RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under | |
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Season 3 | |
Hosted by | RuPaul |
Judges |
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No. of contestants | 10 |
Winner | Isis Avis Loren |
Runner-up | Gabriella Labucci |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Original release | 28 July – 15 September 2023 |
Season chronology | |
The third season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under premiered on July 28, 2023, through Stan in Australia, TVNZ+ in New Zealand, and on WOW Presents Plus internationally. The season was confirmed by World of Wonder on October 24, 2022. [1]
Isis Avis Loren won the season, becoming the first Australian queen to win in the franchise, with Gabriella Labucci as the runner-up.
On October 24, 2022, it was announced via the shows official Instagram page, that casting for the third season was now open. Applications remained open for four weeks until closing on November 13, 2022. [1]
Ten contestants were announced on June 28, 2023. [2] [3] Participants include Flor, who previously appeared on season 2 of House of Drag , along with Down Under Season 2's winner, Spankie Jackzon and Season 1's Elektra Shock, which was a series hosted and judged by Down Under Season 1 contestants Anita Wigl'it and Kita Mean.
On July 19, 2023, it was announced via TVNZ's Instagram page the guest judges who, unlike the previous two seasons, would be featured at the judges' table throughout the series. [4]
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
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Isis Avis Loren | 33 | Melbourne, Australia | Winner |
Gabriella Labucci | 31 | Ballarat, Australia | Runner-up |
Flor | 25 | Auckland, New Zealand | 3rd place |
Hollywould Star | 34 | Sydney, Australia | 4th place |
Bumpa Love | 51 | Melbourne, Australia | 5th place |
Ashley Madison | 25 | Melbourne, Australia | 6th place |
Rita Menu | 24 | Hamilton, New Zealand | 7th place |
Ivanna Drink | 26 | Auckland, New Zealand | 8th place |
Ivory Glaze | 26 | Sydney, Australia | 9th place |
Amyl | 27 | Sydney, Australia | 10th place |
Legend:
Contestant | Episode | |||||||
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1 [5] | 2 [6] [lower-alpha 1] | 3 [7] | 4 [8] | 5 [9] | 6 [10] | 7 [11] | 8 [12] | |
Isis Avis Loren | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | Winner |
Gabriella Labucci | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | BTM | Runner-up |
Flor | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | Eliminated |
Hollywould Star | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | |
Bumpa Love | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | ||
Ashley Madison | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | |||
Rita Menu | SAFE | BTM | BTM | ELIM | ||||
Ivanna Drink | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||
Ivory Glaze | BTM | ELIM | ||||||
Amyl | ELIM |
Legend:
Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
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1 [5] | Amyl | vs. | Ivory Glaze | "Down Under" (Men at Work) | Amyl |
3 [7] [lower-alpha 1] | Ivory Glaze | vs. | Rita Menu | "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor) | Ivory Glaze |
Ivanna Drink | vs. | Rita Menu | "Holding Out for a Hero" (Adam Lambert) | Ivanna Drink | |
4 [8] | Flor | vs. | Rita Menu | "Secrets" (Kylie Minogue) | Rita Menu |
5 [9] | Ashley Madison | vs. | Bumpa Love | "Hot n Cold" (Katy Perry) | Ashley Madison |
6 [10] | Bumpa Love | vs. | Gabriella Labucci | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" (Jet) | Bumpa Love |
7 [11] | Gabriella Labucci | vs. | Hollywould Star | "Not About You" (Haiku Hands) | Hollywould Star |
Episode | Finalists | Song | Winner | ||
8 [12] | Gabriella Labucci | vs. | Isis Avis Loren | "Walking on Broken Glass" (Annie Lennox) | Isis Avis Loren |
Listed in chronological order:
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 2
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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17 | 1 | "Mardi Gras Pride" | 28 July 2023 | |
Ten new queens enter the werkroom. For this week's main challenge, the queens write, record, and perform verses to a mashup of RuPaul's "Super Queen" and "Sissy That Walk". On the runway, category is Somewhere Under the Rainbow. Flor, Gabriella Labucci and Hollywould Star receive positive critiques, with Hollywould Star winning the challenge. Amyl, Ashley Madison and Ivory Glaze receive negative critiques, with Ashley Madison being safe. Amyl and Ivory Glaze lip-sync to "Down Under" by Men at Work. Ivory Glaze wins the lip-sync and Amyl is the first queen to sashay away.
