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Spoilers
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Season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK was officially announced November 7, 2019 on social media to be casting through World of Wonder until November 15, 2019.[1] Production for this season was put on hold after filming began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
The cast of Season 2 was officially revealed on December 16, 2020, through the Drag Race UK social media. The promo theme is Pride, with each queen wearing a different color of the Progress Pride Flag. The season also released a Christmas promo for the holiday season, and a cast promo photo for Gay Times.
Contents
Contestants
(Ages and names stated are during time of contest)
Rank | Contestant | Photo | Real Name | Age | Current City | Ep. 1 | Ep. 2 |
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TBA | Asttina Mandella |
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Aston Joshua |
27 | London | WIN | TBA |
TBA | Ellie Diamond |
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Elliot Glen |
21 | Dundee | HIGH | TBA |
TBA | Lawrence Chaney |
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Lawrence Maidment |
23 | Glasgow | HIGH Mini Chall. Winner |
TBA |
TBA | A'Whora | ![]() |
George Boyle |
23 | London | SAFE | TBA |
TBA | Cherry Valentine |
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George Ward |
26 | Darlington | SAFE | TBA |
TBA | Ginny Lemon |
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Lewis Croucher |
31 | Worcestershire | SAFE | TBA |
TBA | Tayce | ![]() |
Tayce Szura-Radix |
26 | London | SAFE | TBA |
TBA | Tia Kofi |
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Lawrence Bolton |
30 | London | SAFE | TBA |
TBA | Veronica Green |
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Kevin Max Grogan |
34 | London | SAFE | TBA |
TBA | Sister Sister |
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Pip Doran |
32 | Liverpool | LOW | TBA |
TBA | Bimini Bon-Boulash |
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Tommy Hibbitts |
26 | London | BTM2 | TBA |
12th | Joe Black |
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Joe Black |
30 | Brighton | ELIM |
- █ The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race.
- █ The contestant was a runner-up.
- █ The contestant won the maxi challenge.
- █ The contestant received positive critiques, but did not win the maxi challenge.
- █ The contestant received negative critiques, but was not up for elimination.
- █ The contestant placed in the bottom two, but neither one was eliminated.
- █ The contestant placed in the bottom two and won the lip-sync for your life.
- █ The contestant placed in the bottom two, lost the lip-sync for your life, and was eliminated.
- █ The contestant returned and appeared on the reunion episode, but was out of the running.
Episodes
Series # | Episode # | Episode Title | Air Date |
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10 | 1 | Royalty Returns | January 14, 2021 |
11 | 2 | Rats: The Rusical | January 21, 2021 |
12 | 3 | TBA | January 28, 2021 |
13 | 4 | TBA | February 4, 2021 |
Episode 1: "Royalty Returns"
Airdate: January 14, 2021
Synopsis: The award winning RuPaul’s Drag Race UK returns for a second series. Over the course of ten weeks twelve of the country’s most fabulous drag queens will compete to be crowned the UK’s Next Drag Race Superstar. In this premiere episode, the queens enter the Werk Room for the first time and quickly take on their first challenge – a photo shoot with Ru. And then in an added twist the queens are asked to serve two looks on the Drag Race runway. Actress and fashion icon Elizabeth Hurley joins Michelle Visage and Graham Norton on the judging panel as the first queen sashays away from the competition.

Episode 1 Judges
- Guest Judge: Elizabeth Hurley
- Mini Challenge: Wimbled Hun Photoshoot
- Mini Challenge Winner: Lawrence Chaney
- Maxi Challenge: Serve up two runway looks, a Gay Icon inspired look and a Hometown look
- Maxi Challenge Winner: Asttina Mandella
- Maxi Challenge Prize: Ru-Peter Badge
- Bottom Two: Bimini Bon-Boulash and Joe Black
- Lip Sync Song: "Relax" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood
- Eliminated: Joe Black
- Farewell Message: "auf wiederschen you camp old bitches love you, see you soon- JB"
Entrance Order
1 | Lawrence Chaney |
2 | Cherry Valentine |
3 | Tia Kofi |
4 | Bimini Bon-Boulash |
5 | Ginny Lemon |
6 | Ellie Diamond |
7 | Sister Sister |
8 | Tayce |
9 | Joe Black |
10 | Veronica Green |
11 | Asttina Mandella |
12 | A'Whora |
Runway Inspirations
Queen | Gay Icon | Hometown |
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A'Whora | Vivienne Westwood | Nottingham |
Asttina Mandella | Naomi Campbell | London |
Bimini Bon-Boulash | Princess Julia | Norfolk |
Cherry Valentine | Freddie Mercury | Darlington |
Ellie Diamond | Lily Savage | Dundee |
Ginny Lemon | Kate Bush | Worcestershire |
Joe Black | David Bowie | Brighton |
Lawrence Chaney | Diana Rigg | Glasgow |
Sister Sister | Dusty Springfield | Liverpool |
Tayce | Naomi Campbell | Newport |
Tia Kofi | Alan Turing | Essex |
Veronica Green | Boy George | Rochdale |
Wimbled Hun Photoshoot
Episode 2: "Rats: The Rusical"
Airdate: January 21, 2021
Synopsis: The queens are settling in, but the pressure is on as their singing, acting and dancing skills are truly challenged in Rats-The Rusical, Drag Race's first ever live musical. West End star Sheridan Smith joins Michelle Visage and Alan Carr on the judging panel as another queen exits the competition.
