Drag Race Down Under vs. the World is a spin-off of the television series Drag Race Down Under. Michelle Visage is the host and fellow panelists include comedian Rhys Nicholson and Drag Race Down Under season 4 winner Lazy Susan. The series premiered on 24 July 2026, on Stan in Australia and WOW Presents Plus elsewhere.
Production In August 2025, World of Wonder announced Drag Race Down Under vs. the World, a spinoff of Drag Race Down Under. Filming began in October 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal.
Marketing A teaser trailer was released on WOW Presents Plus social media in November 2025. The cast was announced on June 23, 2026.
Contestants
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
+ Contestant Age Hometown Original season(s) Original placement(s) Outcome Michael Marouli 41 UK series 5 Art Simone 33 Melbourne, Australia Down Under season 1 M1ss Jade So 26 Marikina, Philippines Philippines season 2 3rd place3rd place VYBE 34 Sydney, Australia Down Under season 4 LaLa Ri 35 Atlanta, United States US season 13 10th place 5th placeAll Stars 8 5th place Flor 28 Birmingham, United Kingdom Down Under season 3 3rd place 6th place Coco Jumbo 34 Coffs Harbour, Australia Down Under season 1 9th place 7th place Estrella Xtravaganza 29 Jerez de la Frontera, Spain España season 2 8th place Nikita Iman 28 Sydney, Australia Down Under season 4 5th place 9th place Nicole Paige Brooks 52 Atlanta, United States US season 2 11th place 10th place All Stars 10 11th place Raven 46 Riverside, United States US season 2 rowspan="2" All Stars 1
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Contestant progress
Lip syncs Legend:
Episode Top Contestants(Elimination) Song Winner Bottom Eliminated 1 M1ss Jade So(Flor) vs. Michael Marouli(Flor) "Melodrama"(Beks)Michael Marouli Flor, LaLaNone 2 Art Simone(Nicole) vs. Flor(Nicole) "What Do I Have to Do"(Kylie Minogue) Art Simone Coco, Nicole Nicole Paige Brooks 3 Art Simone(Nikita) vs. VYBE(Flor) "Physical"(Dua Lipa) Art Simone Flor, Nikita Nikita Iman 4 Art Simone(Estrella) vs. M1ss Jade So(Estrella) "1999" M1ss Jade So Estrella, VYBE Estrella Xtravaganza 5 LaLa Ri(Coco) vs. Michael Marouli(Coco) "Devil Made Me Do It"(RuPaul) LaLa Ri Coco, Flor Coco Jumbo 6 M1ss Jade So(N/A) vs. Michael Marouli(Flor) "UK Hun?"(United Kingdolls) Michael Marouli Flor, VYBE Flor 7 Art Simone(LaLa) vs. Michael Marouli(LaLa) "Who Do You Think You Are"(Spice Girls) Michael Marouli LaLa, M1ss Jade, VYBE LaLa Ri Episode Finalists Song Winner 8 Art Simone vs. Michael Marouli "Adrenaline"(RuPaul ft. Myah Marie) Michael Marouli
Notes
Guest judges Listed in chronological order: Beks, Australian singer Raven, American drag queen and make-up artist, runner-up on both RuPaul's Drag Race season 2 and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 1 Markella Kavenagh, Australian actress Blu Hydrangea, Northern Irish drag queen, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World series 1 and contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 1 Keiynan Lonsdale, Australian actor, dancer and singer-songwriter Lawrence Chaney, Scottish drag queen, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 2 Josh Cavallo, Australian professional soccer player
Special guests Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 7 Norvina, president of Anastasia Beverly Hills
Episode 8 Tuxa, choreographer
Episodes
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