04x01 - Doubling Down

[bunniefuu]

- The winner of
"Drag Race Down Under"

receives a one-year supply of

Anastasia Beverly Hills
Cosmetics

and a cash prize of $50,000.

Tonight with !sis Avis Loren,
Rhys Nicholson,

and our extra special
guest judge, Sasha Colby.

- [singing] RuPaul's Drag Race

May the best drag queen win,
best drag queen win

- We're back, back, back again.

So buckle up, babes,

because a new era
is about to begin.

[upbeat music]

- I'm a drag queen.

I'm Lazy Susan. I'm 32.

I'm from Melbourne, Australia.

Where is everyone? Hello?

The name Lazy Susan comes
from the ancient Greek,

to lie on a table
and be turned around

by several businessmen
in a dark room.

God.

[laughs]

It's up to code.

I think as soon as you give up
on dignity, elegance, class...

Oh, yeah.

You become a much better
drag queen.

I don't mind being messy.

Could have been an email, guys.
Come on, let's sort it out.

[upbeat music]

- Watch your backs, ladies.

Vybe's here to clean up
the competition.

- Yes! God.

- My name is Vybe.

I am a 32-year-old
drag queen from Sydney.

As of last year, I am Sydney's
most entertaining drag queen.

Well, entertainer of the year
and rising star.

Strength in drag is
a complete disregard

for my own personal
mental health.

I try not to cause
too much drama.

But probably have in the past.

- Stunning!
- Hello, hello.

You're looking like a diva.

[both kissing]
I'm Vybe.

- Let me see this.
- Oh, let me see you.

- When are they having
the stone put in?

- It's in, you b*stard.
- [laughs] Lazy Susan.

Please, take a seat.
- Ooh, I'd love to.

- Do you see what they did
to Rhys and Michelle?

- I have now realised
that the one on the left

is slightly taller
than Hannah Conda, so...

- So, Ms. Vybe, where are
you from? What's the tea?

- Sydney queen
through and through.

- You're a Sydney girl?
- Yes.

- That explains
the f*cking mug. How dare you.

- She's the Sydney-est
Sydney b*tch

that ever did walk the Earth.
And by Sydney, I mean,

she looks like she's had
recent dental work.

She looks very clean and
she has access to a shower.

- Who do you know?
What's the vibe?

- Sydney is, like,
big but small city.

- Yes.
- I think we're all sisters.

Everyone sort of knows
each other.

- Oh, b*tch, we're all sisters.

- Yes, we're all sisters.
I promise.

Absolutely.
- OK.

- Yeah.

- Oh, oh, oh.

[upbeat music]

- It's bussy.

Talofa lava.
My name is Nikita Iman.

I am 27 years old.

I am Samoan born,
South Auckland raised,

but now based in Sydney.

Nikita is a ballroom girl.

I walked my first ball,
won my first category.

And ever since then,
I've just been

pulling in grand prizes
through the ballroom scene.

Nikita's gonna bring the heat,
the Polynesian flavour,

the taste of the South Pacific.

She is the reason
for the season.

- I'm Vybe.
- I'm Nikita.

Lovely to meet you.
[both kissing]

- Lovely to meet you.
- Lovely to meet you. Nikita.

- I see a fellow pearl sister.
- Yes, yes, yes.

We love a good pearl necklace,
do we not?

- You look incredible.

- You look incredible.
Oh, my god.

- [clears throat loudly] Sorry.

- And you. And you.
- Oh, yes.

- Where are you from?
Where's home?

- I am currently based
in Sydney.

- Do you two know each other?
- No.

- 'Cause I see you out
in Sydney quite a bit.

I've been there
just over a year,

so haven't really had
the chance to

break it through to the scene.

I mean, the girls
are very territorial.

Oh, I hear heels.

- Well, looks like
this little pig's made it

all the way to "Drag Race!"
Yes!

- Hi, I'm Mandy Moobs.
I'm 33 from Brisbane.

Mandy Moobs is very much
a mother figure.

I'm also known as
a bit of a pig.

There is a bit of drag
and a bit of kink

in everything I do.

I'm ready to show the world.

I'm just here to ham it up,
actually.

- Cheeky.

- Hope she's ready for
the slaughter.

- [laughs]
- Whereabouts are you from?

- I'm from Brisbane.
- Mm, my condolences.

- The second Brisbane girl
to make it.

So very excited.
- Oh, how exciting.

- I'm very excited to represent
Brisbane once more

and maybe do a bit better
than Beverly.

- Giddy up, m*therf*cker.
[whip cracks]

- So I just have to
win one challenge.

[laughs]

So what do we got?
Sydney, Melbourne.

Where are you now?
- I'm in Sydney at the moment.

- So have you two
worked together?

- No, no, no.

I haven't really done drag
in Sydney.

Again, the girls
are gatekeeping.

[laughter]

- Oh, my god!
- [gasping]

- Well, yes.

Well, hi. [laughs]

I'm Max Drag Queen.
I'm 24 years old,

and I am from Melbourne.

- Max Drag Queen is a
performer through and through.

I think that that is probably
what I'm most known for in...

I'm gonna say Australia.
Yeah, not just Melbourne.

I think nationwide.

- Oh, my God.

- How f*cking dare you.

I'm done. This is over.

- Get to walking, b*tch.
- Yeah, good.

- Max. She is a quintessential
Melbourne fixture.

She is a circuit girl.

She bops her little p*ssy
all around town.

She's fantastic.

- You're !sis's daughter.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- We brought her with us.
We hung her on the wall.

- Something to remind me
that she's here.

- She's always watching.
- She's always watching.

- So she's the dancing diva
of Melbourne.

- Yes, honey.
- I'm not a dancing diva.

I'm a diva that likes to dance.

- Ooh.
- She is.

- So we know you can perform,
but what can't you do?

