RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 3)
| RuPaul's Drag Race UK | |
|---|---|
| Series 3 | |
 Promotional poster for series three | |
| Hosted by | RuPaul |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 12 |
| Winner | Krystal Versace |
| Runner-up | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Three / BBC One (UK) WOW Presents Plus (International) |
| Original release | 23 September – 25 November 2021 |
| Series chronology | |
The third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK began airing 23 September 2021.[1]
The cast of the third series was officially announced in August 2021 on social media.[2] The series saw the return of Veronica Green, who was forced to withdraw from the second series of the show after testing positive for COVID-19, and received an open invitation for the third series. The series also welcomed Victoria Scone, the franchise's first ever cisgender female contestant since its beginning in 2009.[3]
The winner of the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK was Krystal Versace, with Ella Vaday and Kitty Scott-Claus as the runners-up.
Production
In November 2020, BBC confirmed plans to air a third series,[4] and casting closed the same month. The series was filmed in March 2021,[5][6] in Manchester.[4]
BBC Three shared a seven-second teaser for the series on social media on 21 June 2021.[6][7]
Contestants
Ages, names, and hometowns stated are at time of filming.[8]
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krystal Versace | 19 | Royal Tunbridge Wells, England | Winner |
| Ella Vaday | 32 | Dagenham, England | Runner-Up |
| Kitty Scott-Claus | 29 | Birmingham, England | |
| Vanity Milan | 29 | South London, England | 4th Place |
| Scarlett Harlett | 26 | East London, England | 5th Place |
| Choriza May | 30 | Newcastle, England | 6th Place |
| River Medway | 22 | Medway, England | |
| Charity Kase | 24 | Rufford, England | 8th Place |
| Veronica Green[a] | 35 | Rochdale, England | 9th Place |
| Victoria Scone | 27 | Cardiff, Wales | 10th Place[b] |
| Elektra Fence | 29 | Burnley, England | 11th Place |
| Anubis[c] | 19 | Brighton, England | 12th Place |
- ^ Veronica Green was removed from the second series due to testing positive for COVID-19, and was invited to return to compete this series
- ^ Victoria Scone was forced to withdraw from the competition due to injury.
- ^ Anubis Finch is simply referred to as Anubis on the show
Contestant progress
Legend:
| Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[9] | 2[10] | 3[11] | 4[12] | 5[13] | 6[14] | 7[15] | 8[16] | 9[17] | 10[18] | |
| Krystal Versace | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | Winner |
| Ella Vaday | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | Runner-up |
| Kitty Scott-Claus | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | Runner-up |
| Vanity Milan | SAFE | BTM | BTM | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | ELIM | Guest |
| Scarlett Harlett | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | BTM | BTM | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |
| Choriza May | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||
| River Medway | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||
| Charity Kase | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |||
| Veronica Green | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |||||
| Victoria Scone | TOP2 | SAFE | WDR | Guest | Guest | |||||
| Elektra Fence | BTM | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||||||
| Anubis | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |||||||
Lip syncs
| Episode | Contestants | Song | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krystal Versace | vs. | Victoria Scone | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Bonnie Tyler) |
Krystal Versace |
| 8 | Ella Vaday | vs. | Kitty Scott-Claus | "Something New" (Girls Aloud) |
Ella Vaday |
| Kitty Scott-Claus | |||||
| Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anubis | vs. | Elektra Fence | "Sweet Melody" (Little Mix) |
Anubis |
| 2 | Elektra Fence | vs. | Vanity Milan | "Moving On Up" (M People) |
Elektra Fence |
| 3 | Vanity Milan | vs. | Veronica Green | "I've Got the Music in Me" (The Kiki Dee Band) |
Veronica Green |
| 4 | Charity Kase | vs. | Scarlett Harlett | "Who Do You Think You Are" (Spice Girls) |
None |
| 5 | Charity Kase | vs. | Scarlett Harlett | "Big Spender" (Shirley Bassey) |
Charity Kase |
| 6 | Choriza May | vs. | River Medway | "Shout" (Lulu and The Luvvers) |
Choriza May |
| River Medway | |||||
| 7 | Scarlett Harlett | vs. | Vanity Milan | "Scandalous" (Mis-Teeq) |
Scarlett Harlett |
| 9 | Krystal Versace | vs. | Vanity Milan | "Hallucinate" (Dua Lipa) |
Vanity Milan |
| 10 | Ella Vaday vs. Kitty Scott-Claus vs. Krystal Versace | "You Don't Own Me" (Dusty Springfield) |
Ella Vaday | ||
| Kitty Scott-Claus | |||||
- The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two.
