Spankie Jackzon

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Spankie Jackzon
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Spankie Jackzon at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Blair Macbeth

(1984-11-04) 4 November 1984 (age 39)
Palmerston North, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand
Occupation Drag queen
Years active2005–present
Television
Website spankiejackzon.com

Spankie Jackzon is the stage name of Blair Macbeth (born 4 November 1984), [1] a New Zealand drag performer. She is best known for winning the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under in 2022. [2] Previously, in 2020, she also won the second season of the New Zealand television series House of Drag . [3] In 2024, she became a judge on Drag Race Down Under.

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Career

Jackzon is based in Palmerston North. [4] She started performing in drag as early as 2005, moving to Melbourne in the late 2010s to develop a career in the city's nightlife; at one point in her career, she hosted eight different club residences simultaneously in the city of Melbourne. [4]

In 2020, Jackzon joined the second season of the New Zealand television series House of Drag as an "intruder" contestant in the fourth episode. She won the competition, beating Elektra Shock in the finale. [3]

In 2022, Jackzon was announced as one of 10 queens to compete on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under , [5] and after winning three main challenges, she won the season, with Hannah Conda and Kween Kong as runners-up. [6] [7] One of the hosts of House of Drag, Kita Mean, who previously won the first season of Rupaul's Drag Race Down Under, presented Jackzon with her crown and sceptre during the final episode of the second season, marking the second time that Mean crowned Jackzon on television (House of Drag and RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under). [8]

In 2024, Spankie participated in season 8 of Celebrity Treasure Island. She medically retired herself after being close to passing out after a swim leg in the race, having lost most of her fitness as a high school representative swimmer.

Filmography

Television

YearShowCharacterNetworkPlacingNotes
2020 House of Drag HerselfTVNZSeason 2 — Winner
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under HerselfWOW presents, TVNZ, Stan Season 2 — Winner
2024 The Boy, The Queen & Everything inbetween Stiff TiffTVNZ
2024 Bring Back My Girls HerselfWOW Presents
2024 Celebrity Treasure Island 2024 HerselfTVNZSeason 8 - 13th

Medical retirement

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  3. 1 2 Magazine, express (2020-04-04). "Congratulations House Of Drag Season 2 Winner Spankie Jackzon". express Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  4. 1 2 "Spankie Jackzon". www.tvnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2022-08-01. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
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  8. ↑ September 20, EW Staff Updated; EDT, 2022 at 11:30 AM. "See every winner of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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