Tell us what you're horrible at.

- Oh, b*tch.
- Ooh.

- I may be American,
but that don't mean

I can't get down with
a good, old sausage... sizzle.

Hi, I'm Freya Armani, 24,

and I'm representing Brisbane,
Queensland, by way of USA.

Freya Armani is attitude, drama.

She's someone who is desirable.

All the boys want her.
All the girls want to be her.

And y'all aren't
ready to see her.

[all cheering]

- Hi, baby.
- I'm Max.

- Freya. Lovely to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.

Hold up.
- You look so good.

- So where are we from?
Where are we from?

- So I'm originally from Philly,

but I've been living
in Australia

for like 13 years now.

- Whereabouts in Australia
are you from?

- Brisbane.
- Oh, OK.

- With the pig b*tch.
[laughter]

- Freya Armani is
stiff competition.

She is also a dancing diva.

So I know what she can do
in Brisbane,

but in a competition,
let's find out.

- Do you know everyone?

- I... I follow Max.

I have heard of Lazy Susan.

Vybe, I do know.

I've never met you before.
- No, likewise.

- Where are you from?

- I grew up in South Auckland,

and now I'm based in Sydney.

- Do you do much drag in Sydney?

- No, I was just saying,
the girls are gatekeeping.

It's this b*tch.

- I mean, they call it
gatekeeping.

We just call it being busy.

Nikita, a fellow Sydney sister
I've never heard of.

I haven't actually seen her
do anything

in the Sydney drag scene.

So if that's gatekeeping, honey,

well, I'll keep the gate closed

'cause at the end of the day,
like, put the work in.

[dreamy music]

- Dreams may be free,
but I'm certainly not.

- Kia ora, everyone.
My name is Olivia Dreams.

I am 26, and I am from
Te Whanganui-a-Tara,

Wellington, New Zealand.

I am the first Wellington queen

ever to step foot on
"Drag Race Down Under."

And I'm here to represent.

- Are you our first New Zealand
queen in the room?

- Uh, excuse me.
- Nikita's from Auckland.

- Yeah, but you flew
from Sydney, didn't you?

- Well, I mean...
- There you go. There you go.

- I'm the first queen
from Wellington.

[cheering]

No pressure for me.
No pressure for me.

But excited to be here
with all of y'all.

I definitely do feel
the pressure

being the first
Wellington queen here

and being the baby queen.

People won't expect me
to be the first,

but here I am
and they can just suck it.

- How long have you
been doing drag for?

- I've been doing drag for
about, ooh, three years now,

three years, so...
- A baby.

- I started post...
post-COVID. Post-COVID.

- Post-COVID?
- Wait, how long was COVID?

- Here?

- And then I didn't actually
hit the stage

till like a few months
after that.

- Yeah.
- Oh.

- Did it hit back?
[laughter]

- It did hit back, girl.
It hit back hard.

- Oh!
- Oh?

- Blessed are the Bressed,
and the breast is best.

[laughs]

Hi, my name is Brenda Bressed.

I am 24 years old,
and I am from Melbourne.

Brenda Bressed is buxom,
beautiful, larger than life,

and she is gonna
bring all the laughs.

She's gonna have you cackling.
[laughs]

- So you're from Melbourne?
- I'm from Melbourne, yeah.

- Girl, I...
- Girl, I know you.

She doesn't know me.
[laughter]

- It's true.

What do you do?
[laughter]

- I'm a singer.
That's my thing, yes.

I've got a musical theatre
background.

A lot of people confuse me
as a fashion queen.

- Name 'em. Name 'em!

- A lot of people that
don't have very good vision.

- Ooh.
- Oh!

- Yes!

- What's two plus two?
Foreskin.

[laughter]

All right.

I am Karna Ford.
I am 27 years old,

and I am from Sydney.

Karna is Sydney's
Filipino dancing diva.

I think once people see me,

people are gonna
be very threatened.

[laughs]

- [titters]

[cheering and screaming]

- All right now, b*tch!

- Miss Mother.

- Karna is another one of
our dancing queens, b*tch.

- Too many dancing divas
in one place.

Oh! Oh. Karna Ford.

Karna is to Sydney what Max
Drag Queen is to Melbourne.

She's a dancing diva that,
like, knows her body.

She knows how to move.
She knows how to perform.

I'd say she's well-known.
I know her.

Didn't you just win
a competition in Sydney?

- I did win a competition.
- Oh, did you win?

- Yeah, so you can call me
"Kanna Ford" now,

because I just won $10,000.
[cheering]

- Girl, can you not afford
an entrance look?

I think I saw like
ten rhinestones.

She had to pay some overdue
bills that ate up that $10,000.

But fab queen, though.
Really fab queen.

Do you know everyone?

- I know mostly of everyone
through socials.

I know you, obviously.

The voice.

- Yes.
- Yes.

- So at least someone here knew.

- I knew her.

- I know you, but I didn't
realise you did drag.

[laughter]

- She doesn't.
[laughter]

[dramatic music]

- She looks so tall.

- She's a giant b*tch.

- She is tall. [laughs]

- I may not have a c**t,
but I sure can be one.

What's up, b*tches?
I'm Lucina Innocence.

I'm 28, and I'm from
Auckland, New Zealand.

I'm gonna bring a lot
to this competition.

I'm gonna bring
an actually polished mug,

some stunning hair,
sickening outfits.

And the rest,
you'll have to wait and see.

All: Hi!

- How tall are you?

- Uh, I'm like 4 foot 2.
[laughter]

- At the knee.

- So you're like
a leather queen?

- I'm a lot of things.

You'll just have to wait
and find out.

- Oh!
- She said what she said.

- Did you make this one?

- No.

- Do you sew?

- Sort of.
[laughter]

- What do you do?
What do you do?

- I am a wig stylist.
- Oh.

