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

SeasonPremiereFinaleWinnerRunner-upNo. of contestantsWinner's prizes
1November 15, 2018December 20, 2018Hugo GrrrlLola Blades9
2February 1, 2020April 4, 2020nowrapSpankie JackzonnowrapElektra Shock12
  • $10,000
  • Body bits from BodyFX

Season 1

Contestants

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

Contestant! scope="col"
AgeHometownOutcome
Hugo Grrrl27nowrapWellington, New Zealand
Lola Blades28Auckland, New Zealand
Leidy Lei23Auckland, New Zealand3rd place
Bunny Holiday23Wellington, New Zealand4th place
Vulga Titz20Wellington, New Zealand5th place
Medulla Oblongata32Auckland, New Zealand6th place
Trinity Ice28Auckland, New Zealand7th place
nowrap scope="row"Luna Queen of the Moon24Auckland, New Zealand8th place
Shavorn Aborealis21Auckland, New Zealand9th place

Contestant progress

Legend:

Contestant! colspan="9"
Episode
1[4] 2[5] 3[6] 4[7] 5[8] 6[9] 7[10]
Hugo GrrrlSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWinner
Lola BladesSAFESAFEBTMSAFESAFERunner-up
Leidy LeiSAFEBTMSAFEBTMBTM
Bunny HolidayBTMSAFESAFEBTM
Vulga TitzSAFESAFESAFE
Medulla OblongataSAFESAFE
Trinity IceSAFESAFE
Luna Queen of the MoonSAFE
Shavorn Aborealis

Episodes

Season 2

Contestants

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

Contestant! scope="col"
AgeHometownOutcome
nowrap scope="row"Spankie Jackzon34nowrapPalmerston North, New Zealand
Elektra Shock26Auckland, New Zealand
Claire Voyant27Hershey, United States3rd place
Bionica22Auckland, New Zealand4th place
Miss Geena29Auckland, New Zealand5th place
Lilly Loca32Auckland, New Zealand6th place
Willy SmacknTush32Wellington, New Zealand7th place
Flor21Auckland, New Zealand8th place
Jen Tre Fire23Auckland, New Zealand9th place
Kelly Fornia25Wellington, New Zealand10th place
Rhubarb Rouge32Palmerston North, New Zealand11th place
Stabitha34Wellington, New Zealand12th 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 JackzonBTMBTMBTMWinner
Elektra ShockSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFERunner-up
Claire VoyantSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEBTMSAFE
BionicaSAFESAFEBTMSAFESAFE
Miss GeenaSAFESAFESAFE
Lilly LocaBTM2SAFESAFE
nowrap scope="row"Willy SmacknTushBTMBTMSAFESAFESAFE
FlorSAFESAFESAFE
Jen Tre FireSAFESAFEBTMSAFE
Kelly ForniaSAFESAFE
Rhubarb RougeSAFE
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.