- The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two.
- The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom two.
- The contestant was eliminated after their fourth time in the bottom two.
- The contestant was eliminated after the final lip-sync for the crown.
Guest judges
Listed in chronological order:
- Matt Lucas, actor and comedian[19]
- Oti Mabuse, dancer[19]
- Nicola Coughlan, actress[20]
- Emma Bunton, singer[21]
- Leigh-Anne Pinnock, singer[21]
- Lulu, singer[20]
- Alesha Dixon, singer[21]
- Russell Tovey, actor[20]
- Kathy Burke, actress and comedian[19]
Special guests
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 3
- Raven, contestant on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race and first season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Episode 4
- Ian Masterson, producer and songwriter
- Claire Richards, member of Steps[22]
- Lee Latchford-Evans, member of Steps
- Ian "H" Watkins, member of Steps
- Faye Tozer, member of Steps
Episode 6
- Judi Love, stand-up comedian[23]
- Nadine Coyle, singer-songwriter[23]
Episode 7
Episode 10
- Jay Revell, choreographer[25]
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1 | "The Return of Royalty" | 23 September 2021 | |
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11 new queens from around the UK entered the werkroom. Veronica Green, who had to withdraw from last season due to COVID-19, made a comeback to compete again. The queens are asked to pair up for the mini challenge and play a game called Ru's Dirty Charade. For the main challenge, each queen has to serve two looks on the runway: Queen of Your Home Town and My Favourite Things. On the runway, Krystal Versace, Scarlett Harlett and Victoria Scone are all praised for their runway presentations. Anubis, Elektra Fence and River Medway are all negatively critiqued for their runway presentations. It is revealed that Krystal Versace and Victoria Scone are the top 2 queens of the week and will lip-sync to Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" to determine who will win this week's challenge. Krystal Versace is declared the winner. River Medway is then declared safe, leaving Anubis and Elektra Fence as the bottom two queens of the week. They lip-sync to "Sweet Melody" by Little Mix. Elektra Fence wins the lip-sync, and Anubis sashays away.
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| 20 | 2 | "Dragoton" | 30 September 2021 | |
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The queens all enter the werkroom after the first elimination. Victoria Scone says she has injured her knee after she lip-synced. For the mini challenge, previous challenge winner Krystal Versace, is tasked with giving out a peer-assessment on 5 categories. The categories are as follows: Star Buy: The Biggest Competition, Bargain Bin: The Trashiest Taste, Hot Deal: The Trade of the Season, Out of Date: The Totally Irrelevant Queen, and BOGOF: Next Eliminated Queen. Krystal Versace chooses Victoria Scone, River Medway, Ella Vaday, Veronica Green, and Elektra Fence, respectively. For this week's main challenge, in teams, queens must perform as dance instructors for the brand new fitness concept Dragoton. Choriza May, Elektra Fence and Vanity Milan are in Team Ride or Die, Kitty Scott-Claus, Krystal Versace, River Medway and Veronica Green are in Team Ball Busters and Charity Kase, Ella Vaday, Scarlett Harlett and Victoria Scone are in Team Babycizers. On the main stage, category is Red Carpet Showstoppers. Kitty Scott-Claus, Krystal Versace and Veronica Green all receive positive critiques, with Krystal Versace winning the challenge. Charity Kase, Elektra Fence and Vanity Milan receive negative critiques, with Charity Kase being safe. Elektra Fence and Vanity Milan lip-sync to "Moving On Up" by M People. Vanity Milan wins the lip-sync, and Elektra Fence sashays away. After the lip-sync, Victoria Scone is called to the front of the stage to get medical advice on her knee.