- You made this wig as well?
- Yes.

- Oh!

- So you ran out of time?

[laughter]

[alarm blaring]

- That alarm goes off,

and my as*h*le just falls out
of myself.

I was like, ah!

It's finally happening.

We're gonna watch Ru
on the telly.

- Hello, hello, hello.
[all cheering]

My queens,
it's been my great honour

to bring "Drag Race"
to Australasia.

But now it's time to
double down on "Down Under."

Starting this season, for
the first time in herstory,

Down Under queens will be
judging and mentoring

Down Under queens,

including "Drag Race"
superstars !sis Avis Loren,

Kita Mean, Spankie Jackzon,
and many more.

All: Oh!

- I've always wanted to meet
Spankie Jackzon. [laughs]

I just think she's the most
iconic winner.

f*cking love her.

- And last but not least,

it's my pleasure to introduce

the new host of
"Drag Race Down Under,"

my best Judy and
a drag queen's best friend,

Michelle Visage.
[cheering]

- Hell-aur, hell-aur, hell-aur!

- [laughs]

- Welcome, queens,
you've made it!

[cheering]

- Michelle just feels like
everybody's mom.

So I just feel like
we're in such safe hands.

I'm excited to
see Michelle, like,

tell everybody else
to be silent now.

It's like a promotion.
[laughs]

- Now, your charisma,
uniqueness, nerve,

and talent is about to be
probed and stretched...

all: Ooh!
- And tested like never before.

- Oh!

- But in the end,

the last queen standing will be
crowned Down Under's next

"Drag Race" superstar

and will walk away with
a one-year supply of cosmetics

from Anastasia Beverly Hills.

- Yes, the good sh*t. Ooh.

- Plus a cash prize of $50,000.

[all cheering]

- It does feel real now.

The game has started.

The competition is on.

- #DragRaceDownUnder.

Now, like Mama Ru says,

this season, we are doubling
down on Down Under.

And that starts with
your very first Maxi Challenge.

Tomorrow, for your main stage
double debut,

you need to serve not one
but two looks.

First category is
Double Dressin'.

Each of you must present
a two-in-one reveal

showcasing two
dramatically different looks.

And the second category is
Double Dippin'.

As you know,
prior to your arrival,

you were randomly assigned
a colour and asked to present

a show-stopping look
for the runway.

But what you don't know

is that we doubled up
on the colours.

- Oh!

- That means two of you
will be wearing red,

two in gold, two in orange,

two in purple, and two in blue.

And on the runway,
you'll be walking together

with your colour buddy.

And the judges will decide
which queen wore it better.

- Oh!
- f*ck.

- Oh, my god.

- I am a bit shook

that we are being compared
directly to one other queen.

It is daunting because

we've only brought
what we've brought.

If it's not good enough,

there's not much we can do
about it now. [laughs]

- And last but
definitely not least,

tomorrow, joining
Rhys Nicholson and

me on the judges' panel will be

Down Under's reigning
"Drag Race" superstar,

!sis Avis Loren.
[all cheering]

- It's a gag. Like, week one?

But hey, who better to judge us
than the literal best?

- And our extra special
guest judge

has come to us all the way from
the United States of America.

The goddess herself...

- [gasps]

- Sasha Colby.
[all screaming]

- Yes!

[pearls clattering]

- Oh!
[laughter]

- Showgirls.
- All right, girl.

- I'm just so excited.

- Poor darling.

In front of Michelle as well?

How embarrassing.

Oh. [laughs]

- Now, let's say this
last part together.

Racers...

all: Start your engines,

and may the best drag queen win!

[cheering]
- [laughs]

- Ooh!

- Oh, my god.

- Everybody grabs their bags,

and it is like...
it's just chaos.

- Wee!

- Come on, "Drag Race."

- Mine.

- [laughs]

- Oh, my gosh, Brenda.

Brenda, could you just
move this over there?

Thank you.

- How much are you
willing to pay?

- Not a lot, but thank you.

- Everyone's
getting out of drag.

The first thing
that sticks out to me is

Lazy Susan's wet face.

She's taking off that makeup

like nothing
I've ever seen before.

I'm kind of scared.

And it makes me question if
I picked the right station,

which is right next to her.

[gags]
- Don't.

- [laughs]

I'm excited to see
Nikita out of drag.

- Oh, my gosh.
- Yeah.

- What a beautiful young lady.

- Yeah, I'm seeing the muscles,
and I'm like, ooh.

- The girls were looking,

so I'm pretty sure
I'm the trade of the season.

Oh, my gosh, stop it.

[laughs]

- So looking around
the Werk Room,

I think the biggest
transformation

in terms of drag to boy

would definitely have to be...

Vybe.
- Who you looking for?

- Vybe.
- Yeah.

- You look so different!
Oh, my goodness!

- See, there we go.

- She's just this big, old man.
[laughs]

But I love it.

[upbeat music]

- Tell me.
- Yes?

- What do you think about
the other girls?

- Um...

- Go on, be honest.

- I just feel like maybe
some of the entrance looks

could have been a little
bit more creative,

something outside of the box.

- What do you mean? Your
f*cking costume fell apart.

- [laughs]

- I think the vibe of today is
it's a bit uncertain.

I think everyone's still
sizing each other up.

Like, none of us have
done the runway yet.

None of us have
had the chance to see

not only, like, what we bought,
but how we carry it.

Ladies!

Is anyone nervous about
who they're gonna get

paired with colour-wise?

- Should I be?

I've got 15 years' experience
behind me.

I've made all my looks
for this season.

This is what I do back home.

I'm known as the seamstress,

so good luck to everyone else.

I've got blue.

I got you? OK, fun.

Yay. [laughs]
- Feeling blue.

- Your guys' drag aesthetics
is, like, very opposite.

- Mm-hmm.

- Lucina, first impressions is

she is very much
just a quiet one.

