The second series of ''

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'' began airing on 14 January 2021 on the

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and

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streaming service. The series was confirmed and casting was closed on 15 November 2019. Production was suspended mid 2020 due to the

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but resumed late 2020. The cast of 12 new queens was announced on 16 December 2020 and the series premiered on 14 January 2021. It was also announced a special episode ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Queens on Lockdown'' would air, following the queens during the first lockdown. This special episode was released on 12 February. The winner of the second series of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' was

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, with

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and

Tayce Tayce Szura-Radix (born 28 May 1994) is a Welsh drag queen and model from Newport, Wales. She is best known for competing in the second series of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'', where she was placed as a runner-up. Career Tayce has professionally ...

as the runners-up. The ''United Kingdolls'' version of "UK Hun", which featured in the fifth episode of the series, reached number 27 in the Official UK Charts.

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died on 18 September 2022 at the age of 28, of unknown causes and is the first contestant from ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' to pass away.

Contestants

''Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.'' Notes:

Contestant progress

Lip syncs

Legend:

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order: *

Elizabeth Hurley Elizabeth Jane Hurley (born 10 June 1965) is an English actress and model. As an actress, her best-known film roles have been as Vanessa Kensington in ''Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997) and as the Devil in ''Bedazzled (2000 ...

, actress, businesswoman and model *

Sheridan Smith Sheridan Caroline Sian Smith OBE (born 25 June 1981) is an English actress, singer and television personality. Smith came to prominence after playing a variety of characters on sitcoms such as ''The Royle Family'' (1999–2000), ''Two Pints o ...

, actress and singer *

Jourdan Dunn Jourdan Sherise Dunn (born 3 August 1990) is a British model. She was discovered in Hammersmith Primark in 2006 and signed to The Squad Management in London. She began appearing on international runways in early 2007. In February 2008, she was t ...

, model and actress *

Lorraine Kelly Lorraine Kelly, (born 30 November 1959) is a Scottish journalist and television presenter. She has presented various television shows for ITV, including '' Good Morning Britain'' (1988–1992), '' GMTV'' (1993–2010), ''This Morning'' (2003 ...

, television presenter *

MNEK Uzoechi Osisioma "Uzo" Emenike (born 9 November 1994), professionally known by his stage name MNEK (, ), is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. He has been nominated for a Grammy and a Brit Awards, Brit Award, and has received the ...

, singer and music producer *

Jessie Ware Jessica Lois Ware (born 15 October 1984) is an English singer, songwriter and broadcaster. Ware came to prominence following the release of her debut studio album, ''Devotion'' (2012), which peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart, produce ...

, singer *

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, television presenter *

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, actress, comedienne, writer and presenter

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage. Episode 1 *Kevin McDaid, photographer Episode 2 *Dane Chalfin, vocal coach *Jay Revell, choreographer *Kieran Daley Ward, choreographer Episode 3 *

Jodie Harsh James Allen Clarke (born 1985), better known as Jodie Harsh, is a London-based DJ music producer, promoter, and drag queen. Born in Canterbury, Kent in 1985, Harsh attended the London College of Fashion. While at university, she first adopte ...

, drag queen and DJ music producer Episode 5 *

Ian Masterson Ian Kenneth Masterson is a British media composer, electronic musician and pop producer. Biography Since the early 1990s, he has produced and remixed songs for a range of pop acts including Dannii Minogue, Geri Halliwell, Kylie Minogue, Girl ...

, producer and songwriter Episode 6 *

Gemma Collins Gemma Clare Collins (born 31 January 1981) is an English media personality and businesswoman. In 2011, she began appearing on the ITVBe reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex'', appearing until 2019. Collins subsequently went on to appear in nu ...

, media personality and businesswoman *

The Vivienne James Lee Williams (born 12 April 1992), better known by the stage name The Vivienne, is a Welsh drag queen, known for being appointed the first UK ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' ambassador in 2015, winning the first series of ''RuPaul's Drag Race U ...

, winner of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' Series 1 *

Baga Chipz Leo Loren, better known by the stage name Baga Chipz, is an English drag queen known for competing on the first series of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' (2019) and later the first season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World'' (2022). Baga Chipz ...

, third place contestant of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' Series 1 Episode 7 *

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, runner-up on both the second season of ''

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'' and first season of ''

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'' Episode 9 *

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, ''

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'' actress

Episodes

References

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