Elektra Shock is a New Zealand drag performer best known for competing on the second season of House of Drag where she placed second overall and first season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, where she placed fifth place overall.
On the 9th of April 2022, it was announced that she would be a judge on Dancing with the Stars: New Zealand.
About[]
With an electrifying confidence and sassy personality, Elektra Shock is not here to play.
With a strong dance and performance background, this born entertainer is ready to send shockwaves through the mansion.[5]
Elektra Shock is the Dancing Queen of Tāmaki Makaurau! Runner up on season 2 of TVNZ’s House of Drag and star of Pleasuredome The Musical, the NZ Herald describes her as “utterly charismatic”.
Starting Drag in 2012, she is now a resident performer at a number of venues on Karangahape Rd. Her amazing dance ability, shocking high kicks and live vocals, put her in high demand for corporate events and theatre performances around Aotearoa.[6]Drag Name Origin[]
Her drag name is a pun for "electric shock". The name was given to her by her drag mother and contestant on the first season of House of Drag, Trinity Ice.
Track Records[]
Statistics | House of Drag Season 2 |
Down Under Season 1 |
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Ranking: | 2nd Place (Runner-Up) |
5th Place |
Maxi Challenges Won: | 4 (Eps. 2, 3, 4, 9) | 1 (Ep. 5) |
Mini Challenges Won: | 0 | 2 (Eps. 1, 3) |
Times as Team Captain: | 1 (Ep. 5) | 1 (Ep. 3) |
Times in Bottom Two: | 0 | 3 (Eps. 1, 3, 7) |
Episode Eliminated: | Episode 10 | Episode 7 |
Memorable Quotes[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Season 1[]
- "I was a model before the accident" (entrance quote)
- "Boss is here" (during Kita Mean's entrance)
- "Yeah, I'm not at work today." (to Anita Wigl'it)
- "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
- "Thir lady lanth-a-lot, we betheech thee!"
- "Well, thanks for telling me, sis! As long as people know there's more to New Zealand than sheep and All Blacks, that's a good thing." (to Kita Mean after she criticizes her outfit)
- "Well, you know what they say Ru, you can't have all the pigeons but when you do, they’re probably Italian." (As Catherine O'Hara in Snatch Game)
- "I can do whatever I want."
- ♪ "Call me Elektra, don't forget. Gonna win this race, better place your bets. I'mma high kick 'til I snatch the crown; all these other mother-tucking bitches going down. I'mma do a priouette while I spit my verse, only need five minutes to rehearse. Got basic drag, but I'll make you laugh! Representing on RuPaul's behalf." ♪ (verse in Queens Down Under)
- "PAUSE...That's me, Elektra Shock. Two times bottom and currently playing safe." (during her informercial Topped)
- "Stocked with Charisma, overflowing with Uniqueness, packed with Nerve, and full... of and Talent." (during her informercial Topped)
- "Hey Ru! How you doin'?" (exit line)
Trivia[]
- As the drag daughter of Season 1 of House of Drag contestant Trinity Ice, this makes Elektra one of the three contestants of House of Drag (Season 2) to be related to a contestant from the first season. The other two being Bionica (drag daughter of Medulla Oblongata) and Willy SmacknTush (drag son of Hugo Grrrl).
- Elektra is the first contestant to win more than one challenge on House of Drag.
- She is also the first contestant to win two and three challenges in a row.
- She is also the first contestant to win a total of four challenges.
- Elektra is the first House of Drag contestant to place as a runner-up to a winner who had less wins.
- She is also the first contestant to never place in the bottom and not win the season.
- Elektra is the third Drag Race contestant to have competed on another drag series, after Gia Gunn and Kandy Ho.
- She is the first to have competed on a series with no relations to the Drag Race franchise.
- She is also the first to have made her debut on a non-Drag Race series.
- She is the first to have competed on a series with no relations to the Drag Race franchise.
- Elektra is the first contestant to compete against the judges of the previous show she was on, Anita Wigl'it and Kita Mean.
- She is also their drag niece.
- Elektra is the first queen to survive two Lip-Sync For Your Life on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under.
- She is also the first queen to land in the Bottom 2 after winning the mini challenge, twice.
- She is also the first queen from Down Under to land in the Bottom 2 three times.
- Ironically, she had never placed in the bottom two on House of Drag.
- Elektra is the first queen to win the Commercial Challenge on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under.
- The dress Elektra wore in the makeover challenge on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under is the same dress she wore for the cast photo and the Drag Bingo Hosting Challenge of House of Drag Season 2.
- On both seasons she has competed on, Elektra was sent home by the winner of the season, Spankie Jackzon and Kita Mean respectively.
- Elektra appeared in the TVNZ show, My Life Is Murder, which starred Lucy Lawless. She appeared in Episode 3 of season 2. Elektra played the part of a drag queen, who accidentally murdered her drag queen partner. Kita Mean also appeared in this episode.
Gallery[]
House of Drag Season 2[]
House of Drag Season 2 Looks[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Season 1[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Season 1 Looks[]
Filmography[]
TV[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2020 | House of Drag (Season 2) | Self | Contestant (Placed 2nd) | [5] |
2021 | RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (Season 1) | Self | Contestant (Placed 5th) | |
2021 | My Life is Murder | Felix/Ginger Snaps | Season 2, Episode 3 "All That Glitters" | |
2022 | Dancing With The Stars New Zealand | Self | Judge | [7] |
Discography[]
Appearances/Features[]
Year | Title | Artwork | Notes |
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2021 | "Queens Down Under (Three And A Half Men)" |
by The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under |
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References[]
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Winner | Spankie Jackzon |
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Runners-Up | 2nd: Elektra Shock • 3rd: Claire Voyant |
Other Contestants | 4th: Bionica • 5th: Miss Geena • 6th: Lilly Loca • 7th: Willy SmacknTush • 8th: Flor • 9th: Jen Tré Fire (Quit) • 10th: Kelly Fornia • 11th: Rhubarb Rouge • 12th: Stabitha |
Judges | Kita Mean • Anita Wigl'it |
Winner | Kita Mean |
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Runners-Up | 2nd, 3rd & 4th: Art Simone, Karen From Finance & Scarlet Adams |
Other Contestants | 5th: Elektra Shock • 6th: Maxi Shield • 7th: Etcetera Etcetera • 8th: Anita Wigl'it • 9th: Coco Jumbo • 10th: Jojo Zaho |
Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Rhys Nicholson |
Pit Crew | Max Currie • Sean Walters • Rod Tian |