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| 21 | 3 | "Great Outdoors" | 7 October 2021 | |
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Ru informs the other girls that Victoria Scone has been removed from the competition due to her knee injury. For this week's mini challenge, the queens make a profile video for the new dating app Findhr. Scarlett Harlett is declared the winner. For this week's main challenge, the queens have to make two looks made from camping materials: Happy Campers and Campfire Couture. On the runway, Ella Vaday, Krystal Versace and Scarlett Harlett are all praised for their looks, with Scarlett Harlett winning the challenge. Choriza May, Vanity Milan and Veronica Green are all negatively critiqued for their looks, with Choriza May being safe. Vanity Milan and Veronica Green then lip-sync to "I've Got the Music in Me" by The Kiki Dee Band. Vanity Milan wins the lip-sync, and Veronica Green sashays away.
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| 22 | 4 | "Big Drag Energy" | 14 October 2021 | |
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For this weeks main challenge, the queens are split into teams and must write and perform solo verses for the song "Big Drag Energy". Team Slice Girls consisted of Charity Kase, Kitty Scott-Klaus, Krystal Versace and Scarlett Harlett. Team Pick 'n' Mix consisted of Choriza May, Ella Vaday, River Medway and Vanity Milan. On the runway, category is Night of a Thousand Spice Girls. Team Pick 'n' Mix is considered the winners of the challenge, leaving Team Slice Girls as the losing team. It is revealed that Charity Kase and Scarlett Harlett are the bottom two queens of the week. They lip-sync to "Who Do You Think You Are" by Spice Girls. Both queens win the lip-sync and continue on in the competition.
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| 23 | 5 | "Draglexa" | 21 October 2021 | |
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For the mini challenge, the queens pair up and compete in RuPaul's Dog Race. Krystal Versace and Scarlett Harlett are the winners of the mini challenge. For this weeks main challenge, in teams, they must market their own in home smart assistant Draglexa. As the winner's of the mini challenge, Krystal Versace and Scarlett Harlett are declared the team captains. Team Krystal Versace consisted of herself, Charity Kase, River Medway, and Vanity Milan. Team Scarlett Harlett consisted of herself, Choriza May, Ella Vaday, and Kitty Scott-Klaus. On the runway, category is Ex-Penny Henny (Expensive looking drag). After each team's commercials are revealed, RuPaul says that both commercials were underwhelming, with Ru saying that no one will win this weeks challenge. Charity Kase, Scarlett Harlett, and Vanity Milan are the bottom three, with Vanity Milan being saved. Charity Kase and Scarlett Harlett lip-sync to "Big Spender" by Shirley Bassey. Scarlett Harlett is declared the winner and Charity Kase sashays away.
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| 24 | 6 | "Snatch Game" | 28 October 2021 | |
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For this week's mini challenge, the queens read each other for the reading challenge. Choriza May wins the mini challenge. The queens are then told that they will be playing the Snatch Game. In the snatch game, Judi Love and Nadine Coyle star as guest judges. The cast consisted of:
On the runway, category is Feeling Fruity. Ella Vaday and Kitty Scott-Klaus receive positive critiques, with Ella Vaday winning the challenge. Choriza May, Krystal Versace and River Medway receive negative critiques, with Krystal Versace being saved. Choriza May and River Medway lip-sync to "Shout" by Lulu and The Luvvers. After the lip-sync, RuPaul is left underwhelmed, and eliminates both Choriza May and River Medway from the competition.
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