Drag Race Down Under season 4

{{Short description|Fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under}}

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| season_number = 4

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| image = RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Season 4 poster.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster for season four

| module1 = {{Infobox reality competition season

| host = Michelle Visage

| judges = {{plainlist|

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| num_contestants = 10

| winner = Lazy Susan

| runner_up = {{plainlist|

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| num_episodes = 8

| network = {{plainlist|

Stan (Australia)
TVNZ+ (New Zealand)
WOW Presents Plus (International)

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| first_aired = {{Start date|2024|11|01|df=yes}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2024|12|20|df=yes}}

| prev_season = Season 3

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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.{{Cite magazine |title=RuPaul steps down as Drag Race Down Under host, Michelle Visage takes over judges panel |url=https://ew.com/rupaul-leaving-drag-race-down-under-michelle-visage-8606508|access-date=2024-03-11 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}} This change also prompted the removal of RuPaul's name from the show's title.

On 3 October 2024, it was announced that the Cast RuVeal would take place on 10 October 2024.

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.{{Cite magazine |title=RuPaul steps down, Michelle Visage to host 'Drag Race Down Under' |url=https://ew.com/rupaul-leaving-drag-race-down-under-michelle-visage-8606508 |access-date=2024-03-11 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}} RuPaul continued to be an executive producer.{{Cite web |title=Michelle Visage officially replacing RuPaul as 'Drag Race Down Under' host |url=https://www.out.com/gay-tv-shows/rupauls-drag-race-down-under-michelle-visage-host-replacement-official |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=www.out.com |language=en}} According to Variety, the show's name was changed from "RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under" to "Drag Race Down Under".{{Cite web |last=Tangcay |first=Jazz |date=2024-03-11 |title='Drag Race Down Under' Season 4 to Be Hosted by Michelle Visage |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/drag-race-down-under-season-4-michelle-visage-host-1235936803/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311193604/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/drag-race-down-under-season-4-michelle-visage-host-1235936803/ |url-status=live }}

Contestants

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

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+{{nowrap\|Contestants of Drag Race Down Under season 4 and their backgrounds}} ! scope="col"\| Contestant ! scope="col"\| Age ! scope="col"\| Hometown ! scope="col"\| Outcome
scope="row"\| Lazy Susan \| 32 \| Melbourne, Australia \| {{sort\|01\|Winner}}
scope="row"\| Mandy Moobs \| 33 \| Brisbane, Australia \| rowspan="2"\| {{sort\|02\|Runners-up}}
scope="row"\| Vybe \| 32 \| Sydney, Australia
scope="row"\| Freya Armani \| 24 \| Brisbane, Australia \| 4th place
scope="row"\| Nikita Iman \| 27 \| Auckland, New Zealand \| 5th place
scope="row"\| Max Drag Queen \| 24 \| Melbourne, Australia \| 6th place
scope="row"\| Brenda Bressed \| 24 \| Melbourne, Australia \| 7th place
scope="row" nowrap\| Lucina Innocence \| 28 \| Auckland, New Zealand \| 8th place
scope="row"\| Karna Ford \| 27 \| Sydney, Australia \| 9th place
scope="row"\| Olivia Dreams \| 26 \| nowrap\| Wellington, New Zealand \| 10th place

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+{{nowrap|Contestants of Drag Race Down Under season 4 and their backgrounds}}

! scope="col"| Contestant

! scope="col"| Age

! scope="col"| Hometown

! scope="col"| Outcome

scope="row"| Lazy Susan

| 32

| Melbourne, Australia

| {{sort|01|Winner}}

scope="row"| Mandy Moobs

| 33

| Brisbane, Australia

| rowspan="2"| {{sort|02|Runners-up}}

scope="row"| Vybe

| 32

| Sydney, Australia

scope="row"| Freya Armani

| 24

| Brisbane, Australia

| 4th place

scope="row"| Nikita Iman

| 27

| Auckland, New Zealand

| 5th place

scope="row"| Max Drag Queen

| 24

| Melbourne, Australia

| 6th place

scope="row"| Brenda Bressed

| 24

| Melbourne, Australia

| 7th place

scope="row" nowrap| Lucina Innocence

| 28

| Auckland, New Zealand

| 8th place

scope="row"| Karna Ford

| 27

| Sydney, Australia

| 9th place

scope="row"| Olivia Dreams

| 26

| nowrap| Wellington, New Zealand

| 10th place

Contestant progress

Lip syncs

Legend:

{{legend|lightblue|The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.}}

{{legend|lightgreen|The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.}}

{{legend|lightpink|The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom.}}

{{legend|#D4AF37|The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.}}

scope="row"\| 1 \| Karna Ford \| vs. \| nowrap\| Lucina Innocence \| "Rush" (Troye Sivan) \| None
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col"\| Episode ! scope="col" colspan="3"\| Bottom contestants ! scope="col"\| Song ! scope="col"\| Eliminated
scope="row"\| 2 \| nowrap\| Lucina Innocence \| vs. \| Olivia Dreams \| "Freefallin" (Zoë Badwi) \| bgcolor="lightblue"\| Olivia Dreams
scope="row"\| 3 \| colspan="3"\| Karna Ford vs. Max Drag Queen vs. Nikita Iman \| "My Delirium" (Ladyhawke) \| bgcolor="lightgreen"\| Karna Ford
scope="row"\| 4 \| Freya Armani \| vs. \| Lucina Innocence \| "What About Me" (Moving Pictures) \| bgcolor="lightpink" nowrap\| Lucina Innocence
scope="row"\| 5 \| Brenda Bressed \| vs. \| Max Drag Queen \| "Like a Girl Does" (Peach PRC) \| bgcolor="lightblue"\| Brenda Bressed
scope="row"\| 6 \| Max Drag Queen \| vs. \| Nikita Iman \| "Talking Body" (Tove Lo) \| bgcolor="lightpink"\| Max Drag Queen
scope="row"\| 7 \| Mandy Moobs \| vs. \| Nikita Iman \| "Searchin'" (Young Divas) \| bgcolor="lightpink"\| Nikita Iman
scope="col"\| Episode ! scope="col" colspan="3"\| Finalists ! scope="col"\| Song ! scope="col"\| Winner
scope="row"\| 8 \| colspan="3"\| Lazy Susan vs. Mandy Moobs vs. Vybe \| nowrap\| "Came Here for Love" (Sigala, Ella Eyre) \| bgcolor="#D4AF37"\| 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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|Title = Doubling Down

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|11|01|df=y}}

|ShortSummary = Ten new queens enter the werkroom. For the main challenge, the queens present two looks for The Double Down Ball: Double Dressin' and Double Dippin'.

Blue - Lucina Innoncence and Mandy Moobs
Gold - Freya Armani and Max Drag Queen
Orange - Nikita Iman and Vybe
Purple - Lazy Susan and Olivia Dreams
Red - Brenda Bressed and Karna Ford

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. Both queens win the lip-sync and no one goes home.

Guest Judge: Sasha Colby
Alternating Coach: Isis Avis Loren
Main Challenge: The 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

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|Title = Mr. Right or Mr. Right Now?

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|11|08|df=y}}

|ShortSummary = For this week's main challenge, the queens write, record, and perform verses to "Mr. Right" and "Mr. Right Now?".

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 the first queen to sashay away.

