RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under announced, production under way in New Zealand 18 Jan, 2021 05:01 PM 3 minutes to read Rupaul’s Drag Race Season 13 Trailer. Video / VH1 NZ Herald Rumours swirled when it was first revealed RuPaul touched down in New Zealand, and now TVNZ has confirmed exciting news for Drag Race fans. The popular reality show which sees drag queens compete for crowning glory (think Top Model, but more fierce and with lip sync battles) is filming a version entirely in Aotearoa. Read More Both Kiwi and Aussie queens will compete in the series of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under - and RuPaul is confident the best queens will be unearthed in our corner of the world.