RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (season 1)

*RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under*
RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
Season 1
	Promotional poster for season one
Hosted by	RuPaul
Judges	RuPaul; Michelle Visage; Rhys Nicholson;
No. of contestants	10
Winner	Kita Mean
Runner-up	Art Simone; Karen from Finance; Scarlet Adams;
Country of origin	Australia; New Zealand
No. of episodes	8
Release
Original network	Stan (AU); TVNZ 2 & TVNZ OnDemand (NZ); WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original release	1 May –; 19 June 2021

The first season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under began airing on 1 May and concluded on 19 June 2021.

Ten Australian and New Zealand-based drag queens competed for the title of the "Down Under's first Drag Superstar", a one-year supply of Revolution Beauty Cosmetics, and a cash prize of $30,000. The winner of the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under was Kita Mean, with Art Simone, Karen from Finance and Scarlet Adams as runners-up.

Production

Initially announced as a solely Australian version in 2019,[1] production was moved to New Zealand due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[2] Filmed in Auckland, the series features drag queens from both Australia and New Zealand competing to be "Down Under's first Drag Superstar".[3]

Australian comedian Rhys Nicholson was confirmed to join RuPaul and Michelle Visage as a judge.[4] They officially announced the ten contestants at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras on 6 March 2021.[5]

The three New Zealand-based queens were on House of Drag, with Anita Wigl'it and Kita Mean as judges and Elektra Shock as the runner-up on season 2.

Contestants

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

Contestants of *RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under* and their backgrounds
Contestant	Age	Hometown	Outcome
Kita Mean	34	Auckland, New Zealand	Winner
Art Simone	28	Melbourne, Australia	Runner-up[lower-alpha 1]
Karen from Finance	32	Melbourne, Australia
Scarlet Adams	27	Perth, Australia
Elektra Shock	28	Auckland, New Zealand	5th Place
Maxi Shield	46	Ballina, Australia	6th Place
Etcetera Etcetera	22	Canberra, Australia	7th Place
Anita Wigl'it	31	Leigh, New Zealand	8th Place
Coco Jumbo	29	Coffs Harbour, Australia	9th Place
Jojo Zaho	30	Newcastle, Australia	10th Place

Art Simone originally placed 9th before returning to the competition.

Contestant progress

Legend:

Kita Mean won RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under.

Art Simone, Karen from Finance and Scarlet Adams were the runners-up.

WIN indicates the contestant won the challenge in that episode.

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

BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant had to lip sync in that episode.

ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated in that episode.

Progress of contestants including rank/position in each episode
Contestant	Episode
Contestant	1[6]	2[7]	3[8]	4[9]	5[10]	6[11]	7[12]	8[13]
Kita Mean	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	BTM	Winner
Art Simone	SAFE	ELIM		SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	Runner-up
Karen from Finance	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	Runner-up
Scarlet Adams	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	BTM	WIN	Runner-up
Elektra Shock	BTM	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	ELIM
Maxi Shield	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	ELIM
Etcetera Etcetera	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM
Anita Wigl'it	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	ELIM
Coco Jumbo	SAFE	BTM	ELIM
Jojo Zaho	ELIM

Lip syncs

Summary of *RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under* lip syncs
Episode	Contestants			Song	Eliminated
1	Elektra Shock	vs.	Jojo Zaho	"Tragedy" (Bee Gees)	Jojo Zaho
2	Art Simone	vs.	Coco Jumbo	"I'm That Bitch" (RuPaul)	Art Simone
3	Coco Jumbo	vs.	Elektra Shock	"Shake Your Groove Thing" (Peaches & Herb)	Coco Jumbo
4	Anita Wigl'it	vs.	Karen from Finance	"I Begin to Wonder" (Dannii Minogue)	Anita Wigl'it
5	Etcetera Etcetera	vs.	Maxi Shield	"Absolutely Everybody" (Vanessa Amorosi)	Etcetera Etcetera
6	Maxi Shield	vs.	Scarlet Adams	"Better the Devil You Know" (Kylie Minogue)	Maxi Shield
7	Elektra Shock	vs.	Kita Mean	"Untouched" (The Veronicas)	Elektra Shock
8	Art Simone vs. Karen from Finance vs. Kita Mean vs. Scarlet Adams			"Physical" (Olivia Newton-John)	Art Simone
					Karen from Finance
					Scarlet Adams

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 was eliminated after the final lip sync of the season.