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18 | 2 | "Muriel's Bedding" | 4 August 2023 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens do a boudoir photoshoot. Gabriella Labucci wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens create an outfit made out of leftover bedding materials. On the runway, category is Muriel's Bedding. Bumpa Love, Hollywould Star and Isis Avis Loren receive positive critiques, with Isis Avis Loren winning the challenge. Ivanna Drink, Ivory Glaze and Rita Menu receive negative critiques, with Ivanna Drink being safe. Before the lip-sync begins, Ivory Glaze passes out on the main stage. After making the necessary medical determinations, RuPaul announces that the elimination will be postponed until the next episode.
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19 | 3 | "Fake Housewives of Down Under" | 11 August 2023 | |
Picking up from the events of the previous episode, Ivory Glaze and Rita Menu lip-sync to "Murder on the Dancefloor" by Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Rita Menu wins the lip-sync and Ivory Glaze sashays away.
For this week's main challenge, the queens team up and improvise in the new reunion special of The Fake Housewives of Down Under .
On the runway, category is Bad Girls Gone Bad. Bumpa Love, Flor, Gabriella Labucci and Isis Avis Loren receive positive critiques, with Gabriella Labucci winning the challenge. Ivanna Drink and Rita Menu receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom two. Ivanna Drink and Rita Menu lip-sync to "Holding Out For A Hero" by Adam Lambert. Rita Menu wins the lip-sync and Ivanna Drink sashays away.
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20 | 4 | "Snatch Game - Down Under Season 3" | 18 August 2023 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens have to find matching pairs of the pit crew's underwear. Gabriella Labucci wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens play the Snatch Game. Keiynan Lonsdale and Max Currie star as the celebrity contestants. The cast consisted of:
On the runway, category is Night of a Thousand Kylie Minogue's. Ashley Madison and Isis Avis Loren receive positive critiques, with Ashley Madison winning the challenge. Bumpa Love, Flor and Rita Menu receive negative critiques, with Bumpa Love being safe. Flor and Rita Menu lip-sync to "Secrets" by Kylie Minogue. Flor wins the lip-sync and Rita Menu sashays away.
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21 | 5 | "BMX Bitches" | 25 August 2023 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens read each other to filth. No one wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens write, record, and perform verses to "BMX Bitches".
On the runway, category is Fuchsia? I Don't Even Know Her. Team SNS (Sexy n Stupid) is the winning team, with Hollywould Star winning the challenge. Team F.A.B International is the losing team, with Ashley Madison and Bumpa Love being announced as the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry. Bumpa Love wins the lip-sync and Ashley Madison sashays away.
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22 | 6 | "Drag Brunch" | 1 September 2023 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens perform a talent show in front of the judges.
On the runway, category is Not in My Backyard Barbecue. Flor and Isis Avis Loren receive positive critiques, with Isis Avis Loren winning the challenge. Bumpa Love and Gabriella Labucci receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet. Gabriella Labucci wins the lip-sync and Bumpa Love sashays away.
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23 | 7 | "Terriers in Tiaras" | 8 September 2023 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens makeover dog owners and their dogs. On the runway, category is Drag Family Resemblance: Doggy Style. Flor and Isis Avis Loren receive positive critiques, with both queens winning the challenge. Gabriella Labucci and Hollywould Star receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Not About You" by Haiku Hands. Gabriella Labucci wins the lip-sync and Hollywould Star sashays away.
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24 | 8 | "Grand Finale - Down Under Season 3" | 15 September 2023 | |
For the final challenge of the season, the queens write, record and perform their own verses to a remix of RuPaul's song "Crying on the Dance Floor". On the runway, category is Finale Eleganza Extravaganza. Flor is eliminated, leaving Gabriella Labucci and Isis Avis Loren as the top two queens of the season. They lip-sync to "Walking on Broken Glass" by Annie Lennox. It is announced that Isis Avis Loren is the winner, leaving Gabriella Labucci as the runner-up.
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