House of Drag explained

Genre:	Reality competition
Country:	New Zealand
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	2
Num Episodes:	17
Runtime:	22–36 minutes
Company:	Warner Bros. International TV Production New Zealand

House of Drag is a New Zealand reality competition television series produced by Warner Bros. International TV Production New Zealand for TVNZ OnDemand and OutTV. It debuted on 15 November 2018 on TVNZ OnDemand. It is hosted by New Zealand drag queens, Kita Mean and Anita Wigl'it. Season 2 premiered on 1 February 2020.

The first season saw nine contestants – eight drag queens and one drag king – undertake a series of "awkwardly fabulous" challenges. The contestant who won each week had the power to select two fellow contestants who they believe should be in the bottom for that week. Kita Mean and Anita Wigl'it then decided who would "have their light dimmed" and be sent home. The contestants competed to be crowned the winner of The House of Drag, take home a prize of $10,000, a 55" LG Smart LED TV and one year of free broadband, courtesy of the show's sponsor Chorus Limited.^{[1] [2]}

Series overview

Season	Premiere	Finale	Winner	Runner-up	No. of contestants	Winner's prizes
1	November 15, 2018	December 20, 2018	Hugo Grrrl	Lola Blades	9	$10,000 55" LG Smart LED TV One year of free broadband internet provided by Chorus
2	February 1, 2020	April 4, 2020	nowrap	Spankie Jackzon	nowrap	Elektra Shock	12	$10,000 Body bits from BodyFX

Season 1

Contestants

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.^[3]

Contestant! scope="col"

Age	Hometown	Outcome
Hugo Grrrl	27	nowrap	Wellington, New Zealand
Lola Blades	28	Auckland, New Zealand
Leidy Lei	23	Auckland, New Zealand	3rd place
Bunny Holiday	23	Wellington, New Zealand	4th place
Vulga Titz	20	Wellington, New Zealand	5th place
Medulla Oblongata	32	Auckland, New Zealand	6th place
Trinity Ice	28	Auckland, New Zealand	7th place
nowrap scope="row"	Luna Queen of the Moon	24	Auckland, New Zealand	8th place
Shavorn Aborealis	21	Auckland, New Zealand	9th place

Contestant progress

Legend:

Contestant! colspan="9"

Episode
1^[4]	2^[5]	3^[6]	4^[7]	5^[8]	6^[9]	7^[10]
Hugo Grrrl	SAFE	SAFE		SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	Winner
Lola Blades	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	SAFE		Runner-up
Leidy Lei	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	BTM		BTM
Bunny Holiday	BTM		SAFE	SAFE	BTM
Vulga Titz	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE
Medulla Oblongata		SAFE	SAFE
Trinity Ice	SAFE	SAFE
Luna Queen of the Moon	SAFE
Shavorn Aborealis

Episodes

Season 2

Contestants

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.^[3]

Contestant! scope="col"

Age	Hometown	Outcome
nowrap scope="row"	Spankie Jackzon	34	nowrap	Palmerston North, New Zealand
Elektra Shock	26	Auckland, New Zealand
Claire Voyant	27	Hershey, United States	3rd place
Bionica	22	Auckland, New Zealand	4th place
Miss Geena	29	Auckland, New Zealand	5th place
Lilly Loca	32	Auckland, New Zealand	6th place
Willy SmacknTush	32	Wellington, New Zealand	7th place
Flor	21	Auckland, New Zealand	8th place
Jen Tre Fire	23	Auckland, New Zealand	9th place
Kelly Fornia	25	Wellington, New Zealand	10th place
Rhubarb Rouge	32	Palmerston North, New Zealand	11th place
Stabitha	34	Wellington, New Zealand	12th place

Contestant progress

Legend:

Contestant! colspan="10"

Episode
1^[11]	2^[12]	3^[13]	4^[14]	5^[15]	6^[16]	7^[17]	8^[18]	9^[19]	10^[20]
Spankie Jackzon					BTM		BTM		BTM	Winner
Elektra Shock	SAFE				SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE		Runner-up
Claire Voyant	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE		BTM	SAFE
Bionica	SAFE		SAFE			BTM	SAFE	SAFE
Miss Geena				SAFE		SAFE	SAFE
Lilly Loca				BTM2	SAFE	SAFE
nowrap scope="row"	Willy SmacknTush	BTM	BTM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE
Flor		SAFE	SAFE	SAFE
Jen Tre Fire	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	SAFE
Kelly Fornia	SAFE	SAFE
Rhubarb Rouge	SAFE
Stabitha

Episodes

Notes and References

1. Web site: House of Drag: New TVNZ reality series searching for the ultimate Kiwi dragstar. Stuff. 10 November 2018 . en. 2018-11-11.
2. Web site: House of Drag S1E1. TVNZ OnDemand. en. 2018-11-30.
3. Web site: Meet the dragstars! TVNZ OnDemand. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181125204332/https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/house-of-drag/meet-the-dragstars. 2018-11-25.
4. Episode 1. House of Drag. House of Drag. November 15, 2018. 1. 1.
5. Episode 2. House of Drag. House of Drag. November 15, 2018. 1. 2.
6. Episode 3. House of Drag. House of Drag. November 22, 2018. 1. 3.
7. Episode 4. House of Drag. House of Drag. November 29, 2018. 1. 4.
8. Episode 5. House of Drag. House of Drag. December 6, 2018. 1. 5.
9. Episode 6. House of Drag. House of Drag. December 13, 2018. 1. 6.
10. Episode 7. House of Drag. House of Drag. December 20, 2018. 1. 7.
11. Episode 1. House of Drag. House of Drag. February 1, 2020. 2. 1.
12. Episode 2. House of Drag. House of Drag. February 8, 2020. 2. 2.
13. Episode 3. House of Drag. House of Drag. February 15, 2020. 2. 3.
14. Episode 4. House of Drag. House of Drag. February 22, 2020. 2. 4.
15. Episode 5. House of Drag. House of Drag. February 29, 2020. 2. 5.
16. Episode 6. House of Drag. House of Drag. March 7, 2020. 2. 6.
17. Episode 7. House of Drag. House of Drag. March 14, 2020. 2. 7.
18. Episode 8. House of Drag. House of Drag. March 21, 2020. 2. 8.
19. Episode 9. House of Drag. House of Drag. March 28, 2020. 2. 9.
20. Episode 10. House of Drag. House of Drag. April 4, 2020. 2. 10.