Nick Nash (born 14 April 1986), better known by the

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Kita Mean, is a New Zealand drag performer best known for hosting ''

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'' and winning the first season of ''

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''.

Career

Kita and

Anita Wigl'it Nick Kennedy-Hall (born 10 July 1989), better known by the stage name Anita Wigl'it, is a British and New Zealand drag performer best known for hosting ''House of Drag'' from 2018 to 2020, and competing on the first season of ''RuPaul's Drag Ra ...

were both judges on the New Zealand drag competition show ''

'' from 2018 to 2020, where they became known as the duo Kita and Anita. The two queens started a monthly event called ''Drag Wars'' for local New Zealand drag artists to perform and they co-own the Caluzzi Cabaret and Phoenix Venue in

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. In March 2021, Kita and Anita were announced as competitors on the first season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under''. Kita won the

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challenge in episode 6, which involved giving a

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player a makeover, and landed in the bottom two in episode 7, sending home

Elektra Shock James Luck (born 30 September 1992), better known by the stage name Elektra Shock, is a New Zealand drag performer best known for competing on the first season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under'' and the second season of ''House of Drag. E ...

. On 19 June 2021, Kita Mean was announced by

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as the first winner of ''RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under''. In December 2021, she starred in ''Beauty and the Beast'', a

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show, at the

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. She currently co-hosts the ''Kita and Anita's Happy Hour'' podcast alongside

Filmography

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mean, Kita 1986 births Living people New Zealand drag queens RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under winners