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.
Isis Avis Loren won the season, becoming the first Australian queen to win in the franchise, with Gabriella Labucci as the runner-up.
Background 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.
Ten contestants were announced on June 28, 2023. 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. This was the last season of the Down Under franchise being hosted by RuPaul, who would step down next year and Michelle Visage taking over as official host.
Contestants
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
+ Contestant Age Hometown OutcomeIsis Avis Loren 33 Melbourne, Australia Gabriella Labucci 31 Ballarat, Australia Flor 25 3rd placeHollywould Star 34 Sydney, Australia 4th placeBumpa Love 51 Melbourne, Australia 5th placeAshley Madison 25 Melbourne, Australia 6th placeRita Menu 24 Hamilton, New Zealand 7th placeIvanna Drink 26 Auckland, New Zealand 8th placeIvory Glaze 26 Sydney, Australia 9th placeAmyl 27 Sydney, Australia 10th place
Contestant progress
Lip syncs Legend:
Episode Contestants Song Eliminated 1 Amyl vs. Ivory Glaze "Down Under"(Men at Work) Amyl 3 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 Flor vs. Rita Menu "Secrets"(Kylie Minogue) Rita Menu 5 Ashley Madison vs. Bumpa Love "Hot n Cold"(Katy Perry) Ashley Madison 6 Bumpa Love vs. Gabriella Labucci "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"(Jet) Bumpa Love 7 Gabriella Labucci vs. Hollywould Star "Not About You"(Haiku Hands) Hollywould Star Episode Finalists Song Winner 8 Gabriella Labucci vs. Isis Avis Loren "Walking on Broken Glass"(Annie Lennox) Isis Avis Loren
Notes
Guest judges Listed in chronological order: Deva Mahal, American soul and R&B singer Maria Thattil, Australian author, media personality and Miss Universe 2020 contestant Adam Lambert, American singer and actor Keiynan Lonsdale, Australian actor, singer-songwriter and dancer Rachel Hunter, New Zealand model and actress Amy Taylor, Australian singer and vocalist of Amyl and the Sniffers Josh Cavallo, Australian professional football player
Special guests Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 2 Raven, runner-up of both RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2 and All Stars Season 1
Episode 4 Max Currie, director and screenwriter and RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Season 1 Pit Crew
Episode 5 Corey Baker, choreographer, film director and former dancer
Episode 6 Bree Tomasel, radio host
Episode 7 Norvina, president of Anastasia Beverly Hills
Episode 8 Kween Kong, runner-up on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Season 2 Spankie Jackzon, winner of House of Drag Season 2 and RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Season 2
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