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order:

Elz Carrad, New Zealand actor
Rena Owen, New Zealand actress in theatre, television and film

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.

Episode 1

Taika Waititi, New Zealand film and television director

Episode 2

Kylie Minogue, Australian singer and actress
Dannii Minogue, Australian singer and actress[14]

Episode 3

Troye Sivan, Australian singer-songwriter
Leland, American singer

Episode 5

Suzanne Paul, infomercial hostess and television presenter

Episode 6

Aunty Donna, Australian absurdist comedy group from Melbourne

Episode 7

Raven, American drag queen and runner-up on both the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race and the first season of All Stars
The Veronicas, Australian pop duo from Brisbane

Episode 8

Dame Olivia Newton-John, British-Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur and activist
Chloe Lattanzi, American singer and actress, daughter to Olivia Newton-John
Lance Savali, New Zealand dancer/choreographer from Wellington

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
1	1	"G'day, G'day, G'day"	1 May 2021 (2021-05-01)
The ten queens entered the work room for the first time. Art, Scarlet and Karen received positive critiques on the runway, and Karen is declared the winner of the challenge. Elektra and Jojo both received negative critiques, whilst Coco receives negative critiques but is ultimately declared safe, leaving Elektra and Jojo in the bottom 2. Elektra Shock wins the lipsync and Jojo Zaho exits the competition. Mini Challenge: Intergalactic Superhero Acting Audition – "Thar" Mini Challenge Winner: Elektra Shock Main Challenge: Get to Know You Ball Runway Themes: Born Naked & No Place Like Home Challenge Winner: Karen from Finance Main Challenge Prize: $3,000 cash tip from Mary's Poppin' in Adelaide Bottom Two: Elektra Shock & Jojo Zaho Lip Sync Song: "Tragedy" by Bee Gees Eliminated: Jojo Zaho Farewell Message: " I am so happy to call each & everyone of you mob(sisters). Bring that crown home. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi Oi Oi. Jojo Zaho x now clean this mirror bitch lol"
2	2	"Snatch Game"	8 May 2021 (2021-05-08)
The queens received a video message from Kylie Minogue and RuPaul confirmed that the queens have to show their best celebrity impersonation skills in the Snatch Game. The characters are as follows: Anita Wigl'it as Elizabeth II Art Simone as Bindi Irwin Coco Jumbo as Lizzo Elektra Shock as Catherine O'Hara Etcetera Etcetera as Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton Karen from Finance as Dolly Parton Kita Mean as Dr. Seuss Maxi Shield as Magda Szubanski Scarlet Adams as Jennifer Coolidge On the runway, the category is Sea-Sickening. Anita Wigl'it is declared the winner of the challenge, and Etcetera Etcetera and Kita Mean are declared safe. The remaining girls are all in the bottom. Scarlet Adams, Art Simone, and Karen from Finance receive praise for their runways, but mixed to negative critiques for their Snatch Games. Elektra Shock receives praise for her performance, negative critiques for her runway. Maxi Shield receives mixed critiques for both her Snatch Game and runway, while Coco Jumbo receives negative critiques on her performance and runway. In Untucked, Dannii Minogue video streamed the queens and gave advice on performance. Art Simone & Coco Jumbo end up in the bottom two. They lip sync to "I'm That Bitch" by RuPaul. Coco Jumbo wins the lip sync and Art Simone is eliminated from the competition. Main Challenge: The Snatch Game Runway Theme: Sea-Sickening Challenge Winner: Anita Wigl'it Main Challenge Prize: $5,000 cash tip from Barefoot Wine Australia Bottom Two: Art Simone & Coco Jumbo Lip Sync Song: "I'm That Bitch" by RuPaul Eliminated: Art Simone Farewell Message: "REDЯUM ♡ Art. Karen bring home that crown!"
