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{{Short description|New Zealand drag queen}}
{{Short description|New Zealand drag queen}}
{{Infobox person
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| caption = Kita Mean at [[RuPaul's DragCon LA]], 2023
| birth_name = Nick Nash
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'''Nick Nash''' (born 14 April 1986), better known by the [[stage name]] '''Kita Mean''', is a New Zealand [[drag queen|drag]] performer best known for hosting ''[[House of Drag]]'' and winning the [[RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (season 1)|first season]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/tv/kita-mean-is-announced-as-the-winner-of-rupauls-drag-race-down-under/ar-AALeP7m|title = Kita Mean is announced as the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under}}</ref>
'''Nick Nash''' (born 14 April 1986), better known by the [[stage name]] '''Kita Mean''', is a New Zealand [[drag queen|drag]] performer best known for hosting ''[[House of Drag]]'' and winning the [[RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (season 1)|first season]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/tv/kita-mean-is-announced-as-the-winner-of-rupauls-drag-race-down-under/ar-AALeP7m|title=Kita Mean is announced as the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under|website=[[MSN]] |access-date=2021-06-22|archive-date=2021-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203145/https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/tv/kita-mean-is-announced-as-the-winner-of-rupauls-drag-race-down-under/ar-AALeP7m|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Kita and [[Anita Wigl'it]] were both judges on the New Zealand drag competition show ''[[House of Drag]]'' from 2018 to 2020, where they became known as the duo Kita and Anita.<ref name="EW" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-08|title=Meet Anita & Kita : House of Drag's Iconic Drag Duo|url=https://outtv.ca/drag-rupaul/houseofdrag/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=OUTtv|language=en-US}}</ref> 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 [[Auckland]].<ref name="EW" />
Kita and [[Anita Wigl'it]] were both judges on the New Zealand drag competition show ''[[House of Drag]]'' from 2018 to 2020, where they became known as the duo Kita and Anita.<ref name="EW" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-08|title=Meet Anita & Kita : House of Drag's Iconic Drag Duo|url=https://outtv.ca/drag-rupaul/houseofdrag/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=OUTtv|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203348/https://outtv.ca/drag-rupaul/houseofdrag/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 [[Auckland]].<ref name="EW" />