Being the first week,
you've just got to make

quite an impact on this runway
and I'm worried for her.

I'm not worried.

- I am not worried, either.
[laughter]

- You're very quietly
confident, babe.

- Do you wear a lot of blue?
Like, do you like that colour?

- No.
- [laughs]

- Blue isn't a colour
I typically go for.

More of a pink girl
or a black girl...

- Wait, what's left?

- Orange.
- Who's orange?

Ah!

- I was nervous for a sec too.
I was like, oh, no.

- OK, OK.
I see you, Miss Thing.

- Of course, the only queen
in the room

that had something to say
about my sort of position

in the drag scene is,
of course, the queen

that I'm paired with first.

- I'm gonna be serving
very Nikita, very body,

femme queen essence.
- All right.

- Just stepped off the beach.

- I'm hearing swimsuit.
[laughter]

Even though I'm paired
with Nikita,

I know that the drag that I do
is the drag that I do.

And the drag that
she's learning to do

is the drag that
she's learning to do.

- So you're saying your orange
look is out of the box?

- It's fun. It's very camp.

I'm very confident
in my colour look.

Someone is going home tomorrow,

and no, it won't be me.

[upbeat music]

- Top Ten!

- It's a new day
in the Werk Room,

and it's elimination day.

- How's everyone feeling today?

- First runway day.
Someone's going home.

- I think we're all sh1tting
ourselves a little bit.

I know I am.

- I'm hoping that
the presentation

will speak for itself.
[laughs]

I'm feeling quite confident.

I'm especially excited to
show everyone what I've got,

and I'm excited to see
who the real competition is.

- Nikita, you still got
more pearls?

- I do. I do. I do.

- Vybe, just watch yourself.

- I'll tread carefully.
I'll tread carefully.

- How are you feeling,
going up against

a seamstress extraordinaire
like Mandy?

- Well...

[laughter]
- Yes.

- No, tell me. Go on, tell me.
- She wants to hear it.

- I'm not familiar
with her work.

[laughter]

- I just love
Lucina's quiet confidence.

She's just like...

I don't know if I'm convinced,

but she's planting
the seed of something

that's making me go, maybe
she's just a dark horse.

She could be hiding
a big secret.

Or she just could be
f*cking boring. [laughs]

- We shall see.
- Enough talking.

It's time to get ready for
the runway, girls.

- Yes!
- First runway!

[upbeat music]

- I'm very confident with
what I'm gonna bring today.

Walking the runway with Vybe,
I have a vision.

I think I just have to
make sure that

she's not getting in my way

because Vybe is not gonna
get in between me

and getting my moment.

Vybe, sister.
- Yes, ma'am.

- I just want to talk about
our runway

and what we're doing
because obviously,

we're walking down together.
- Yes, absolutely.

- So I've got a [indistinct]
that I'm gonna walk out

and then lie down.
- Lie down?

- I could walk out first,
do my moment.

As I fan, you walk down.

You know, I give you your tens.

And then if you pull me up,

and then we can do our
little mince back and forth.

- I guess you could say that
Nikita and I

had a little bit of tension
on day one,

but I'm comfortable and
confident in what I can do.

And if part of me can help
alleviate some concern

from someone I'm working with
in this challenge,

then I'll do whatever I can
to sort of make that

an easier day for us all.

We'll do a little
run-through soon.

- I know.
- Yes, b*tch.

- Give me production.
- Yes, honey.

- Because that's what ballroom
does is we bring production.

- Oh, and, honey,
I've been doing production.

- [laughs]

Let's be for real.

I'm gonna give it
on that runway.

And if anything, I'm gonna
make her look good, too.

So you're welcome, b*tch.

- Who was that man?

- I'm still learning
who's everyone's name is.

- I've never seen him
before in my life.

- [laughs]

[upbeat music]

- I cannot believe we're being
judged by Sasha Colby today.

- I know.
- That's crazy.

- And !sis.

- Do you have any other
feelings towards that?

- I feel like I have more to,
like, live up to or do...

yeah, more to prove.

To be representing the dynasty
of Miss Avis Loren,

I'm trying to not let
the pressure of

how she's done in
the competition affect

how I'm going to do because

we are different people,
and I really want to make sure

that I create my own path.

Who do we think could be
in the bottom this week?

Just off entrance looks alone.
- Just off entrance looks?

I think that Nikita's was
my least favourite.

- Really?
- Yeah.

It just looked like it was
beads stuck to a bra.

- Lucina, what do you think?

- It's a little bit awkward
because

my least favourite entrance look

is the person asking me
that question.

- Lucina?
- Yeah?

I kind of don't know what else
to say, so I just say nothing.

- I guess we'll have
to wait and see.

- [laughs]

- Dun, dun, dun.

[RuPaul's "Cover Girl"]

- [laughs]

Covergirl,
put the bass in your walk

Head to toe,
let your whole body talk

[cheers and applause]
And what?

- Welcome to the main stage of
"Drag Race Down Under."

What better way to double down
than to bring back

our reigning queen,
!sis Avis Loren?

- Hi, Michelle.

Uh, if you're the new Ru,

does that make me
the new Michelle?

- Hmm. Yes, it does.
- Ah!

- Just don't be such a b*tch.

[laughter]

And speaking of doggy style,
it's Rhys Nicholson.

- Hey.

Oh, RuPaul, it's so good to
be back for another season.

But I've got to say, there's
something different about you.

- Oh, what... what is it?

- Your boobs are gone,
and your tuck got meatier.

- [laughs]

And we are double delighted

to welcome the winner of
"RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 15,

Sasha Colby.

- Michelle, I am thrilled to be

your first extra special
guest judge.

- Extra thrilled to
have you here, baby.

This week,
we challenged our queens

to wow us with two looks.

Racers, start your engines,

and may the best drag queen win.