3	3	"Queens Down Under"	15 May 2021 (2021-05-15)
RuPaul announces that the queens will be working together to debut a brand new drag anthem, "Queens Down Under". The first team is: Scarlet Adams, Etcetera Etcetera, Coco Jumbo and Anita Wigl'it. The second teams is: Elektra Shock, Karen from Finance, Kita Mean and Maxi Shield. The queens receive a video message from Troye Sivan and Leland for songwriting tips. The contestants performed in Team Three and a Half Men & Team Outback Fake-Hoes, but were judged individually. Mini Challenge: BABEWATCH – Slow-motion surf rescue Mini Challenge Winners: Scarlet Adams & Elektra Shock Mini Challenge Prizes: $2,500 gift card from Glitter au Gogo, $2,500 gift card from Philmah's Werqshop Main Challenge: Compose an original verse with original music "Queens Down Under" by Leland. Runway Theme: Bogan Prom Realness Challenge Winner: Scarlet Adams Main Challenge Prize: $4,500 Custom prosthetic piece from BodyFX Bottom Two: Elektra Shock & Coco Jumbo Lip Sync Song: "Shake Your Groove Thing" by Peaches & Herb Eliminated: Coco Jumbo Farewell Message: "I ♡ you my sisters. THE PARTY STARTS NOW!! ♡ COCO JUMBO. PS: WATCH OUT BITCH."
4	4	"Rucycled"	22 May 2021 (2021-05-22)
RuPaul enters the werkroom with the Pit crew and reveals the challenge, and Art Simone is brought back into the competition. After the runway, Elektra & Kita are declared safe. Art, Maxi & Scarlett receive positive reviews while Anita, Etcetera & Karen are critised by the judges. Scarlett is the winner, whilst Anita and Karen are in the bottom two. They lip sync to "I Begin to Wonder" by Dannii Minogue. Karen wins the lip sync and Anita is eliminated from the competition. Guest Judge: Elz Carrad Returned: Art Simone Main Challenge: Construct a runway outfit from miscellaneous items found in the local op shop Challenge Winner: Scarlet Adams Main Challenge Prize: $2,500 gift card from Elea's Closet Bottom Two: Anita Wigl'it & Karen from Finance Lip Sync Song: "I Begin to Wonder" by Dannii Minogue Eliminated: Anita Wigl'it Farewell Message: "To my beautiful queens, You are everything to me! I come in with 3 Kiwi sisters and leave with a whole Australian sisters hood. Never forget my Dry Arse Pussy. Anita P.S. see you in two in the trash."
5	5	"Marketing Hats"	29 May 2021 (2021-05-29)
Art is declared the winner of the reading challenge. For the main challenge, each contestant has to create and market a yeast spread, inspired by staple spreads Down Under Vegemite, Marmite, and Promite. Their infomercial products are as follows: Karen – Discharge Scarlet – Snatch Art – Yeasty Yank Extractor Kita – Yeasty Nuts Etcetera – Pissed Elektra – Topped Maxi – Hornbag While getting ready for the runway, the queens discuss regrets while performing in drag. Scarlet admits that she did blackface for her shows when she was younger. All the queens remain on stage to receive feedback on their infomercial and runway. Elektra & Kita are both highly praised for both their performances and runway. Maxi, Karen, Art, Etcetera & Scarlet received mixed critiques. In addition, RuPaul addresses Scarlet's history of blackface. Elektra is