guest Judge:
  • Alternating Coach:
  • Main Challenge:
  • Runway Theme:
  • Challenge Winner:
  • Challenge Prize:
  • Bottom Two:
  • Lip-Sync Song:
  • Eliminated:
  • Farewell Message:
317TBA13 December 2024 (2024-12-13)

  • Guest Judge:
  • Alternating Coach:
  • Main Challenge:
  • Runway Theme:
  • Challenge Winner:
  • Challenge Prize:
  • Bottom Two:
  • Lip-Sync Song:
  • Eliminated:
  • Farewell Message:
328TBA20 December 2024 (2024-12-20)

  • Guest Judge:
  • Alternating Coach:
  • Main Challenge:
  • Runway Theme:
  • Eliminated:
  • Lip-Sync Song:
  • Runner-up:
  • Winner of Drag Race Down Under Season Four:

References

  1. ^ "RuPaul steps down as Drag Race Down Under host, Michelle Visage takes over judges panel". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. ^ "RuPaul steps down, Michelle Visage to host 'Drag Race Down Under'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Michelle Visage officially replacing RuPaul as 'Drag Race Down Under' host". www.out.com. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  4. ^ Tangcay, Jazz (11 March 2024). "'Drag Race Down Under' Season 4 to Be Hosted by Michelle Visage". Variety. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Doubling Down". Drag Race Down Under. Season 4. Episode 1. 1 November 2024. Stan / TVNZ+ / WOW Presents Plus.
  6. ^ a b c "Mr. Right or Mr. Right Now?". Drag Race Down Under. Season 4. Episode 2. 8 November 2024. Stan / TVNZ+ / WOW Presents Plus.
  7. ^ a b c "Snatch Me Out of Here". Drag Race Down Under. Season 4. Episode 3. 15 November 2024. Stan / TVNZ+ / WOW Presents Plus.
  8. ^ a b c "Fierce Fabulous Fashion". Drag Race Down Under. Season 4. Episode 4. 22 November 2024. Stan / TVNZ+ / WOW Presents Plus.
  9. ^ a b c "Booked and Beautiful". Drag Race Down Under. Season 4. Episode 5. 29 November 2024. Stan / TVNZ+ / WOW Presents Plus.
  10. ^ a b "Platy-Pussies on Fire". Drag Race Down Under. Season 4. Episode 6. 6 December 2024. Stan / TVNZ+ / WOW Presents Plus.
  11. ^ "The Rhys Roast". Drag Race Down Under. Season 4. Episode 7. 13 December 2024. Stan / TVNZ+ / WOW Presents Plus.
  12. ^ "Grand Finale". Drag Race Down Under. Season 4. Episode 8. 20 December 2024. Stan / TVNZ+ / WOW Presents Plus.
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