- [singing]
'Cause you're a star, baby

- Category is Double Dressin'.

First up, Mandy Moobs.

- Stepping out on the runway
for the first time,

I'm feeling my fantasy.

I'm presenting as red curtains

and then, bam!
A nice, gorgeous silver gown.

I feel glamorous.
I feel gorgeous.

And the judges are
just eating it up.

- You know, people say
stuff about Pauline Hanson,

but she looks great.

- Up next, Lucina Innocence.

Mm, smell her Goldfinger.

- That reminds me,
I need to take a shower.

- On the runway, I am feeling
my gorgeous alien fantasy.

What's happening?
Oh, she's a wh*re!

I'm sparkling from head to toe.

I'm a peachy little h*.

Everything's sitting right

and the judges know
that I'm tight.

- Oh, she carries her weight
on her n*pples.

[laughter]

- Up next, Karna Ford.

- Karna wh*re?

- Stepping out onto the stage
for the first time,

I am feeling so confident.

I'm Grace Jones, serving you
all the looks,

and boom, I am a superhero.

This character that I am
putting on is very fierce,

it's very me, it's very
what I want to show

to the judges and to the world.

- I love a flat top.
- I love any kind of top.

Up next, Brenda Bressed.

- She is Bressed and
highly favoured. [laughs]

- I am going from
beautiful evening gown,

and I pull out my pin
so seductively,

and the dress melts away,

and out steps this showgirl.

Oh! I feel beautiful.

- She's too Bressed
to be stressed.

- Bressed in peace.

- Up next, Freya Armani.

- "March of the Penguins."

- For my Double Dressin' look,
I wanted to show

two very different sides
to Freya.

I can go big. I can go camp.

And then I reveal to
this gorgeous, glimmering,

glamorous red carpet look.

Oh, you think I'm pretty?
Thank you so much.

Oh, I'll pose like this.
You like that?

- Ooh, dress for success.

- Isn't she peachy?

- She's got no tucks
left to give.

- Up next, Max Drag Queen.

- G'day.
- Look at Bindi.

- [laughs]

- I feel so cute
walking down the runway.

And I just burst into

the beautiful crocodile
that is underneath.

I'm looking the judges
directly in the eye.

I'm giving a little wink
to !sis.

- She is chomping
down that runway.

- See you later, alligator.

- Next up, Olivia Dreams.

I think she's expecting rain.

- This is my moment to shine.

I am an explorer
deep in the jungle

looking for a cheetah.

And what's this?

Oh, I am the cheetah that
I've been looking for.

- Here, kitty, kitty, kitty.
[kissing]

- I'm serving you face
and serving you tail.

- Hey, buddy,
my p*ssy's down here.

- Next up, Lazy Susan.

- I'm walking out onto
the main stage

for the very first time

and this f*cking look is it.

- Ah!

- Two-faced b*tch.

- Oh, she must be a Gemini.

- On the runway today,
we are serving

the duality of Lazy Susan,

a beautiful girl
and a wretched piece of sh*t.

- Not separated at birth.

- But separated at face.
[laughter]

- Next up, Nikita Iman.

- Stepping out into the runway,

it is your Princessa Fa'afafine

all the way from
the kiki House of Iman,

Nikita Iman.

- Ooh.

- She is giving you
Polynesian beauty,

Samoan royalty from head to toe.

- I'll huff, and I'll puff,
and I'll blow your dress down.

- I'll just blow you.
- Oh.

Up next, Vybe.

- You petal believe it.

- As I'm walking down the
runway, I am feeling good.

For the reveal, I wanted
a little bit of, like,

an "American Beauty" moment.

Like, I wanted to
be naked, gorgeous,

lying in a bed of roses.

- She's running prolapse
around the other contestants.

[laughter]

- I did not even for one second
think rosebud.

- Any hole is a goal
but this is ridiculous.

- Category is Double Dippin'.

First up in blue,

Mandy Moobs and
Lucina Innocence.

- Oh, they blue it.
They blue it!

- So I'm walking down
the runway in my blue gown,

and it is like
no one else is there.

- Hitting the runway.

I am feeling my cyberpunk
rock chick fantasy.

I'm giving you mullet.

I'm giving you spikes.
I'm giving you sparkle.

- I love her tribute

to David Bluey.
- OK.

- Mandy is giving a classic
sequin fantasy.

This look is bluer than

your waffle you need
to get checked out.

- I like Lucina, but she's not
even there in my eyes.

I'm feeling the presence.
I'm feeling the magic.

And I'm in the moment.

- Hey, are either one
of you in the Navy?

- Actually, cerulean.
[laughter]

- Up next in red, Karna Ford
and Brenda Bressed.

Well, I guess they red the memo.

- So it's time for
Double Dippin',

and I'm feeling
absolutely beautiful.

I've got red.
I've got a black ruffle trim.

I've got red thigh-high boots
that go all the way up,

right to where you want to see.

- I'm feeling so confident
in this look.

I'm trying to be spooky.

I'm trying to be seductive.
I'm trying to be creepy.

I'm no longer Karna Ford
on this runway.

I am "Karna Vore" 'cause I'm
going to eat every b*tch up.

[laughs]

Brenda is serving something
completely different to me,

and it's not something
that I would wear. [laughs]

- She's trying to scare me as
we're walking down the stage,

but then I'm clocking her
straight away, being like,

I ain't scared of you, b*tch.

- Honey, you've been read
and left on read.

- Read for filth.

Up next in gold, Freya Armani
and Max Drag Queen.

- Stepping out on the runway
with Max Drag Queen,

I am serving powerful
feminine diva lesbians.

- Gladiator?
I don't even know her!

- I'm serving goddess warrior
in all gold.

I feel like I'm absolutely
dripping about it.

It feels glorious.

- Max and I are both serving
gold corsets with trains.

