Drag Race Down Under | |
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Season 4 | |
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Hosted by | Michelle Visage |
Judges |
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No. of contestants | 10 |
Winner | Lazy Susan |
Runners-up | |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Release | |
Original network |
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Original release | 1 November – 20 December 2024 |
Season chronology | |
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 would 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 would 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.
The fourth season of Drag Race Down Under aired in 2024. Michelle Visage replaced RuPaul as host. Rhys Nicholson remained a permanent judge, and the season featured guest judges and former contestants from the series. [2] RuPaul continued to be an executive producer. [3] According to Variety , the show's name was changed from "RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under" to "Drag Race Down Under". [4]
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
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Lazy Susan | 32 | Melbourne, Australia | Winner |
Mandy Moobs | 33 | Brisbane, Australia | Runners-up |
Vybe | 32 | Sydney, Australia | |
Freya Armani | 24 | Brisbane, Australia | 4th place |
Nikita Iman | 27 | Auckland, New Zealand | 5th place |
Max Drag Queen | 24 | Melbourne, Australia | 6th place |
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 |
Legend:
Contestant | Episode | |||||||
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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 |
Legend:
Episode | Bottom contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
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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 |
6 [10] | Max Drag Queen | vs. | Nikita Iman | "Talking Body" (Tove Lo) | Max Drag Queen |
7 [11] | Mandy Moobs | vs. | Nikita Iman | "Searchin'" (Young Divas) | Nikita Iman |
Episode | Finalists | Song | Winner | ||
8 [12] | Lazy Susan vs. Mandy Moobs vs. Vybe | "Came Here for Love" (Sigala, Ella Eyre) | Lazy Susan | ||
Listed in chronological order:
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | |
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25 | 1 | "Doubling Down" | 1 November 2024 | |
Ten new queens enter the werkroom. For the main challenge, the queens present two looks for The Double Down Ball: Double Dressin' and Double Dippin'.
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. Both queens win the lip-sync and no one goes home.
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26 | 2 | "Mr. Right or Mr. Right Now?" | 8 November 2024 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens write, record, and perform verses to "Mr. Right" and "Mr. Right Now?".
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 the first queen to sashay away.
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27 | 3 | "Snatch Me" | 15 November 2024 | |
For the main challenge, the queens play the Snatch Game. Kita Mean and Rhys 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 sashays away.
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28 | 4 | "Fierce Fabulous Fashion" | 22 November 2024 | |
For the main challenge, the queens create an outfit made out of an assigned fabric.
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 sashays away.
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29 | 5 | "Booked and Beautiful" | 29 November 2024 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens read each other to filth. Vybe wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens makeover librarians. On the runway, category is Drag Family Storytime. Freya Armani, Nikita Iman and Vybe receive positive critiques, with Nikita Iman and Vybe both winning the challenge. Brenda Bressed, Mandy Moobs and Max Drag Queen receive negative critiques, with Mandy Moobs being safe. Brenda Bressed and Max Drag Queen lip-sync to "Like A Girl Does" by Peach PRC. Max Drag Queen wins the lip-sync and Brenda Bressed sashays away.
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30 | 6 | "Platy-Pussies On Fire" | 6 December 2024 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens attempt to make Michelle Visage slap them. Freya Armani wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens audition for the role of "Tutu Much" on the soap "Platy-Pussies On Fire". On the runway, category is Liquid Dreams. Freya Armani and Lazy Susan receive positive critiques, with Lazy Susan winning the challenge. Max Drag Queen, Nikita Iman and Vybe receive negative critiques, with Vybe being safe. Max Drag Queen and Nikita Iman lip-sync to "Talking Body" by Tove Lo. Nikita Iman wins the lip-sync and Max Drag Queen sashays away.
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31 | 7 | "The Rhys Roast" | 13 December 2024 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens perform a roast of Rhys Nicholson. On the runway, category is Cape Fierce. Freya Armani, Lazy Susan and Vybe receive positive critiques, with Vybe winning the challenge. Mandy Moobs and Nikita Iman receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Searchin'" by Young Divas. Mandy Moobs wins the lip-sync and Nikita Iman sashays away.
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32 | 8 | "Grand Finale" | 20 December 2024 | |
For the final challenge of the season, the queens write, record and perform their own verses to the original song "The Biggest". On the runway, category is Crowning Glory. Freya Armani is eliminated, leaving Lazy Susan, Mandy Moobs and Vybe as the top three queens of the season. They lip-sync to "Came Here for Love" by Sigala and Ella Eyre. It is announced that Lazy Susan is the winner, leaving Mandy Moobs and Vybe as the runners-up.
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