In March 2021, Kita and Anita were announced as competitors on the [[RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (season 1)|first season]] of ''RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under''.<ref name="EW">{{cite journal |last1=Nolfi |first1=Joey |title=Say g'day to the Drag Race Down Under queens: Aussies kiki with Kiwis! |journal=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=6 March 2021 |url=https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-down-under-cast-season-1/ |access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref> Kita won the [[makeover]] challenge in episode 6, which involved giving a [[Rugby union|rugby]] player a makeover,<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-06-14|title=Drag Race Down Under: Crown Kita Mean if you want to bother with a second season|url=https://thetab.com/uk/2021/06/14/drag-race-down-under-crown-kita-mean-209714|access-date=2021-06-21|website=UK|language=en-GB}}</ref> and landed in the bottom two in episode 7, sending home [[Elektra Shock]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yeates|first=Cydney|date=2021-06-15|title=Drag Race Down Under's Elektra 'cried in hotel room' over bitchy queens|url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/15/drag-race-down-under-elektra-cried-after-filming-over-bitchy-queens-14775181/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Metro|language=en}}</ref> On 19 June 2021, Kita Mean was announced by [[RuPaul]] as the first winner of ''RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-19|title=We have a winner baby! Here's how fans reacted to the finale of Drag Race Down Under season one|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/we-have-a-winner-baby-heres-how-fans-reacted-to-the-finale-of-drag-race-down-under-season-one/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=GAY TIMES|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Yeates|first=Cydney|date=2021-06-20|title=Condragulations! Drag Race Down Under crowns its first winner|url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/20/drag-race-down-under-kita-mean-crowned-winner-in-final-episode-14800724/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Metro|language=en}}</ref>
In March 2021, Kita and Anita were announced as competitors on the [[RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (season 1)|first season]] of ''RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under''.<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine |last1=Nolfi |first1=Joey |title=Say g'day to the Drag Race Down Under queens: Aussies kiki with Kiwis! |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=6 March 2021 |url=https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-down-under-cast-season-1/ |access-date=14 June 2021 |archive-date=14 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614153240/https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-down-under-cast-season-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Kita won the [[makeover]] challenge in episode 6, which involved giving a [[Rugby union|rugby]] player a makeover,<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-06-14|title=Drag Race Down Under: Crown Kita Mean if you want to bother with a second season|url=https://thetab.com/uk/2021/06/14/drag-race-down-under-crown-kita-mean-209714|access-date=2021-06-21|website=UK|language=en-GB|archive-date=2021-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201135/https://thetab.com/uk/2021/06/14/drag-race-down-under-crown-kita-mean-209714|url-status=live}}</ref> and landed in the bottom two in episode 7, sending home [[Elektra Shock]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yeates|first=Cydney|date=2021-06-15|title=Drag Race Down Under's Elektra 'cried in hotel room' over bitchy queens|url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/15/drag-race-down-under-elektra-cried-after-filming-over-bitchy-queens-14775181/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Metro|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205202/https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/15/drag-race-down-under-elektra-cried-after-filming-over-bitchy-queens-14775181/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 19 June 2021, Kita Mean was announced by [[RuPaul]] as the first winner of ''RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-19|title=We have a winner baby! Here's how fans reacted to the finale of Drag Race Down Under season one|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/we-have-a-winner-baby-heres-how-fans-reacted-to-the-finale-of-drag-race-down-under-season-one/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=GAY TIMES|language=en-GB|archive-date=2021-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621185506/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/we-have-a-winner-baby-heres-how-fans-reacted-to-the-finale-of-drag-race-down-under-season-one/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Yeates|first=Cydney|date=2021-06-20|title=Condragulations! Drag Race Down Under crowns its first winner|url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/20/drag-race-down-under-kita-mean-crowned-winner-in-final-episode-14800724/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Metro|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620132809/https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/20/drag-race-down-under-kita-mean-crowned-winner-in-final-episode-14800724/|url-status=live}}</ref>


In December 2021, she starred in ''Beauty and the Beast'', a [[pantomime]] show, at the [[Isaac Theatre Royal]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Charlie|last=Gates|date=October 11, 2021|title=Pantomime returns to Christchurch with drag superstar Kita Mean|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/126621667/pantomime-returns-to-christchurch-with-drag-superstar-kita-mean?rm=a|access-date=January 20, 2022|website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]|language=en}}</ref>
In December 2021, she starred in ''Beauty and the Beast'', a [[pantomime]] show, at the [[Isaac Theatre Royal]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Charlie|last=Gates|date=October 11, 2021|title=Pantomime returns to Christchurch with drag superstar Kita Mean|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/126621667/pantomime-returns-to-christchurch-with-drag-superstar-kita-mean?rm=a|access-date=January 20, 2022|website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]|language=en|archive-date=January 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119235542/https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/126621667/pantomime-returns-to-christchurch-with-drag-superstar-kita-mean?rm=a|url-status=live}}</ref>


She currently co-hosts the ''Kita and Anita's Happy Hour'' podcast alongside [[Anita Wigl'it]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 21, 2021|title=Drag Race UK winner Krystal Versace dishes on taking the crown and behind-the-scenes gossip|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/drag-race-uk-winner-krystal-versace-dishes-on-taking-the-crown-and-behind-the-scenes-gossip/FUARYWUJWV5VHED35RDY7QVGJE/|access-date=January 20, 2022|website=NZ Herald|language=en}}</ref>
She currently co-hosts the ''Kita and Anita's Happy Hour'' podcast alongside [[Anita Wigl'it]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 21, 2021|title=Drag Race UK winner Krystal Versace dishes on taking the crown and behind-the-scenes gossip|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/drag-race-uk-winner-krystal-versace-dishes-on-taking-the-crown-and-behind-the-scenes-gossip/FUARYWUJWV5VHED35RDY7QVGJE/|access-date=January 20, 2022|website=NZ Herald|language=en|archive-date=January 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119234709/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/drag-race-uk-winner-krystal-versace-dishes-on-taking-the-crown-and-behind-the-scenes-gossip/FUARYWUJWV5VHED35RDY7QVGJE/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| [[RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (season 1)|Season 1]], Winner
| [[RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (season 1)|Season 1]], Winner
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| 2021
| ''[[My Life Is Murder]]''
| Needa
| 1 episode
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| 2021
| ''[[Have You Been Paying Attention? (New Zealand game show)|Have You Been Paying Attention?]]''
| Herself (guest quiz master)
| 1 episode
|-
| 2022
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| ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under]]''
| Herself
| [[RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (season 2)|Season 2]], Outgoing Queen
|-
| 2023
| ''Cubicle Confessions''
| Herself
| 1 episode
|}