However, I think
mine's a little bigger.

- I think Freya and I are
absolutely serving

two of the strongest looks
tonight.

- [laughs]

- A pair of gold-star gays.

- Up next in purple,
Olivia Dreams and Lazy Susan.

- On the runway today,
I am serving a woman with

a very rare skin condition

going shopping for
the very first time.

Return to the Love Canal,
Lazy Susan style,

a floral skin condition
that won't quit.

- Somebody likes to give floral.

- On the runway, I'm serving
you a lupin flower

found in the south island
of New Zealand.

I'm feeling
absolutely beautiful.

I love this dress so much,

and I feel like
I'm giving you everything.

- Olivia today is what happens

when a single mom plops
a Barbie into a cake

and goes like this.
[imitating canister whooshing]

- I underestimated Lazy Susan.
I really did.

For us to do the same concept,
mind blowing.

- Florals? For spring?

All: Groundbreaking.
[laughter]

- Next up in orange,
Nikita Iman and Vybe.

Fancy a slice?

- Stepping out into the runway,

I'm giving you feminine essence,

body underneath the sun.

It is crocheted up to my neck.

I feel really, really sexy.

- I wanted to give you
a little pulp-free experience.

You know, it's orange.

I start my day every morning
with a glass of orange juice,

but I thought
it's the main stage,

so let's make that
an orange c*ck.

- Fresh squeezed.

- I do want to showcase
my sister,

but I just want to make sure
that her little orange wedge

is not getting in my way
because, you know,

a b*tch will push a b*tch off
the runway if she needs to.

- I just don't know if
what Nikita is presenting

is anything more
than a swimsuit.

- Macramé, you stay.

- Vitamin C ya.

Kia ora, queens.
All: Kia ora.

- Aussie, Aussie, Aussie.
All: Oi, oi, oi!

- This week, no one is safe.

The judges will critique all
ten of you in your colour pairs.

Olivia Dreams, Lazy Susan,

Nikita Iman, Vybe,

please step to
the back of the stage.

We'll be with you in a moment.

Now it's time for
the judges' critiques.

Up first, our blue girls,

Mandy Moobs and
Lucina Innocence.

- Mandy, you look
wonderful tonight.

I really enjoy your energy
on the stage,

which really translated
into this second look.

You really worked that cape
like no one else's business.

It was gorgeous.

Lucina, darling, your Double
Dressin' was very pretty.

I didn't think the reveal,
though, was big enough.

And you did seem a little bit
timid on the runway.

- Hi, Mandy.

For me, the reveal seemed
ill-fitting, the dress.

It was a little bit of,
like a gathering.

But for me, this look does it.
The fit is great.

I love the hair and everything.
- Thank you.

- Lucina, for me, your first
look wasn't particularly

a big enough reveal for me.

And this, cheating it with,
like, a wider belt

would have helped bring that
a little more in

so it wouldn't seem boxy,
which you are not.

- Mandy,
your Double Dressin' look,

I thought it was
really, really fun.

You know, the brief was
a drastic reveal.

You gave me a drastic reveal.

Lucina, the truth of
the matter is,

there was no reveal.

When you're on
the main stage here,

you got to really amp it up.

So for me tonight,
who wore it better was Mandy.

- I do think that
Mandy wore it better.

You definitely sold
the garment more.

- Out of the two of you, I
think Mandy did wear it better.

- For me, who wore it better
would be Mandy.

- Next up, our red pair,
Karna Ford and Brenda Bressed.

- Hi, Karna.

I loved your first look.
I thought, you know,

you came out there with
this kind of, like,

Grace Jones kind of vibe
going on.

This look tonight, if we're
starting with the feet

and we're moving up,
it keeps making so much sense.

And then it gets to the top,

and there's a kind of
disconnection between the two.

I don't quite understand
what they're doing together.

- Karna, may I ask?

Is this headpiece
you're wearing,

is it of cultural significance
or anything?

- No, it's just...
it's based off the Demogorgon.

- OK, great.
- Yeah.

- Great. OK, we love that.

- I love the idea that the
animal from "Stranger Things"

might be doing some sex work
on the side.

That's exciting to me.
[laughter]

- Tough times.

Brenda, I love the reveal.

The second look,
I know your brand.

I know who you are. Great job.

- Karna, your nod to "Stranger
Things" is really fun.

But there is a disconnect.

They're telling
two different stories.

It is a beautiful outfit.

It just...
you've got this violent head.

- Nothing wrong with
violent head.

- No, no. No, we love it.

Brenda, now you gave us Best
Little Whorehouse in Auckland.

I was here for that.

And I'm not one to shy away
from an "access-wahr."

But you always want to
open yourself up.

So even just losing the necklace

would have been enough.

For me, who wore it better
this evening?

I'm gonna say Brenda.

- For the red girls, I do think
Brenda wore it better.

- Brenda wore it better.

- For me, who wore it better
would be Brenda.

- Up next, our golden girls,

Freya Armani and Max Drag Queen.

- Freya, darling, tonight's
look is just regal as anything.

I adore it.
Max.

- Hi, Mom.
[laughter]

- This look tonight
is really fun.

It's gorgeous.
The drapery is wonderful.

You look stunning.

- Hi, Freya.
The reveal was great.

I love the masc into femme.
The idea is great,

but the execution could have
been a little more tight.

As far as this look, I love it.

Max, I love, like,
the big, wide-leg pants.

It was giving fashion.
You made it very chic.

This shows it as well.

But you managed to make
a complete picture for me,

and that's what I really love.

- Freya.
- Hi.

- So Double Dressin',

I think what I loved most about
it was your performance.

You were selling it.

You just were in that moment,

and I thought it was
really, really sweet.

And this Double Dippin'
is absolutely gorgeous.

Max, really loved
the crocodile situation.

I thought it was so fun.

