House of Drag is a New Zealand reality competition television series produced by Warner Bros. International TV Production New Zealand for TVNZ OnDemand and OutTV. It debuted on 15 November 2018 on TVNZ OnDemand. It is hosted by New Zealand drag queens, Kita Mean and Anita Wigl'it. Season 2 premiered on 1 February 2020.
The first season saw nine contestants – eight drag queens and one drag king – undertake a series of "awkwardly fabulous" challenges. The contestant who won each week had the power to select two fellow contestants who they believe should be in the bottom for that week. Kita Mean and Anita Wigl'it then decided who would "have their light dimmed" and be sent home. The contestants competed to be crowned the winner of The House of Drag, take home a prize of $10,000, a 55" LG Smart LED TV and one year of free broadband, courtesy of the show's sponsor Chorus Limited.
Series overview Season Premiere Finale Winner Runner-up No. of contestants Winner's prizes 1 15 November 2018 20 December 2018 Hugo Grrrl Lola Blades 9 $10,000 55" LG Smart LED TV One year of free broadband internet provided by Chorus 2 1 February 2020 4 April 2020 Spankie Jackzon Elektra Shock 12 $10,000 Body bits from BodyFX
Season 1 Contestants Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
+ Contestants of House of Drag season 1 and their backgrounds Contestant Age Hometown Outcome Hugo Grrrl 27 Wellington, New Zealand Lola Blades 28 Auckland, New Zealand Leidy Lei 23 Auckland, New Zealand 3rd place Bunny Holiday 23 Wellington, New Zealand 4th place Vulga Titz 20 Wellington, New Zealand 5th place Medulla Oblongata 32 Auckland, New Zealand 6th place Trinity Ice 28 Auckland, New Zealand 7th place Luna Queen of the Moon 24 Auckland, New Zealand 8th place Shavorn Aborealis 21 Auckland, New Zealand 9th place
Contestant progress Legend:
+Progress of contestants including placements in each episode Contestant Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hugo Grrrl SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE Winner Lola Blades SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE SAFE Runner-up Leidy Lei SAFE BTM SAFE BTM BTM Bunny Holiday BTM SAFE SAFE BTM Vulga Titz SAFE SAFE SAFE Medulla Oblongata SAFE SAFE Trinity Ice SAFE SAFE Luna Queen of the Moon SAFE Shavorn Aborealis
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Season 2 Contestants Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
+ Contestants of House of Drag season 2 and their backgrounds Contestant Age Hometown Outcome Spankie Jackzon 34 Palmerston North, New Zealand Elektra Shock 26 Auckland, New Zealand Claire Voyant 27 Hershey, United States 3rd place Bionica 22 Auckland, New Zealand 4th place Miss Geena 29 Auckland, New Zealand 5th place Lilly Loca 32 Auckland, New Zealand 6th place Willy SmacknTush 32 Wellington, New Zealand 7th place Flor 21 Auckland, New Zealand 8th place Jen Tre Fire 23 Auckland, New Zealand 9th place Kelly Fornia 25 Wellington, New Zealand 10th place Rhubarb Rouge 32 Palmerston North, New Zealand 11th place Stabitha 34 Wellington, New Zealand 12th place
Contestant progress Legend:
+Progress of contestants including placements in each episode Contestant Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Spankie Jackzon BTM BTM BTM Winner Elektra Shock SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE Runner-up Claire Voyant SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE Bionica SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE SAFE Miss Geena SAFE SAFE SAFE Lilly Loca BTM2 SAFE SAFE Willy SmacknTush BTM BTM SAFE SAFE SAFE Flor SAFE SAFE SAFE Jen Tre Fire SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE Kelly Fornia SAFE SAFE Rhubarb Rouge SAFE Stabitha
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