List of Drag Race Down Under episodes

Drag Race Down Under (formerly RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under) is a reality competition streaming television series based on the American television series of the same name produced by World of Wonder and Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand. The show documents RuPaul and a panel of judges' search for "Down Under's next drag superstar". Contestants of Drag Race Down Under are either from Australia or New Zealand. RuPaul plays several roles on the show including host, mentor, and head judge for the series, as the contestants are given different challenges to participate in each week. The show also employs a panel of judges: RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and Rhys Nicholson. The series premiered on TVNZ 2 and TVNZ OnDemand in New Zealand, Stan in Australia,[1] and on WOW Presents Plus internationally on 1 May 2021.[2] The series is also streaming on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom,[3][4] and broadcast by both Crave and its associated streaming service in Canada.[5]

The ten drag queens from season one compete for the title of the "Down Under's first Drag Superstar", a one-year supply of Revolution Beauty Cosmetics, and a cash prize of $30,000. The winner of the first season of Drag Race Down Under was Kita Mean. In September 2021, the series was renewed for a second season.[6] Casting closed on 5 October 2021.[7] It premiered on July 30, 2022. The winner of the second season of Drag Race Down Under was Spankie Jackzon. Casting for season three opened on 24 October 2022.[8] It aired from 28 July to 15 September 2023. Isis Avis Loren won season 3.

Series overview

Season	Contestants	Episodes		Originally released		Winner	Runner(s)-up
				First released	Last released
1	10	8		1 May 2021 (2021-05-01)	19 June 2021 (2021-06-19)	Kita Mean	Art Simone Karen from Finance Scarlet Adams
2	10	8		30 July 2022 (2022-07-30)	17 September 2022 (2022-09-17)	Spankie Jackzon	Hannah Conda Kween Kong
3	10	8		28 July 2023 (2023-07-28)	15 September 2023 (2023-09-15)	Isis Avis Loren	Gabriella Labucci
4	10	8		1 November 2024 (2024-11-01)	20 December 2024 (2024-12-20)	Lazy Susan	Mandy Moobs Vybe

Episodes

Season 1 (2021)

Main article: RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (season 1)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
1	1	"G'day, G'day, G'day"	1 May 2021 (2021-05-01)
2	2	"Snatch Game"	8 May 2021 (2021-05-08)
3	3	"Queens Down Under"	15 May 2021 (2021-05-15)
4	4	"Rucycled"	22 May 2021 (2021-05-22)
5	5	"Marketing Hats"	29 May 2021 (2021-05-29)
6	6	"Family Resemblance"	5 June 2021 (2021-06-05)
7	7	"Talent Show Extravaganza"	12 June 2021 (2021-06-12)
8	8	"Down Under Grand Finale"	19 June 2021 (2021-06-19)

Season 2 (2022)

Main article: RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (season 2)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
9	1	"Grand Opening"	30 July 2022 (2022-07-30)
10	2	"Cagey Queens"	6 August 2022 (2022-08-06)
11	3	"Bottomless Brunch"	13 August 2022 (2022-08-13)
12	4	"Snatch Game"	20 August 2022 (2022-08-20)
13	5	"Bosom Buddies"	27 August 2022 (2022-08-27)
14	6	"Hometown Hunnies"	3 September 2022 (2022-09-03)
15	7	"Drag Family Makeover"	10 September 2022 (2022-09-10)
16	8	"Grand Finale"	17 September 2022 (2022-09-17)

Season 3 (2023)

Main article: RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (season 3)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
17	1	"Mardi Gras Pride"	28 July 2023 (2023-07-28)
18	2	"Muriel's Bedding"	4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)
19	3	"Fake Housewives of Down Under"	11 August 2023 (2023-08-11)
20	4	"Snatch Game - Down Under Season 3"	18 August 2023 (2023-08-18)
21	5	"BMX Bitches"	25 August 2023 (2023-08-25)
22	6	"Drag Brunch"	1 September 2023 (2023-09-01)
23	7	"Terriers in Tiaras"	8 September 2023 (2023-09-08)
24	8	"Grand Finale - Down Under Season 3"	15 September 2023 (2023-09-15)

Season 4 (2024)

Main article: Drag Race Down Under (season 4)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
25	1	"Doubling Down"	1 November 2024 (2024-11-01)
26	2	"Mr. Right or Mr. Right Now?"	8 November 2024 (2024-11-08)
27	3	"Snatch Me"	15 November 2024 (2024-11-15)
28	4	"Fierce Fabulous Fashion"	22 November 2024 (2024-11-22)
29	5	"Booked and Beautiful"	29 November 2024 (2024-11-29)
30	6	"Platy-Pussies On Fire"	6 December 2024 (2024-12-06)
31	7	"The Rhys Roast"	13 December 2024 (2024-12-13)
32	8	"Grand Finale"	20 December 2024 (2024-12-20)

References

1. Reich, Hannah (30 April 2021). "Rupaul's Drag Race Down Under: A guide to the Australian version of the drag queen reality TV competition". ABC. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
2. Earp, Catherine (8 April 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race announces premiere date for Australian spin-off". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
3. "RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under". BBC Three. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
4. "RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under: When is it on? And everything else you need to know". 29 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
5. "April 29 – May 5: Crave Weekly Streaming Overview". 28 April 2021. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
6. Sim, Bernardo (9 September 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Season 2 Officially Renewed For 2022". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
7. "RuPaul's Drag Race Casting". Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
8. "G'day, g'day, g'day~ 🦘🥝 Casting has officially begun for #DragRaceDownUnder Season 3!". Instagram. 24 October 2022. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

External links

• RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under at IMDb