Drag Race South Africa: It’s About To Get Lekker in 2025!

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Oh my goodness, South Africa, are we even ready for this? Like, ek sê, 2025 is coming in hot with our very own “Drag Race South Africa,” and honey, it’s going to be lekker, fierce, and fabulous! We’re talking about our queens strutting their stuff internationally—because yes, huns, we’re taking it from kasi to Cannes with all the glitz, glam, and gees you’ve been waiting for!

For years, we’ve been screaming, “When is Mzansi getting their own ‘Drag Race’?” Well, the wait is finally over. Casting kicks off in 2025, and let me tell you, the stage is set for a show as colourful as a Durban July hat competition. These queens are going to serve creativity, werk individuality, and show the world that we don’t play around when it comes to drag. Nje, brace yourselves for wigs snatched higher than Table Mountain, okay?!

Now, we all remember BeBe Zahara Benet—the original queen who slayed her way to the crown back in 2009, proudly repping her African roots. Her win was just a taster, bru, of what African drag royalty can bring. Fast forward, and now we get to claim our space in the Drag Race herstory books. As the kids would say: “It’s about damn time!”

The masterminds behind this glittery madness, Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, are just as pumped, babes. They’ve been gagging for African queens to take the spotlight, and now with “Drag Race South Africa” coming to life, it’s basically the fulfilment of their drag-tastic dream of world domination. One day it’s South Africa, next thing you know, penguins in Antarctica are lip-syncing for their lives!

And let’s not even get started on the massive moment this is for WOW Presents Plus (WOWPP)! Their platform has been growing faster than a queue at the Department of Home Affairs, and now they’re adding a South African flavour to the mix. With all these international versions blowing up, the world better buckle up for the kasi queens who are about to show them what we’re made of. Oh, and don’t forget, they’re streaming this fabulousness around the clock now. So, if you’re not binge-watching drag royalty on WOWPP, what are you even doing with your life?

This is more than just another “Drag Race” spin-off, babes—this is a moment. The same kind of moment you have when you realise you’re late for your taxi but then find out it’s still around the corner. We’re about to have South African queens not just stepping onto the world stage but stomping on it in heels so high they could touch the stars. Yaass, queen!

And just like that, Mzansi is adding some spice to the drag race world. From Joburg to Cape Town, Durban to Bloem, it’s all about to go down. Trust me, with our diverse cultures, talents, and style, these queens are going to make this season one for the books. So grab your popcorn, pop the Amarula, and get ready, huns. South Africa is about to werk it like never before.