declared the winner. Kita, Karen, Art & Scarlet are ultimately declared safe, leaving Etcetera and Maxi in the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Absolutely Everybody" by Vanessa Amorosi. Maxi wins the lip-sync Etcetera Etcetera is eliminated from the competition. Guest Judge: Rena Owen Mini Challenge: Reading challenge Mini Challenge Winner: Art Simone Mini Challenge Prize: Sewing machine courtesy of Singer Main Challenge: Create an infomercial for your own Yeast Spread Runway Theme: Finest Sheila in the bush Challenge Winner: Elektra Shock Main Challenge Prize: 4 night stay at a Sofitel property of choice in Australia or New Zealand from Sofitel Viaduct Auckland Harbour Bottom Two: Etcetera Etcetera & Maxi Shield Lip Sync Song: "Absolutely Everybody" by Vanessa Amorosi Eliminated: Etcetera Etcetera Farewell Message: "YIPPEE YIPPEE! TRANS PEOPLE DESERVE MORE! I LOVE YOU BITCHES ♡ ETC THE GLAMOUR BUG XO"
6	6	"Family Resemblance"	5 June 2021 (2021-06-05)
In this week's challenge, the queens makeover rugby players from New Zealand Falcons RFC as a member of their drag family. Kita Mean is declared the winner of the challenge, whilst Maxi Shield and Scarlet Adams are in the bottom 2 and lip-sync to "Better the Devil You Know" by Kylie Minogue. Scarlet wins the lip-sync and Maxi Shield is eliminated from the competition. Mini Challenge: Interaction with local wildlife Mini Challenge Winner: Maxi Shield Mini Challenge Prize: $2,000 gift card from Amped accessories Main Challenge: Transform rugby players into members of their drag family Runway Theme: Drag Family Resemblance Challenge Winner: Kita Mean Main Challenge Prize: $2,500 prize package from House of Priscilla & $1,500 gift card from DailyJocks for their partner Bottom Two: Maxi Shield & Scarlet Adams Lip Sync Song: "Better the Devil You Know" by Kylie Minogue Eliminated: Maxi Shield Farewell Message: "I HAD TO STAND ON A STOOL TO WRITE THIS! I ♡ YOU ALL SO MUCH MAXI XX"
7	7	"Talent Show Extravaganza"	12 June 2021 (2021-06-12)
In this week's challenge, the queens compete in a talent show and attempt to cement their place in the finale of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. While Art, Elektra, Karen & Kita received mixed critiques, Scarlet was declared the winner and Elektra & Kita are in the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Untouched" by The Veronicas. Kita wins the lip-sync and Elektra is eliminated from the competition. Main Challenge: Perform a talent show in front of the judges Runway Theme: How's Your Head Piece? Challenge Winner: Scarlet Adams Main Challenge Prize: A range of individualised merch and $5,000 cash tip from Merch Mother Bottom Two: Elektra Shock & Kita Mean Lip Sync Song: "Untouched" by The Veronicas Eliminated: Elektra Shock Farewell Message: "Only 1 queen could beat me, and that's the winner of Rupaul's Drag Race Down Under. Kia Kaha x THANK YOU. Elektra SHOCK"
8	8	"Down Under Grand Finale"	19 June 2021 (2021-06-19)
For the grand finale, the final queens write their own verses to RuPaul's "I'm a Winner, Baby" and compete to be crowned winner of the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. Main Challenge: Recording a verse and perform on stage to RuPaul's classic song "I'm a Winner, Baby" Runway Theme: Best Drag Lip Sync Song: "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John Runners-up: Art Simone, Karen from Finance and Scarlet Adams Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Season One: Kita Mean

