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The wait is mothertucking over: All the details about Stan’s RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under. 

Gentlemen, start your engines, and may the best woman win because an all new season of Drag Race is coming.

Stan, the home of RuPaul in Australia, has announced season two of Stan Original Series RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under and it is set to drop on our screens on July 30, 2022.

And now, an all new season of celebrity guest judges have just been announced as well!

Yep, that's right, an all new cast (along with some brand spanking Aussie stars) will grace our screen, with our favourite drag queen front and centre, of course, hosting the show.

Watch the trailer for season two of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. Post continues after video. 


Video via Stan.

Just like last season, we will be watching in anticipation as some of Australia and New Zealand's best drag queens sashay away in a bid to become Down Under's Next Drag Superstar.

The show is set to be hosted once again by the American drag queen, actor and television personality RuPaul. He has starred in the reality competition since 2009.

RuPaul and Michelle Visage, 2017. Image: Getty. Alongside Ru will be a Drag Race veteran, Michelle Visage, who has been a familiar face to drag fans for over a decade now.

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Aussie comedian Rhys Nicholson has come back on the panel again this season to critique and mentor 10 new outrageously fierce and fabulous queens.

As for our celebrity guest judges? Australia’s beloved wildlife warriors, Bindi and Robert Irwin will be joining the show for an iconic episode. The duo said in a statement, "How could we not be involved in a show as fun and iconic as RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under?!"

Bindi and Robert Irwin. Image: Supplied.

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The Irwin siblings also touched on mentioned in season one: "We're big fans and were chuffed to help kick off the new season, especially after Art Simone's hilarious Snatch Game impersonation last year! We can't wait to see how all our Down Under kanga-rus go this season." 

Legendary actress Lucy Lawless, who you might recognise from Xena: Warrior Princes, will also be a guest panel judge. When asked about her experience on the show, she said: "I absolutely loved being part of the new season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under and can't believe I got to sit beside RuPaul, Michelle and Rhys!" 

Lucy Lawless. Image: Stan.

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She added: "Of course I know a thing or two about being a warrior princess but these new queens are absolutely next level. So fierce and so fabulous, I was in complete awe and am really looking forward to seeing how they all go!" 

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Last year, we watched on as New Zealand-based queen Kita Mean took the crown. The runner-ups were Art Simone, Karen from Finance and Scarlet Adams. 

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While we're yet to find out what exactly is in store for our beloved drag queens, we know for sure it is going to be one heck of a season.

As for right now? The RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under countdown is mothertucking on.

The brand new season of the Stan Original Series Rupaul's Drag Race Down Under will premiere Saturday 30 July, only on Stan.

This article was published on June 22 and has since been updated with new information.

Feature Image: Stan / Mamamia.

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