Guest Judge: Kween Kong
Alternating Coach: Isis Avis Loren
Main Challenge: Write, record, and perform verses to "Mr. Right" and "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: "It's been an honor to meet you all, you are all so fierce and talented. Remember to LIV, laugh, and love ❤️ #WINNERSEDIT"

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|Title = Snatch Me

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|11|15|df=y}}

|ShortSummary = For the main challenge, the queens play the Snatch Game. Kita Mean and Rhys Nicholson star as the celebrity contestants. The cast consisted of:

Brenda Bressed as Gina Riley
Freya Armani as Mrs. Claus
Karna Ford as Eddie Murphy
Lazy Susan as Lindsay Lohan
Lucina Innocence as Tabatha Coffey
Mandy Moobs as Jane Turner
Max Drag Queen as Reese Witherspoon
Nikita Iman as Mother Nature
Vybe as Julia Child

On the runway, category is Queen of the Dessert. Brenda Bressed, Mandy Moobs and Vybe receive positive critiques, with Brenda Bressed winning the challenge. Karna Ford, Max Drag Queen and Nikita Iman receive negative critiques and are announced as the bottom three. They lip-sync to "My Delirium" by Ladyhawke. Max Drag Queen and Nikita Iman win the lip-sync and Karna Ford sashays away.

Guest Judge: Ladyhawke
Alternating Coach: Kita Mean
Main Challenge: I'm a Celebrity Impersonator – Snatch Me Outta Here!
Runway Theme: Queen of the Dessert
Challenge Winner: Brenda Bressed
Challenge Prize: A Necklace set from Amped Accessories
Bottom Three: Karna Ford, Max Drag Queen and Nikita Iman
Lip-Sync Song: "My Delirium" by Ladyhawke
Eliminated: Karna Ford
Farewell Message: "MABUHEY BAKLAS! I'm so proud to ha been in a cast with such talented queens. My DRAG RACE journey may have just ended but the real race only just begin for me so I let you all know... You all suck 💋 LOVE YOU ALL!"

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|Title = Fierce Fabulous Fashion

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|11|22|df=y}}

|ShortSummary = For the main challenge, the queens create an outfit made out of an assigned fabric.

Brenda Bressed - Tie-Dye
Freya Armani - Kitty Girl
Lazy Susan - Pleather
Lucina Innocence - Florals
Mandy Moobs - Lamé
Max Drag Queen - Checkered
Nikita Iman - Denim
Vybe - Sequins

On the runway, category is Fierce Fabulous Fashion. Mandy Moobs, Nikita Iman and Vybe receive positive critiques, with Mandy Moobs winning the challenge. Brenda Bressed, Freya Armani and Lucina Innocence receive negative critiques, with Brenda Bressed being safe. Freya Armani and Lucina Innocence lip-sync to "What About Me" by Moving Pictures. Freya Armani wins the lip-sync and Lucina Innocence sashays away.

Guest Judge: G Flip
Alternating Coach: Isis Avis Loren
Main Challenge: Create an outfit made out of an assigned fabric
Runway Theme: Fierce Fabulous Fashion
Challenge Winner: Mandy Moobs
Challenge Prize: A $2,000 gift voucher to Shoe Me
Bottom Two: Freya Armani and Lucina Innocence
Lip-Sync Song: "What About Me" by Moving Pictures
Eliminated: Lucina Innocence
Farewell Message:

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|Title = Booked and Beautiful

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|11|29|df=y}}

|ShortSummary = For this week's mini-challenge, the queens read each other to filth. Vybe wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens makeover librarians.

On the runway, category is Drag Family Storytime. Freya Armani, Nikita Iman and Vybe receive positive critiques, with Nikita Iman and Vybe both winning the challenge. Brenda Bressed, Mandy Moobs and Max Drag Queen receive negative critiques, with Mandy Moobs being safe. Brenda Bressed and Max Drag Queen lip-sync to "Like A Girl Does" by Peach PRC. Max Drag Queen wins the lip-sync and Brenda Bressed sashays away.

Guest Judge: Peach PRC
Alternating Coach: Spankie Jackzon
Mini-Challenge: Reading is Fundamental
Mini-Challenge Winner: Vybe
Mini-Challenge Prize: A Singer C430 sewing machine
Main Challenge: Makeover librarians
Runway Theme: Drag Family Storytime
Challenge Winners: Nikita Iman and Vybe
Challenge Prize: A $2,500 cash tip from Anastasia Beverly Hills
Bottom Two: Brenda Bressed and Max Drag Queen
Lip-Sync Song: "Like A Girl Does" by Peach PRC
Eliminated: Brenda Bressed
Farewell Message:

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|EpisodeNumber =30

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|Title = Platy-Pussies On Fire

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|12|06|df=y}}

|ShortSummary = For this week's mini-challenge, the queens attempt to make Michelle Visage slap them. Freya Armani wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens audition for the role of "Tutu Much" on the soap "Platy-Pussies On Fire".

On the runway, category is Liquid Dreams. Freya Armani and Lazy Susan receive positive critiques, with Lazy Susan winning the challenge. Max Drag Queen, Nikita Iman and Vybe receive negative critiques, with Vybe being safe. Max Drag Queen and Nikita Iman lip-sync to "Talking Body" by Tove Lo. Nikita Iman wins the lip-sync and Max Drag Queen sashays away.

Guest Judge: Matt Okine
Alternating Coach: Isis Avis Loren
Mini-Challenge: Attempt to make Michelle Visage slap them
Mini-Challenge Winner: Freya Armani
Mini-Challenge Prize: A two night stay and dinner experience from Hilton Auckland
Main Challenge: Audition for the role of "Tutu Much" on the soap "Platy-Pussies On Fire"
Runway Theme: Liquid Dreams
Challenge Winner: Lazy Susan
Challenge Prize: A $2,500 gift card courtesy of Glitter au Gogo
Bottom Two: Max Drag Queen and Nikita Iman
Lip-Sync Song: "Talking Body" by Tove Lo
Eliminated: Max Drag Queen
Farewell Message:

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{{Episode list/sublist|Drag Race Down Under season 4

|EpisodeNumber =31

|EpisodeNumber2 ={{anchor|7}}7

|Title = The Rhys Roast

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|12|13|df=y}}

|ShortSummary = For this week's main challenge, the queens perform a roast of Rhys Nicholson.

On the runway, category is Cape Fierce. Freya Armani, Lazy Susan and Vybe receive positive critiques, with Vybe winning the challenge. Mandy Moobs and Nikita Iman receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Searchin{{'-}}" by Young Divas. Mandy Moobs wins the lip-sync and Nikita Iman sashays away.

Guest Judge: Anita Wigl'it
Alternating Coach: Kita Mean
Main Challenge: Perform a roast of Rhys Nicholson
Runway Theme: Cape Fierce
Challenge Winner: Vybe
Challenge Prize: $3,500 worth of custom prosthetics courtesy of Body FX
Bottom Two: Mandy Moobs and Nikita Iman
Lip-Sync Song: "Searchin{{'-}}" by Young Divas
Eliminated: Nikita Iman
Farewell Message:

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{{Episode list/sublist|Drag Race Down Under season 4

|EpisodeNumber =32

|EpisodeNumber2 ={{anchor|8}}8

|Title = Grand Finale

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|12|20|df=y}}

|ShortSummary = For the final challenge of the season, the queens write, record and perform their own verses to the original song "The Biggest".

On the runway, category is Crowning Glory. Freya Armani is eliminated, leaving Lazy Susan, Mandy Moobs and Vybe as the top three queens of the season. They lip-sync to "Came Here for Love" by Sigala and Ella Eyre. It is announced that Lazy Susan is the winner, leaving Mandy Moobs and Vybe as the runners-up.

Guest Judge: Sophie Monk
Alternating Coach: Isis Avis Loren
Main Challenge: Write, record and perform their own verses to the original song "The Biggest"
Runway Theme: Crowning Glory
Came Here for Love" by Sigala and Ella Eyre
Runners-up: Mandy Moobs and Vybe
Winner of Drag Race Down Under Season Four: Lazy Susan

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References

Category:2024 Australian television seasons

Category:2024 LGBTQ-related television

Category:2024 New Zealand television seasons