Spankie Jackzon Explained

Spankie Jackzon
Birth Name:Blair Macbeth
Birth Date:1984 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Palmerston North, New Zealand
Nationality:New Zealand
Occupation:Drag queen
Years Active:2005–present

Spankie Jackzon is the stage name of Blair Macbeth (born 4 November 1984),[1] a New Zealand drag performer. She is best known for winning the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under in 2022.[2] Previously, in 2020, she also won the second season of the New Zealand television series House of Drag.

Career

Jackzon is based in Palmerston North. She started performing in drag as early as 2005, moving to Melbourne in the late 2010s to develop a career in the city's nightlife; at one point in her career, she hosted eight different club residences simultaneously in the city of Melbourne.[3]

In 2020, Jackzon joined the second season of the New Zealand television series House of Drag as an "intruder" contestant in the fourth episode. She won the competition, beating Elektra Shock in the finale.[4]

In 2022, Jackzon was announced as one of 10 queens to compete on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under,[5] and after winning three main challenges, she won the season, with Hannah Conda and Kween Kong as runners-up.[6] [7] One of the hosts of House of Drag, Kita Mean, who previously won the first season of Rupaul's Drag Race Down Under, presented Jackzon with her crown and sceptre during the finale episode of the second season, marking the second time that Mean crowned Jackzon on television (House of Drag and RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under).[8]

Filmography

Television

YearShowCharacterNetworkPlacingNotes
2020House of DragHerselfTVNZSeason 2 — Winner
2022RuPaul's Drag Race Down UnderHerselfWOW presents, TVNZ, StanSeason 2 — Winner
2024The Boy, The Queen & Everything inbetweenStiff TiffTVNZ
2024Bring Back My Girls HerselfWOW Presents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: YAAS QUEEN! Seb's drag of a day - Magzter . 2022-07-06 . 2022-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220706233725/https://www.magzter.com/stories/Womens-Interest/Womans-Day-Magazine-NZ/YAAS-QUEEN-Sebs-drag-of-a-day . live .
  2. Web site: Tangcay . Jazz . 2022-07-06 . Meet the Queens of 'Drag Race Down Under' Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE) . 2022-07-06 . Variety . en-US . 2022-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707173748/https://variety.com/lists/drag-race-down-under-cast-queens/ . live .
  3. Web site: Spankie Jackzon . 2022-07-07 . www.tvnz.co.nz . 2022-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220801211257/https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/house-of-drag/meet-the-dragstars-season-2/spankie-jackzon . live .
  4. Web site: Magazine . express . 2020-04-04 . Congratulations House Of Drag Season 2 Winner Spankie Jackzon . 2022-07-07 . express Magazine . en-US . 2022-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220703092548/https://gayexpress.co.nz/2020/04/congratulations-house-of-drag-season-2-winner-spankie-jackzon/ . live .
  5. Web site: Karaitiana . Karla . 2022-07-07 . Meet Spankie Jackzon and the Kiwi drag queens picked to represent NZ in RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under . 2022-07-07 . Stuff . en . 2022-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707063953/https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/300630861/meet-spankie-jackzon-and-the-kiwi-drag-queens-picked-to-represent-nz-in-rupauls-drag-race-down-under . live .
  6. Web site: Can Palmerston North drag queen keep RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under title in NZ?. Justin. Wong. 17 September 2022. 2022-09-17. Stuff.
  7. Web site: RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under power rankings: And the winner is…. Sam. Brooks. 17 September 2022. 2022-09-17. The Spinoff.
  8. Web site: September 20 . EW Staff Updated . EDT . 2022 at 11:30 AM . See every winner of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' . 2022-12-30 . EW.com . en.