Your gladiator in gold
is just stunning.

My one critique to you is be in
control of what you're wearing.

Don't let the clothes wear you.
Who wore it better tonight?

I'm gonna go with Freya because
I loved your confidence.

That's what it's about.

- If I could choose between
the two of you,

I actually don't think I could.
- So it's a tie for you?

- It's a tie for me for
the golden girls, yeah.

- Hey!
- Let's go for gold, baby.

- Who wore it better?

I'm gonna have to go with Max.

- For me, who wore it better
would be Max.

- Up next, Olivia Dreams
and Lazy Susan.

- Hi, Olivia.

Tonight, you do seem
a little bit nervous.

I do wish that your reveal
was just a little longer.

You sort of just took it off
and threw it away.

Tonight, it's a beautiful dress,

but it's just swallowing you
at the moment.

- Lazy Susan, your reveal look,
it was incredible.

Something you've done tonight is

you've done two completely
different looks

that had no connection
to each other,

but you've told us
exactly who you are.

Congratulations.

A really strong first two looks
from you.

- Olivia Dreams,
this look looks beautiful.

To be honest, it looks like
you ordered it.

Honey, I'm a Amazon queen.
You have no idea.

But like, you take it
to a seamstress.

It was wearing you a bit.

Lazy Susan, nothing is lazy
about your drag.

This look, I'm obsessed with.

What came first?
What was the idea?

- I'm repping for a boy from
Sunshine called Leigh Bowery.

- I just want to, like,
preserve you

in, like, this little,
like, box.

- Olivia Dreams,
a reveal is not a jacket

taking off to a dress.
It's just not.

That's not a reveal.
That's taking your jacket off.

And I thought it was
a wasted opportunity.

Now, this color is
beautiful on you.

But if you're wearing
a boned corset,

you should not be able
to breathe.

Just give us drag, right?

And you are a beautiful queen.

You have a presence on stage.

So you have it. Work it.
- Thank you.

- Lazy Susan, what I love
about seeing your drag,

just for the first time,
I already feel like

you're letting us into
your demented mind.

I was lucky enough to be
a club kid

who got to spend time
with Leigh Bowery,

and it was amazing because
that's where I met Ru.

And you brought
Leigh's magic here tonight.

It's iconic.

Who wore it better for me?

I am gonna go with Lazy Susan.

- Who wore it best?

I would definitely say
Lazy Susan.

- I'm gonna have
to say Lazy Susan.

- For me, who wore it better
would be Lazy Susan.

- Orange you glad we saved you
for last?

- Yes.
- It's Nikita Iman and Vybe.

- Nikita, seeing you walk down
the runway

in your Double Dressin' look,
it was very clear that

we were seeing something
very important to you.

This tonight, I love this.

I don't know who this lady is,

but I want to hang out with her.

I reckon Michelle did hang out
with her in like 1993.

- I mean, this was me.

Who am I kidding?
It still is me.

I just think it's smart and fun,

the way you put the towel down
and were like, I'm here.

Vybe, I loved that first look,
the blue look.

And then the way you
transitioned into the prolapse,

I thought it was fabulous.
[laughter]

The negative space on
the torso needed to be stoned.

It needed to give some kind of
life 'cause it felt unfinished.

This, however, is unbelievable.

You gave yourself a waist
wearing orange slices.

It's just so smart.

Who wore it zest?
I'm sorry, best.

I'm actually gonna go with
Nikita.

It all just speaks to me,
darling.

- I'm gonna go with Vybe.

It's just that step up
with the camper-y.

Yes, loved it.

- I think I am going to
say Nikita,

just because I want to hang out
with this lady.

- Who wore it better
would be Vybe.

- Thank you, queens.
I think we've heard enough.

While you untuck
in the Werk Room,

the judges and I
will deliberate.

You may leave the stage.

- Oh, god.
- Ah, alcohol, b*tch.

- All right,
this cup needs to go.

- So we've just stepped off
the main stage and...

Chin-chin, girls.

I mean, I don't want to say
that I got this,

but I might got this.

- I think you were the only one
who got fully good critiques.

- Everything from the f*cking
shoe laces is correct.

- It seems like
it's gonna be a Lazy week.

I really thought
you girls were like,

no, she's not gonna bring sh*t
this year.

- We did.
- Well, I was...

- First episode,
you've already proved us wrong.

- Yeah, f*ck yeah.
- Good for you.

[upbeat music]

- How are you feeling, Olivia,
from everything you heard?

- I am feeling crushed.

I feel like my journey
just started.

But it's...
it's at its end already.

I just feel like
I am in the bottom with

probably Lucina.
Like, being blunt.

- Yeah, it's definitely me.
Like, I'm not shocked at all.

So I've kind of had a little
bit of time to prepare.

- [slurping]
- Karna, you're pretty quiet.

I can see you thinking.
Are you all right, babe?

- I... yeah.

After hearing all
the judges' comments,

I feel like I'm in the bottom.

All the judges chose Brenda
over my looks.

I'm not feeling too
confident anymore.

I was not expecting everyone
to be this good.

And so, like, I'm getting in
my head a little bit.

- When you walked in, you were
so f*cking g*ns a-blazing.

What happened?

- I definitely feel shaken up,

and I'm worried about my
position in the competition.

- b*tch, you're a performer.

A performer, honestly.
- Thank you.

- I do want to say, you know,

every time we represent culture,

it can go one of two ways.
[laughter]

It can go one of two ways.

- Rawr.
[laughter]

- Now, just between
us platypussies...

- [giggles]
- What do you think?

Starting with Lucina Innocence.

- Lucina was just a little bit
basic, shall we say?

Babe, give us some more.

- We're in the very beginning
of this competition.

You need to be showing us who
you are as quickly as possible.

And we don't have much time,
Lucina.

