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 would 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 would appear as guests throughout the season.
Background The fourth season of Drag Race Down Under aired in 2024. Michelle Visage replaced RuPaul as host. Rhys Nicholson remained a permanent judge, and the season featured guest judges and former contestants from the series. RuPaul continued to be an executive producer. According to Variety, the show's name was changed from "RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under" to "Drag Race Down Under".
Contestants
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant Age Hometown Outcome Lazy Susan 32 Melbourne, Australia Mandy Moobs 33 Brisbane, Australia Vybe 32 Sydney, Australia Freya Armani 24 Brisbane, Australia 4th place Nikita Iman 27 Auckland, New Zealand 5th place Max Drag Queen 24 Melbourne, Australia 6th place Brenda Bressed 24 Melbourne, Australia 7th place Lucina Innocence 28 Auckland, New Zealand 8th place Karna Ford 27 Sydney, Australia 9th place Olivia Dreams 26 Wellington, New Zealand 10th place
Contestant progress
Lip syncs Legend:
Episode Bottom contestants Song Eliminated 1 Karna Ford vs. Lucina Innocence "Rush"(Troye Sivan) None 2 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 "What About Me"(Moving Pictures) Lucina Innocence 5 Brenda Bressed vs. Max Drag Queen "Like a Girl Does"(Peach PRC) Brenda Bressed 6 Max Drag Queen vs. Nikita Iman "Talking Body"(Tove Lo) Max Drag Queen 7 Mandy Moobs vs. Nikita Iman "Searchin'"(Young Divas) Nikita Iman Episode Finalists Song Winner 8 Lazy Susan vs. Mandy Moobs vs. Vybe "Came Here for Love"(Sigala, Ella Eyre) Lazy Susan
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 contestant on 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 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 6 Hannah Conda, Australian drag performer and runner-up of both season 2 and RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. The World series 2
Episode 7 Maxi Shield, Australian drag performer and contestant on season 1
Episode 8 Elektra Shock, New Zealand drag performer and contestant on season 1
Episodes
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