Drag Race Down Under season 4 explained

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

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

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Age	Hometown	Outcome
Freya Armani	24	nowrap	Brisbane, Australia	rowspan="6"
Lazy Susan	32	nowrap	Melbourne, Australia
Mandy Moobs	33	nowrap	Brisbane, Australia
Max Drag Queen	24	nowrap	Melbourne, Australia
Nikita Iman	27	nowrap	Auckland, New Zealand
Vybe	32	nowrap	Sydney, Australia
Brenda Bressed	24	nowrap	Melbourne, Australia	7th place
Lucina Innocence	28	nowrap	Auckland, New Zealand	8th place
Karna Ford	27	nowrap	Sydney, Australia	9th place
Olivia Dreams	26	nowrap	Wellington, New Zealand	10th place

Lip syncs

Legend:

Episode	Contestants			Song	Eliminated
1	Karna Ford	vs.	nowrap	Lucina Innocence	"Rush" (Troye Sivan)	None
2	nowrap	Lucina Innocence	vs.	Olivia Dreams	"Freefallin" (Zoë Badwi)	Olivia Dreams
3	Karna Ford vs. Max Drag Queen vs. Nikita Iman			"My Delirium" (Ladyhawke)	Karna Ford
4	Freya Armani	vs.	Lucina Innocence	nowrap	"What About Me" (Moving Pictures)	Lucina Innocence
5	Brenda Bressed	vs.	Max Drag Queen	nowrap	"Like A Girl Does" (Peach PRC)	Brenda Bressed

Notes

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order:

• Sasha Colby, American drag performer, beauty pageant competitor and winner of RuPaul's Drag Race season 15
• Kween Kong, New Zealand-Australian drag performer and runner-up of both RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under season 2 and RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars
• Ladyhawke, New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
• G Flip, Australian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer
  • Peach PRC, Australian pop singer, songwriter, and social media personality Matthew Okine, Australian stand-up comedian, author and radio presenter
• Anita Wigl'it, New Zealand drag performer and contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under season 1 and Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World season 1
• Sophie Monk, Australian singer, actress, television personality, and model

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.

Notes and References

1. RuPaul steps down as Drag Race Down Under host, Michelle Visage takes over judges panel . 2024-03-11 . Entertainment Weekly . en.
2. RuPaul steps down, Michelle Visage to host 'Drag Race Down Under' . 2024-03-11 . . en.
3. Web site: Michelle Visage officially replacing RuPaul as 'Drag Race Down Under' host . 2024-03-11 . www.out.com . en.
4. Web site: Tangcay . Jazz . 2024-03-11 . 'Drag Race Down Under' Season 4 to Be Hosted by Michelle Visage . 2024-03-11 . Variety . en-US . 2024-03-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240311193604/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/drag-race-down-under-season-4-michelle-visage-host-1235936803/ . live .