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|2022
|''Binge Queens''
|Herself
|''RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under'' - Series 2
|style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2piQXKu7Jo|title=SPOILER ALERT: Binge Queens - RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Season 2, Episode 1|publisher=WOWPresents|date=August 2, 2022|access-date=August 3, 2022}}</ref>
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==External links==
{{RuPaul's Drag Race}}
{{Commons category|Kita Mean}}
* {{Official website|kitamean.com}}


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| after = [[Spankie Jackzon]]
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Latest revision as of 05:50, 26 April 2024

Kita Mean
Kita Mean at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Nick Nash

(1986-04-14) 14 April 1986 (age 38)
OccupationDrag queen
Known for
Websitekitamean.com

Nick Nash (born 14 April 1986), better known by the stage name Kita Mean, is a New Zealand drag performer best known for hosting House of Drag and winning the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under.[1]

Career

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Kita and Anita Wigl'it were both judges on the New Zealand drag competition show House of Drag from 2018 to 2020, where they became known as the duo Kita and Anita.[2][3] 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 Auckland.[2]

In March 2021, Kita and Anita were announced as competitors on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under.[2] Kita won the makeover challenge in episode 6, which involved giving a rugby player a makeover,[4] and landed in the bottom two in episode 7, sending home Elektra Shock.[5] On 19 June 2021, Kita Mean was announced by RuPaul as the first winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under.[6][7]

In December 2021, she starred in Beauty and the Beast, a pantomime show, at the Isaac Theatre Royal.[8]

She currently co-hosts the Kita and Anita's Happy Hour podcast alongside Anita Wigl'it.[9]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Titel Role Notes
2018 House of Drag Herself (judge) Season 1
2020 House of Drag Herself (judge) Season 2
2021 RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Herself (contestant) Season 1, Winner
2021 My Life Is Murder Needa 1 episode
2021 Have You Been Paying Attention? Herself (guest quiz master) 1 episode
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Herself Season 2, Outgoing Queen
2023 Cubicle Confessions Herself 1 episode

Web series

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Year Titel Role Notes Ref
2022 Binge Queens Herself RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under - Series 2 [10]

References

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  1. ^ "Kita Mean is announced as the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under". MSN. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  2. ^ a b c Nolfi, Joey (6 March 2021). "Say g'day to the Drag Race Down Under queens: Aussies kiki with Kiwis!". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Meet Anita & Kita : House of Drag's Iconic Drag Duo". OUTtv. 2019-01-08. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  4. ^ "Drag Race Down Under: Crown Kita Mean if you want to bother with a second season". UK. 2021-06-14. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  5. ^ Yeates, Cydney (2021-06-15). "Drag Race Down Under's Elektra 'cried in hotel room' over bitchy queens". Metro. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  6. ^ "We have a winner baby! Here's how fans reacted to the finale of Drag Race Down Under season one". GAY TIMES. 2021-06-19. Archived from the original on 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  7. ^ Yeates, Cydney (2021-06-20). "Condragulations! Drag Race Down Under crowns its first winner". Metro. Archived from the original on 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  8. ^ Gates, Charlie (October 11, 2021). "Pantomime returns to Christchurch with drag superstar Kita Mean". Stuff. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  9. ^ "Drag Race UK winner Krystal Versace dishes on taking the crown and behind-the-scenes gossip". NZ Herald. December 21, 2021. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  10. ^ SPOILER ALERT: Binge Queens - RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Season 2, Episode 1. WOWPresents. August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
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