RuPaul's Drag Race UK
''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' is a British reality competition television series based on the American television series of the same name. The television series, a collaboration between the BBC and World of Wonder, premiered on 3 October 2019. T ...
'' began airing on 14 January 2021 on the
BBC Three
BBC Three is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes for a 16 to 34-year-old target aud ...
section of
BBC iPlayer
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and
WOW Presents Plus
WOW Presents Plus (also called World of Wonder Presents Plus or WOWPresents+) is a subscription-based streaming service owned by production company, World of Wonder. The subscription service was founded in November 2017, by Randy Barbato and ...
streaming service. The series was confirmed and casting was closed on 15 November 2019. Production was suspended mid 2020 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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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
Lawrence Chaney
Lawrence Chaney (born Lawrence Maidment; 16 October 1996) is a British Glasgow-based drag queen. They are best known for winning the RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 2), second series of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'', becoming the first Scottish drag q ...
, with
Bimini Bon-Boulash
Thomas George Graeme Hibbitts (born 12 May 1993), better known by the stage name Bimini Bon-Boulash or Bimini, is an English drag queen, author, recording artist and model based in East London, and born in Great Yarmouth, England. They are be ...
and
Tayce
Tayce Szura-Radix (stage name Tayce; born 28 May 1994) is a Welsh drag queen, rapper and model from Newport, Wales. She is best known for competing in the second series of '' RuPaul's Drag Race UK'', in which she placed joint runner-up.
Care ...
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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.
Cherry Valentine died on 18 September 2022 at the age of 28. Their cause of death was originally undisclosed but a coroner's inquest ruled it a suicide in February 2023.
Contestants
''Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.''
Notes:
Future ''Drag Race'' appearances
* Later in 2021 Veronica Green competed on
series 3 Series 3 may refer to:
* 3 Skypephone Series, the mobile phone series
* Apple Watch Series 3, smart watch
* Aston Martin Lagonda Series 3, the automobile model
* Aston Martin V8 Series 3, the automobile model
* BMW 3 Series, the automobile model li ...
Elizabeth Hurley
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Sheridan Smith
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, actress and singer
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Jourdan Dunn
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, model and actress
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Lorraine Kelly
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, television presenter
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MNEK
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, singer and music producer
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Jessie Ware
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, singer
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Maya Jama
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, television presenter
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Dawn French
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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
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Jodie Harsh
Jodie Harsh is the stage name of Jay Clarke, a London-based DJ music producer, promoter, and drag queen who was born in Canterbury in Kent.
Career
Nightlife
Jodie Harsh adopted her moniker at the age of 18 when she moved to London for he ...
, drag queen and DJ music producer
Episode 5
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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, Girls ...
, producer and songwriter
Episode 6
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Gemma Collins
Gemma Clair Collins (born 31 January 1981) is an English media personality and businesswoman. She came to prominence for her appearances on the ITVBe reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex'' (2011–2019)''.'' Collins went on to appear on vario ...
, media personality and businesswoman
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The Vivienne
James Lee Williams (12 April 1992 – 5 January 2025), known professionally as The Vivienne, was a British drag queen from Colwyn Bay, Wales, and winner of the RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 1, first series of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' in 2019. T ...
Baga Chipz
Leo Loren better known by the stage name Baga Chipz, is an English drag queen known for competing on the RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 1), first series of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' (2019) and later the RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World (series ...
, third place contestant of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' Series 1
Episode 7
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Raven
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, runner-up on both ''
RuPaul's Drag Race
''RuPaul's Drag Race'' is an American reality competition television series, the first in the Drag Race (franchise), ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by World of Wonder (company), World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, ...
''
Season 2 Season 2 may refer to:
* ''Season 2'' (Infinite album), 2014
* ''2econd Season'', an album by Unk, 2008
* "Season 2", a song by Phoenix from ''Alpha Zulu
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and ''
All Stars
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All-star or All Star may also refer to:
Awards
* GAA GPA All Stars Awards, annual awards given to practitioners of Gaelic games
** Camogie All Stars Awards
** Ladies' ...
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Season 1 Season One may refer to:
Albums
* ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2004
* ''Season One'' (All Sons & Daughters album), 2012
* ''Season One'' (Saukrates album), 2012
See also
*
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* Season 2 (disambiguation) Season 2 may refer to:
...
Episode 9
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Natalie Cassidy
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, ''
EastEnders
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