Veronica Green is a British drag performer and one of the contestants of the second season and third season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Due to testing positive for COVID-19 before filming resumed, Veronica was not allowed to return to the competition and received an open invitation to compete in the third season. Veronica scored 9th place in both seasons.
Drag Name Origin
"When I was a little boy, my brother and I used to make our own comic books, and when our baby sister, Veronica, came along we were so jealous that we created a supervillain in our comic books and called her Veronica Green! Unwittingly, my sister’s birth sparked off my drag persona! She’s going to be mortified at all of this — I stole her prom dress and everything."[3]
Track Record(s)
Statistics | UK Season 2 | UK Season 3 |
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Ranking: | 9th Place (Departed) |
9th Place |
Maxi Challenges Won: | 1 (Ep. 2) | 0 |
Mini Challenges Won: | 1 (Ep. 3) | 0 |
Times as Team Captain: | 0 | 0 |
Times in Bottom: | 0 | 1 (Ep. 3) |
Episode Eliminated: | Episode 5 | Episode 3 |
Memorable Quotes
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 2
- "Well, I think it's about time to get this party started. Right now!" (entrance quote)
- "I'm known for going from Gollum to gorgeous in three hours!"
- "Who is Veronica Green? Um... I do know...."
- "I'm not used to having balls in my face. Well... depends what... you... you're trying to trap me right now! Talk about... sexy stuff!"
- "Am I a fan of musicals? Does the Pope shit in the woods? ... Does a bear shit in the woods? Is the Pope a Catholic? ... I just mixed the two up!"
- "A'Whora on the floor-a!" (during the limbo for your life mini challenge)
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 3
- "Oof, what's that sickening feeling? Oh, yeah, it's déjà Ru!" (entrance quote)
- "Hiya! Remember me?" (Meet the Queens)
- "PATHETIC!" (during the Dragoton challenge)
- "The only thing getting old is these jokes."
- "Well, that's it, party's over." (exit quote)
Farewell Message
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 3
"The Party may be over for me here, But I'll see you all at the Afterparty! All my Love Veronica Green 🙂"
Trivia
- Veronica competed on the TV Show 'All Together Now' which also starred Divina De Campo as one of 'The 100' competitors had to perform for.
- Her entrance quote is a reference to the song that she sang on that show.
- Veronica is the first queen to win a Rusical on RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
- Veronica is also the first queen to leave the competition due to medical purposes with an open invitation to compete on the next season on RuPaul's Drag Race UK. She is the second in the franchise's history, after Eureka.
- Veronica is the first queen to contract COVID-19 at the time of filming.
- Veronica voted for Bimini Bon-Boulash as Miss Congeniality of UK Season 2.[4]
- Veronica's quote "Going from Gollum to gorgeous" was coined by UK Season 1 Queen, Vinegar Strokes.
- Veronica is also the fifth contestant to be eliminated without having to lip-sync, after Willam, Eureka O'Hara, Sherry Pie, and Miss Gimhuay. And was followed by her fellow UK Season 3 Queen, Victoria Scone
- However, Miss Gimhuay is the only queen who has never lip synced out of the five.
- Veronica is also the fifteenth contestant to never be up for elimination on a single season, following Nina Flowers, Tyra Sanchez, Alaska, Bianca Del Rio, Courtney Act, Violet Chachki, Kim Chi, Sasha Velour, Aquaria, Miss Gimhuay, Divina De Campo, Gigi Goode, Sherry Pie, Scarlett BoBo and Envy Peru. She was followed by Gottmik, Rosé and Victoria Scone.
- Veronica learnt to sew for Season 2 and she sewed all her looks for Season 2 except the Gay Icon Look.
- Her hometown look was the first dress she had ever sewn by herself.[5]
- She also documented the process of creating all the looks, which can be found on her Instagram.
- Veronica is the first returning queen from RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
- She is also the first queen who returned for a second season who won a challenge on their first season.
- She is the second queen to be the oldest on two seasons, after Chad Michaels.
- Veronica auditioned for Britain's Got Talent in 2016.[6]
- On both seasons Veronica she competed in she placed 9th.
- Coincidentally she also was the fourth to go home, after Joe Black returning in Season 2.
- She is the second returning queen to have the same placement on both seasons after Cynthia Lee Fontaine placed 10th on both Season 8 and 9.
- Coincidentally, she was eliminated the episode before a girl group challenge on both seasons she was on.
- Coincidentally, in Season 2 she went home due to an illness and in Season 3 went home the same episode as the queen who went home due to an injury (Victoria Scone).
- In both her seasons, Veronica did not manage to compete in the Snatch Game, despite having rehearsed for both.[7] For the Season 2 Snatch Game, Veronica considered impersonating Emma Bunton, Holly Willoughy, Jessie J or Hilary Devey.[8]
- Veronica's progress is also similar to Love Masisi's progress.
- Veronica voted Charity Kase for Miss Congeniality.[9]
- Veronica’s promo look for Season 3 was originally going to be her finale look for Season 2.[citation needed]
Gallery
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 2
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 2 Looks
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 3
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 3 Looks
Videos
Filmography
TV
Filmography
TV
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | All Together Now (Season 2) | Self | Contestant (Eliminated in Heat 1) | |
2021 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK (Season 2) | Self | Contestant (Placed 5th) | |
2021 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK (Season 3) | Self | Contestant (Placed 9th) |
Discography
Appearances/Features
Year | Title | Artwork | Notes |
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2021 | "Rats: The Rusical" |
by The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Season 2 |
External Links
References
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Winner | Lawrence Chaney |
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Runners-Up | 2nd & 3rd: Bimini Bon-Boulash & Tayce • 4th: Ellie Diamond |
Other Contestants | 5th: A'Whora • 6th: Sister Sister • 7th: Tia Kofi • 8th: Joe Black • 9th: Veronica Green (Departed) • 10th: Ginny Lemon (Quit) • 11th: Asttina Mandella • 12th: Cherry Valentine |
Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Alan Carr • Graham Norton |
Pit Crew | Ashraf Ejjabair • Bass Eniafe • Tony Fordham |
Winner | Krystal Versace |
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Runners-Up | 2nd & 3rd: Ella Vaday & Kitty Scott-Claus |
Other Contestants | 4th: Vanity Milan • 5th: Scarlett Harlett • 6th & 7th: Choriza May & River Medway • 8th: Charity Kase • 9th: Veronica Green • 10th: Victoria Scone (Departed) • 11th: Elektra Fence • 12th: Anubis |
Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Alan Carr • Graham Norton |
Pit Crew | TBA |