Drag Race Down Under season 4

Drag Race Down Under
Season 4
Promotional poster for season four
Hosted by	Michelle Visage
Judges	Michelle Visage Rhys Nicholson Isis Avis Loren Kita Mean Spankie Jackzon
No. of contestants	10
No. of episodes	2
Release
Original network	Stan (Australia) TVNZ+ (New Zealand) WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original release	1 November 2024 (2024-11-01)
Season chronology

The fourth season of Drag Race Down Under premiered on 1 November 2024, through Stan in Australia and on WOW Presents Plus internationally.

On March 11, 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, including Kween Kong, runner-up on two seasons, will appear as guests throughout the season. This change also prompted the removal of RuPaul's name from the show's title.

On October 3, 2024, it was announced that the Cast RuVeal would take place on October 10, 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. RuPaul will continue to be an executive producer. According to Variety, the show's name will be changed from "RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under" to "Drag Race Down Under".

Contestants

See also: List of Drag Race contestants § RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under

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

Contestants of Drag Race Down Under season 4 and their backgrounds

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Outcome
Brenda Bressed	24	Melbourne, Australia	TBA
Freya Armani	24	Brisbane, Australia
Karna Ford	27	Sydney, Australia
Lazy Susan	32	Melbourne, Australia
Lucina Innocence	28	Auckland, New Zealand
Mandy Moobs	33	Brisbane, Australia
Max Drag Queen	24	Melbourne, Australia
Nikita Iman	27	Auckland, New Zealand
Vybe	32	Sydney, Australia
Olivia Dreams	25	Wellington, New Zealand	10th place

Contestant progress

Legend:

  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.

  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.

  BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.

  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.

Progress of contestants including placements in each episode

Contestant	Episode
	1	2	3
Brenda Bressed	SAFE	SAFE	TBA
Freya Armani	SAFE	SAFE
Karna Ford	BTM	SAFE
Lazy Susan	WIN	WIN
Lucina Innocence	BTM	BTM
Mandy Moobs	SAFE	SAFE
Max Drag Queen	SAFE	SAFE
Nikita Iman	SAFE	SAFE
Vybe	SAFE	SAFE
Olivia Dreams	SAFE	ELIM

Notes

Lip syncs

Legend:

  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.

  The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.

  The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom.

  The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.

Episode	Contestants			Song	Eliminated
1	Karna Ford	vs.	Lucina Innocence	"Rush" (Troye Sivan)	None
2	Lucina Innocence	vs.	Olivia Dreams	"Freefallin" (Zoë Badwi)	Olivia Dreams

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
• 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
• G Flip, Australian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer
• Ladyhawke, New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
• Matthew Okine, Australian stand-up comedian, author and radio presenter
• Peach PRC, Australian pop singer, songwriter, and social media personality
• 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

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
25	1	"Doubling Down"	1 November 2024 (2024-11-01)
Ten new queens enter the werkroom. For this week's main challenge, the queens present two looks for the Double Down Ball: Double Dressin' and Double Dippin', the latter paired with another queen in a monochromatic look. Brenda Bressed and Karna Ford - Red Freya Armani and Max Drag Queen - Gold Lazy Susan and Olivia Dreams - Purple Lucina Innocence and Mandy Boobs - Blue Nikita Iman and Vybe - Orange On the runway, Lazy Susan, Max Drag Queen and Nikita Iman receive positive critiques, with Lazy Susan winning the challenge. Karna Ford, Lucina Innocence and Olivia Dreams receive negative critiques, with Olivia Dreams being safe. Karna Ford and Lucina Innocence lip-sync to "Rush" by Troye Sivan. They both win the lip-sync and no one goes home. Guest Judge: Sasha Colby Alternating Coach: Isis Avis Loren Main Challenge: Double Down Ball Runway Theme: Double Dressin' and Double Dippin' Challenge Winner: Lazy Susan Challenge Prize: A $3,000 cash tip courtesy of TEAMM8 Bottom Two: Karna Ford and Lucina Innocence Lip-Sync Song: "Rush" by Troye Sivan Eliminated: None
26	2	"Mr. Right or Mr. Right Now?"	8 November 2024 (2024-11-08)
For this week's main challenge, the queens write, record and perform verses to Olivia Newton-John inspired songs "Mr. Right" and "Mr. Right Now?" in two groups. Team Mr. Right - Brenda Bressed, Karna Ford, Lazy Susan, Max Drag Queen and Olivia Dreams Team Mr. Right Now? - Freya Armani, Lucina Innocence, Mandy Moobs, Nikita Iman and Vybe On the runway, category is Sheer Genius. Brenda Bressed, Lazy Susan and Vybe receive positive critiques, with Lazy Susan winning the challenge. Freya Armani, Lucina Innocence and Olivia Dreams receive negative critiques, with Freya Armani being safe. Lucina Innocence and Olivia Dreams lip-sync to "Freefallin" by Zoë Badwi. Lucina Innocence wins the lip-sync and Olivia Dreams is eliminated. Guest Judge: Kween Kong Alternating Coach: Isis Avis Loren Main Challenge: Write, record and perform verses to Olivia Newton-John inspired songs "Mr. Right" or "Mr. Right Now?" Runway Theme: Sheer Genius Challenge Winner: Lazy Susan Challenge Prize: A 65 inch TV courtesy of Samsung Bottom Two: Lucina Innocence and Olivia Dreams Lip-Sync Song: "Freefallin" by Zoë Badwi Eliminated: Olivia Dreams Farewell Message:
27	3	TBA	15 November 2024 (2024-11-15)
Guest Judge: Alternating Coach: Main Challenge: Runway Theme: Challenge Winner: Challenge Prize: Bottom Two: Lip-Sync Song: Eliminated: Farewell Message:
28	4	TBA	22 November 2024 (2024-11-22)
Guest Judge: Alternating Coach: Main Challenge: Runway Theme: Challenge Winner: Challenge Prize: Bottom Two: Lip-Sync Song: Eliminated: Farewell Message:
29	5	TBA	29 November 2024 (2024-11-29)
Guest Judge: Alternating Coach: Main Challenge: Runway Theme: Challenge Winner: Challenge Prize: Bottom Two: Lip-Sync Song: Eliminated: Farewell Message:
30	6	TBA	6 December 2024 (2024-12-06)
Guest Judge: Alternating Coach: Main Challenge: Runway Theme: Challenge Winner: Challenge Prize: Bottom Two: Lip-Sync Song: Eliminated: Farewell Message:
31	7	TBA	13 December 2024 (2024-12-13)
Guest Judge: Alternating Coach: Main Challenge: Runway Theme: Challenge Winner: Challenge Prize: Bottom Two: Lip-Sync Song: Eliminated: Farewell Message:
32	8	TBA	20 December 2024 (2024-12-20)
Guest Judge: Alternating Coach: Main Challenge: Runway Theme: Eliminated: Lip-Sync Song: Runner-up: Winner of Drag Race Down Under Season Four: