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 |
| Runners-up | |
| 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 on 23 September 2021.[1]
The cast of the third series was officially announced on 18 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, being the youngest person to ever win a season of the franchise, 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 cities stated are at time of filming.
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krystal Versace | 19 | Royal Tunbridge Wells, England | Winner |
| Ella Vaday | 32 | Dagenham, England | Runners-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 upon Tyne, 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 back to compete this series.
- ^ Victoria Scone was forced to withdraw from the competition due to injury.
- ^ Anubis Finch is referred to as Anubis on the show.
Contestant progress
Legend:
Krystal Versace won RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 3.
Ella Vaday and Kitty Scott-Claus were the runners-up.
WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
TOP2 indicates that the contestant was one of the two best performing in the challenge, but lost the lip sync to win it.
SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.
ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
WDR (Withdraw) indicates that Victoria Scone was removed from the competition due to injury.
Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.
| 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
Legend:
The contestant won the lip sync to win the challenge.
The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.
The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom.
The contestant was eliminated after their fourth time in the bottom.
The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.
| Episode | Contestants | Song | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[9] | Krystal Versace | vs. | Victoria Scone | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Bonnie Tyler) |
Krystal Versace |
| Contestants | Song | Eliminated | |||
| Anubis | vs. | Elektra Fence | "Sweet Melody" (Little Mix) |
Anubis | |
| 2[10] | Elektra Fence | vs. | Vanity Milan | "Moving on Up" (M People) |
Elektra Fence |
| 3[11] | Vanity Milan | vs. | Veronica Green | "I've Got the Music in Me" (The Kiki Dee Band) |
Veronica Green |
| 4[12] | Charity Kase | vs. | Scarlett Harlett | "Who Do You Think You Are" (Spice Girls) |
None |
| 5[13] | Charity Kase | vs. | Scarlett Harlett | "Big Spender" (Shirley Bassey) |
Charity Kase |
| 6[14] | Choriza May | vs. | River Medway | "Shout" (Lulu and The Luvvers) |
Choriza May |
| River Medway | |||||
| 7[15] | Scarlett Harlett | vs. | Vanity Milan | "Scandalous" (Mis-Teeq) |
Scarlett Harlett |
| Episode | Contestants | Song | Winners | ||
| 8[16] | Ella Vaday | vs. | Kitty Scott-Claus | "Something New" (Girls Aloud) |
Ella Vaday |
| Kitty Scott-Claus | |||||
| Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
| 9[17] | Krystal Versace | vs. | Vanity Milan | "Hallucinate" (Dua Lipa) |
Vanity Milan |
| Episode | Final contestants | Song | Winner | ||
| 10[18] | Ella Vaday vs. Kitty Scott-Claus vs. Krystal Versace | "You Don't Own Me" (Dusty Springfield) |
Krystal Versace | ||
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, runner-up on both RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2 and All Stars Season 1
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[23]
Episode 7
- Charity Shop Sue, YouTube personality[24]
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 |
| 20 | 2 | "Dragoton" | 30 September 2021 |
| 21 | 3 | "Great Outdoors" | 7 October 2021 |
| 22 | 4 | "Big Drag Energy" | 14 October 2021 |
| 23 | 5 | "Draglexa" | 21 October 2021 |
| 24 | 6 | "Snatch Game" | 28 October 2021 |
| 25 | 7 | "The Miss Fugly Beauty Pageant" | 4 November 2021 |
| 26 | 8 | "Bra Wars" | 11 November 2021 |
| 27 | 9 | "The Pearly Gates Roast" | 18 November 2021 |
| 28 | 10 | "Grand Finale" | 25 November 2021 |
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- ^ a b "The Return of Royalty". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 3. Episode 1. 23 September 2021. BBC iPlayer / WOW Presents Plus.
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