- Though she looked beautiful
and great,

this is the main stage
of "Drag Race Down Under,"

and I don't think she quite
met that challenge.

Karna Ford.

- Karna Ford? She better afford
something soon.

- [laughs]

- Karna Ford could afford to
invest in some confidence.

- For some reason,
I felt her confidence.

She seems like she could be,
like, a performing queen.

- She's a queen that is
filled with energy,

filled with stage presence.

She just has to think
this storyline through

a little bit more.

Max Drag Queen.

- Max did turn it out tonight,
I'm proud to say.

- She's obviously
a fashion queen.

- She was absolutely beautiful,

but she needs to dig
her heels into this

and show us what she's made of.

Olivia Dreams.

- You know, in, like,
the teen movie

where the nerdy girl
takes off her glasses

and they don't quite know
how to carry themselves yet?

- I love watching
a girl blossom.

There's this spark in her

that really wants me
to root for her.

- I think she does have
something special.

I think she feels a little bit
out of her league,

and I want her to build
that confidence up

because she belongs here.

Lazy Susan.

- The attention to detail
is insane.

- She's clearly smart,
q*eer literate,

and cares about our history.

- I am in love with
her lavender look.

- Head to toe,
not a stone unturned.

And when I say that,
I mean not a stone unturned,

down to the lettuce in her bag.
- It was lettuce!

- It was remarkable.

Really look forward to
everything

that Lazy Susan is going
to bring us.

Nikita Iman.

- In her reveal look,
she showed us

a really important part
of her culture,

and she came out
in the second look

a raging wh*re.
- [laughs]

- She's like a panther,

stalking the jungle,
looking for her next prey.

- I thought she was really,
really fun to watch.

- She gives me, like,
just sultry...

- All right, shut it!

Sounds like we made a decision.

Bring back our queens.

Welcome back, queens.

We have made some decisions.

Lazy Susan,

this week you doubled down,

and it paid off, big time.

Condragulations,
you're the winner

of this week's Maxi Challenge.

[cheering]

- Thank you.
I can leave now.

Bye. I'll take my money.

- You've won a cash prize
of $3,000

from our friends at TEAMM8.

You may step to the back
of the stage.

- Have fun, girls.

- Mandy Moobs,

Brenda Bressed,

Freya Armani,

Max Drag Queen,

Nikita Iman,

Vybe,

you are all safe.

You may step to the back
of the stage.

[tense music]

Lucina Innocence,

your Double Dressin'
was a real nip slip.

Karna Ford, your "Stranger
Things" look was strange.

Olivia Dreams,

your Double Dippin' outfit
was li-lacking.

Olivia Dreams,

you're safe.

- Thank you so much.

- You may join the other girls.
- Thank you.

- Lucina and Karna,

I'm sorry, my dears, but you
are both up for elimination.

- f*ck.

It's me and Karna in the bottom.

I didn't want to have to
go up against her

because I know
she's a great dancer.

But I cannot go home tonight.

- Two beautiful queens
stand before me.

This is your last chance
to impress the judges

and save yourself
from elimination.

The time has come...
[thunder booms]

For you to lip sync
for your life!

- In this moment, I'm feeling

every single fiber
in my body fire up.

This is what I do.

Lip syncing is
my bread and butter,

and I am not going to lose

on the thing that
I am known for in Sydney.

I am not going anywhere.

- Good luck.

And don't f*ck it up.

- [singing] I feel the rush

Addicted to your touch

Big communication,
tell me what you want

Translate your vibration

Let your body talk to me

Baby love, if you want to
show me what

You've been scheming up

If you wanna, like, oh

Trust the simulation

Don't you let it break

Every simulation,
promise I can take

What you wanna give?

Boy, you better show me what

You've been scheming up

You got my heartbeat racing

My body blazing

I feel the rush,
addicted to your touch

Oh, I feel the rush

It's so good, it's so good

I feel the rush,
addicted to your touch

Oh, I feel the rush

It's so good, it's so good

So good when we slow
gravity, so good

It's so good, it's so good

Breathe one, two, three

Take all of me so good

It's so good, it's so good

You got my heartbeat racing

My body blazing

I feel the rush,
addicted to your touch

Oh, I feel the rush

It's so good, it's so good

I feel the rush,
addicted to your touch

Oh, I feel the rush

It's so good, it's so good

- Yes!

[cheers and applause]

- Queens...

we made our decision.

Lucina Innocence...

[tense music]

Karna Ford.

Shantay, you both stay.

[cheering]

- Yes, b*tch!

- Double save? Ah!

- Yes!

- Werk!

- To be given a second chance,
I just...

I'm not gonna take this
for granted.

And I am ready to show everyone
who the f*ck I am.

- A double save it is.

But I wouldn't get used to that
if I were you.

- I'm ready to start
this competition,

and I'm gonna make sure that
the reputation is lived up to

because I am Karna Ford,

and I'm ready to k*ll
all of these b*tches

so I get the crown.

- Condragulations, queens.

And remember,
stop relying on that body

and let your inner light
shine through.

Can I get a woop-woop?

- Woop-woop!
- Yeah!

[laughter]

Let the music play!

- [singing] A little bit of love

Goes a long, long way

Lifting you up to a brighter day

Can you feel the love?

- Next time on
"Drag Race Down Under..."

As you form two girl groups,

taking inspiration from
Olivia Newton-John's

iconic role in "Grease."
[cheering]

- I'm so excited to show
what I can f*cking do.

- I mean, we've been waiting
to see something from you.

- And I take center stage.
- Don't yell.

How dare you.
[laughter]

- Lazy doesn't know what
a box step is.

- Box step.

- Do you think that's gonna
be achievable for tomorrow?

- Probably not.

- She was just a little bit
dead behind the eyes for me.

- I would be worried about you
if I was competing against you.

- This is the first time I have
seen anything at this level.