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This is an overview of Season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under. This entry discusses ageism and racism so please continue at your own discretion.
Welcome to our overview of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under Season 2. In this entry we will be breaking down the season by focusing on the ten contestants that competed in order of last place to winner. As well as concluding with my overall thoughts on the season. This entry contains spoilers for RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under Seasons 1 and 2 so I recommend checking them out before continuing with this entry.
The Contestants
A quick note to mention, two of these contestants technically share a certain rank as they went home at the same time but for the purposes of this entry I will be looking at their amount of wins over the course of the season to determine where we talk about them… without further ado let’s get into the contestants.
10th Place
Faúx Fúr
Faúx Fúr was the first eliminated contestant on Season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under placing her in 10th place overall. During her time on the season she represented her country of New Zealand, she won no Mini or Maxi Challenges.
9th Place
Aubrey Haive
Aubrey Haive was the second eliminated contestant on Season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under placing her in 9th place overall. During her time on the season she represented her country of New Zealand, she won no Mini or Maxi Challenges.
8th Place
Pomara Fifth
Pomara Fifth was the third eliminated contestant on Season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under placing them in 8th place overall. During their time on the season they represented their country of Australia, and the Māori and Kamilaroi communities, she won no Mini or Maxi Challenges.
7th Place
Minnie Cooper
Minnie Cooper was the fourth eliminated contestant on Season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under placing her in 7th place overall. During her time on the season she represented her country of Australia, she won 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 1.
6th Place
Yuri Guaii
Yuri Guaii was the fifth eliminated contestant on Season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under placing her in 6th place overall. During her time on the season she represented her country of New Zealand and the Māori community, she won 1 Maxi Challenge in Episode 3 the Stand-Up Challenge alongside Spankie Jackzon.
5th Place
Beverly Kills
Beverly Kills was the sixth eliminated contestant on Season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under placing her in 5th place overall. During her time on the season she represented her country of Australia, she won no Mini or Maxi Challenges.
4th Place
Molly Poppinz
Molly Poppinz was the seventh eliminated contestant on Season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under placing her in 4th place overall. During her time on the season she represented her country of Australia and the Māori community, she won 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 3 and 1 Maxi Challenge in Episode 1 the Design Challenge.
3rd Place
Kween Kong
Kween Kong was the eighth eliminated contestant on Season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, she was eliminated alongside Hannah Conda but as she had less wins overall we will be placing her in 3rd place. During her time on the season she represented her country of New Zealand and the Tongan and Samoan communities, she won 1 Mini Challenge in Episode 5 and 2 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 5 alongside Spankie Jackzon and Hannah Conda and Episode 7 the Girl Groups and Make-Over Challenges respectively.
2nd Place
Hannah Conda
Hannah Conda was the ninth eliminated contestant on Season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, she was eliminated alongside Kween Kong but as she had more wins overall we will be placing her in 2nd place as the seasons runner-up. During her time on the season she represented her country of Australia, she won 3 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 4, Episode 5 alongside Spankie Jackzon and Kween Kong and Episode 6 the Snatch Game, Girl Groups and Advert Challenges respectively. Hannah Conda addressed her previous racist behaviour in past performances during the season making her the second contestant in the Down Under franchise to address their racist past after Scarlet Adams on Season 1. She acknowledged why her behaviour was wrong and promised to educate herself and grow as a person going forwards.
And the Winner is…
Spankie Jackzon
Spankie Jackzon was the winner of Season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under making her the second New Zealander to take home the crown after Kita Mean on Season 1. During her time on the season she won 3 Maxi Challenges in Episodes 2, 3 alongside Yuri Guaii, and 5 alongside Hannah Conda and Kween Kong.
Overall I enjoyed this season of Down Under more than the previous season, but it still wasn’t one of my favourite seasons in the entire franchise. I appreciated the important discussions surrounding ageism within the Queer community which isn’t addressed enough and also the discussion around racism. I hope the franchise continues on this upwards trajectory going forward and stops casting contestants who have racist backgrounds, the first season was rampant with controversy because of its cast and although the discussions are important ones to have, we should be giving a platform to those it directly affects and not to the perpetrators. Despite that this season included a lot of talent and I look forward to seeing where the contestants go from here.
So that was it for our overview of Season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under I hope you enjoyed it, our next overview in this series will be for RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race Season 2. Until then I wish you bore da, prynhawn da, noswaith dda, or nos da wherever you are in the world especially if you’re in or from New Zealand or Australia byeee.
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