Controversies

Following the cast reveal, video footage and images surfaced of Scarlet Adams "wearing a shirt with the Aboriginal flag, with dark tanned skin and two teeth blacked out". Guardian Australia reported that the image was taken in 2012 during Australia Day celebrations. Other images feature Adams in blackface as an African American woman and playing Asian stereotypes by wearing a sari as part of a Bollywood character. Adams apologised via social media in 2020 before being revealed as a cast member and later released a new apology in March 2021.[15] In the series fifth episode, RuPaul addressed the controversy during the judges' critiques. Adams said, “I can’t deny that that happened. As a dumb, ignorant teenager, I made some mistakes that I’m really not proud of, and every day, I regret those decisions, I regret the fact that I used my platform as a performer to ridicule people who have faced systemic racism for hundreds of years and I’m so ashamed of the person I once was. I’m really sorry to you and to everyone that I have hurt.”[16]

Another contestant, Karen from Finance, was also reported to be involved in racial insensitivity after photos emerged showing a tattoo of a golliwog. Karen from Finance addressed the controversy on their social media by saying "I made the uninformed, ignorant and regrettable decision to have one of these dolls tattooed. In the years that followed ... I realised how irresponsible and stupid I had been so I disposed of the dolls to landfill and had my tattoo covered."[15]

Art Simone's return to the competition in Episode 4 also led to accusations of racism, with the show's lack of explanation for Simone's return leading to some viewers to question why a white contestant was allowed to return, but not the two recently eliminated contestants of colour.[17][18]

Etcetera Etcetera's performance as Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton in the Snatch Game (episode 2) draw widespread condemnation, as her impersonation heavily mocked the death of Chamberlain's baby daughter, accompanied with a bloodstained dingo puppet, which was criticised as being cruel, offensive and insensitive considering how Chamberlain-Creighton was wrongfully convicted for her daughter's death.[19][20]

Certain jokes made by Anita Wigl'it about Prince Andrew during her Snatch Game appearance as Elizabeth II in Episode Two were censored by the BBC for the UK screenings of the episode.[21] Wigl'it was later accused of plagiarism by Australian comedian Anthony Lehmann, who claimed that Wigl'it stole a joke that he had originally cracked in August 2020. Wigl'it later issued an apology on her Instagram, saying “Oh no! I do apologise!! When I was doing research for the Queen character I knew that there was something funny about the letter writing[...]Friends suggested the text. Turns out they had heard it somewhere before!”[22]

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[6] Art Simone originally placed 9th before returning to the competition.

[1] "RuPaul's Drag Race Australia has been announced". PinkNews. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[2] Carmody, Broede (8 January 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race to sashay its way to Australia – thanks to NZ". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[3] "RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under is coming to Aotearoa!". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-09-10.

[4] "New judge joins RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under". Stuff.co.nz. 10 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

[5] STREET, MIKELLE (2 March 2021). "'Drag Race' Has an Important (Envy-Inducing) 'Down Under' Announcement". Out. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

[episode1-7] "G'Day, G'Day, G'Day". RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. Season 1. Episode 1. 1 May 2021.

[episode2-8] "Snatch Game". RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. Season 1. Episode 2. 8 May 2021.

[episode3-9] "Queens Down Under". RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. Season 1. Episode 3. 15 May 2021.

[episode4-10] "Rucycled". RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. Season 1. Episode 4. 22 May 2021.

[episode5-11] "Marketing Hats". RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. Season 1. Episode 5. 29 May 2021.

[episode6-12] "Family Reseblance". RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. Season 1. Episode 6. 5 June 2021.

[episode7-13] "Talent Show Extravaganza". RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. Season 1. Episode 7. 12 June 2021.

[episode8-14] "Down Under Grand Finale". RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. Season 1. Episode 8. 19 June 2021.

[15] "Taika Waititi & Kylie Minogue to appear as special guests on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under". The Edge. 22 April 2021. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[Guardian_18_March-16] Bosely, Matilda (18 March 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under contestant apologises for past performances in blackface". Guardian Australia. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

[17] "RuPaul calls out Drag Race Down Under contestant for racist past". GAY TIMES. 2021-05-30. Archived from the original on 2021-05-30. Retrieved 2021-06-01.

[18] Law, Benjamin (13 June 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under: Local version of hit reality TV series missteps when it comes to race and representation". ABC News. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[19] Dashenas, Sam (18 June 2021). "Exclusive: Art Simone dispels wild theories about her Drag Race Down Under return". Gay Times. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[perthnow-lindy-20] RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under star Etcetera Etcetera under fire for portrayal of Lindy Chamberlain - Perth Now, Krystal Sanders, May 9, 2015

[screenrant-lindy-21] RuPaul’s Drag Race: Fans Denounce Etcetera Etcetera's Snatch Game Choice - Screenrant, Maggie Mead, May 12, 2021

[22] Martin, Josh (12 May 2021). "BBC censors Royal Family jokes in 'RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under'". NME. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[23] Smith, Reiss (15 July 2021). "Drag Race queen apologises for stealing infamous joke". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.