Say g'day to the Drag Race Down Under queens: Aussies kiki with Kiwis!

Say g'day to more global gays, because RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under season 1 cast is finally here.

Aussies are set to kiki with Kiwis across the series' debut, which will pit 10 queens against each other for the title of Down Under's First Drag Superstar.

Among the competitors is notable queer personality Anita Wigl'it, host and judge of New Zealand's House of Drag TV series, which became the first major television competition to crown a drag king (Hugo Grrrl) as a champion back in 2018. Wigl'it's House of Drag cohost, Kita Mean, is also among the Drag Race Down Under cast, as is the show's season 2 runner-up Elektra Shock.

Jojo Zaho — a Miss First Nation Indigenous drag queen pageant competitor — and Art Simone — star of various TV series and feature films, as well as Australia's reigning Drag Performer of the Year pageant winner — will also compete for the crown.

Drag Race Down Under — judged by RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and comedian Rhys Nicholson — will premiere new episodes in North America on the WOW Presents Plus app in the near future, joining production company World of Wonder's recent international Drag Race spin-offs like RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Canada's Drag Race, Drag Race Holland, and Drag Race España on the streaming service.

RuPaul's Drag Race is currently airing season 13 Fridays at 8 p.m. on VH1, with season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK debuting Thursdays on WOW Presents Plus. RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars 6 will make the jump to Paramount+ later this year, while a new competition series Queen of the Universe is also in the works for the new streaming service.

Meet the full Drag Race Down Under season 1 cast below, complete with biographies provided by World of Wonder, and check out a video featuring the queens above.

Bio: Anita is the owner and resident queen of Auckland's famous Caluzzi Cabaret and the host of the TVNZ show 'House of Drag' as well as the monthly comedy show Drag Wars. Over the last decade she has wiggled her way into the hearts of many, winning both Vancouver's next top Drag Superstar and Drag Entertainer of the year in 2013, before returning to Auckland. Her favourite performances to date include Mardi Gras (Sydney 2016 and 2019) as well as Adele's world tour after party in 2017.

Bio: Art Simone is the current reigning "Queen of Australia" and has played roles in Australian feature films, theatrical shows, television programs, and commercials, as well as being awarded Drag Performer of the Year for the last two years running. Last year, Art travelled to Los Angeles and New York, representing Australia in the world's largest drag convention, RuPaul's DragCon.

Bio: Coco has performed on Australia's Mardi Gras party main stage many times and is a multi DIVA (Drag Industry Variety Awards) award winner most prestigious Entertainer of the Year in 2017, Sydney's Favourite Showgirl in 2016-2019 and Rising Star in 2015. Coco has worked with Absolutely Fabulous' Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley, 2014 Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst, with Australia's very own Sandra Sully.

Bio: Elektra Shock is the Dancing Queen of Tāmaki Makaurau! Runner up on Season 2 of TVNZ House of Drag and star of Pleasuredome The Musical, the NZ Herald describes her as "utterly charismatic." Starting drag in 2012, she is now a resident performer at a number of venues on Karangahape Road. Her amazing dance ability, shocking high kicks and live vocals, puts her in high demand for corporate events and theatre performances around Aotearoa.

Bio: Etcetera is a striking non-binary drag artist, who at only 22 years of age has already made a splash within the Australian drag community for her aesthetic and activism. Known as the "glamour bug," she runs the shows at one of Sydney's iconic establishments: The Imperial Erskineville!

Bio: In 2015, Jojo started her drag career as a political response to a council member stating that homosexuality is not part of the indigenous culture. So for Dubbo's first annual Central West Pride March she walked the parade in a costumes she made with both the indigenous and gay pride flag and she hasn't looked back since. Since then, she has made her first television cameo on Get Krackin, competing in the inaugural Miss First Nation Indigenous drag queen pageant, the documentary Black Divaz, and hosting the VIP party for the Newcastle leg of Cher's Australian tour.

Bio: One of the most renowned drag artists in Australia, Karen was one of the original members of the award-winning cult queer cabaret YUMMY, and has built an international fanbase, touring the world with her singular brand of office-themed character drag. At the beginning of this year, Karen was appointed as an ambassador for DragExpo in Melbourne. She has appeared at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2017, 2018 and 2019 in headlining performances, as well as headlining shows all over the United States, including the Austin International Festival in Texas.

Bio: Kita started drag when she dressed up for a New Year's Eve party and wowed all her friends. Before long, she found herself in the thick of the nightlife, firmly making her mark on the Auckland scene. A few years down the line she joined Anita Wigl'it as a drag duo where the two started a monthly event which gave local kiwi drag artists a platform to perform on Drag Wars. Kita now co-owns the iconic Caluzzi Cabaret and Phoenix Venue in Auckland and has since hosted two series of TVNZ's House of Drag as well as maintaining her position as resident Drag Queen at Family Bar and Club.

Bio: Maxi has been a drag artist for 23 years, and is noted for her work within the community, including "Drag Storytime," where drag artists read stories to children, engaging them in fun and creative ways and conveying the overall message of inclusion. Maxi won Entertainer of the Year at the Drag Industry Variety Awards in 2015, has been named Madonna's National Hostess for her Australian Rebel Heart Tour, and has closed both a straight Olympics (Sydney 2000) and opened a gay one (Gay Games 2022).

Bio: Scarlet is a burlesque performer, pole dancer, costume designer, and self-proclaimed "party girl." Since she turned 18, Scarlet has worked tirelessly to build her reputation and brand as a drag artist. After only a year of doing drag, Scarlet won the prestigious title of Queen of the Court, Entertainer of the Year 2016 at the annual Proud Awards, and even took the title for Miss Burlesque Western Australia 2018, becoming not only the first drag queen to compete in Miss Burlesque Australia history, but [the first] to win the title.

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