- Guest Judge: Sheridan Smith
- Mini Challenge: TBA
- Mini Challenge Winner: TBA
- Maxi Challenge: Star in "Rats: The Rusical"
- Maxi Challenge Winner: TBA
- Maxi Challenge Prize: Ru-Peter Badge
- Bottom Two: TBA
- Lip Sync Song: TBA
- Eliminated: TBA
- Farewell Message: TBA
Rats: The Rusical
Queen | Role |
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A'Whora | TBA |
Asttina Mandella | TBA |
Bimini Bon-Boulash | TBA |
Cherry Valentine | TBA |
Ellie Diamond | TBA |
Ginny Lemon | TBA |
Lawrence Chaney | TBA |
Sister Sister | TBA |
Tayce | TBA |
Tia Kofi | TBA |
Veronica Green | TBA |
Episode 3: "TBA"
Airdate: January 28, 2021
Synopsis: This week RuPaul tests the queens' creative sewing skills - and their friendships - as they're pitted against each other in a design challenge called Who Wore It Best? Supermodel Jourdan Dunn joins Michelle Visage and Graham Norton as a third queen leaves the competition.
- Guest Judge: Jourdan Dunn
- Mini Challenge: TBA
- Mini Challenge Winner: TBA
- Maxi Challenge: Who Wore It Best? (Design Challenge)
- Maxi Challenge Winner: TBA
- Maxi Challenge Prize: Ru-Peter Badge
- Bottom Two: TBA
- Lip Sync Song: TBA
- Eliminated: TBA
- Farewell Message: TBA
Who Wore It Best?
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TBA | TBA |
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Episode 4: "TBA"
Airdate: February 4, 2021
Synopsis: This week the queens' presenting skills are challenged as they host their own daytime magazine show, Morning Glory. The queen of British daytime TV, Lorraine Kelly, joins Michelle Visage and Alan Carr on the judging panel as a fourth queen exits the competition.
- Guest Judge: Lorraine Kelly
- Mini Challenge: TBA
- Mini Challenge Winner: TBA
- Maxi Challenge: Host "Morning Glory", their own daytime magazine show
- Maxi Challenge Winner: TBA
- Maxi Challenge Prize: Ru-Peter Badge
- Bottom Two: TBA
- Lip Sync Song: TBA
- Eliminated: TBA
- Farewell Message: TBA
Morning Glory
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TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA |
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TBA | TBA |
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Gallery
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Check out the lookbook gallery to see the queens' looks from each episode.
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Videos
Meet the Queens
Trivia
- UK Season 2 is the first season to...
- Have two pairs of queens have the same name out or drag, A'Whora and Cherry Valentine (both George), and Lawrence Chaney and Tia Kofi (both Lawrence).
- Have two different promo themes on Drag Race UK, the official one and a Christmas one, and the third overall after Seasons 1 and 2 of Drag Race US.
- UK Season 2 is the second season to...
- Halt production in the middle of filming, the first being Season 3.
- Michelle Visage accidentally leaked Asttina Mandella, Cherry Valentine, Ellie Diamond, Joe Black, Tayce and Tia Kofi during an Instagram live, where she accidentally showed a sheet of paper with the cast of the season.[3]
References
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 2
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A'Whora • Asttina Mandella • Bimini Bon-Boulash • Cherry Valentine • Ellie Diamond • Ginny Lemon • Lawrence Chaney • Sister Sister • Tayce • Tia Kofi • Veronica Green • 12th: Joe Black | |
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