Shane Jenek was five when he was crowned Mr Tiny Tot at Dreamworld outside Brisbane.

Growing up in the Brisbane suburbs, his safe haven outside his home was the Fame Talent School, where he learned to sing and dance.

At eighteen, Shane moved to Sydney and immersed himself in the gay scene. He met his first drag queens, Moga Donna and Vanity Fair.

One night, Shane dressed up in drag himself, in a sequinned boob tube and mini-skirt with gold heels.

It was the first incarnation of his drag persona, Courtney Act.

At age twenty-one, Courtney performed on Australian Idol.

Courtney then went on to star in Ru Paul's Drag Race season 6, and went on to win UK's Big Brother in 2018.

In 2019, Shane became the first drag performer to appear on Australia's Dancing with the Stars.

Further information

Watch Courtney Act's 2003 performance on Australia Idol