RuPaul’s Drag Race UK

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is the British edition of RuPaul’s drag competition franchise. RuPaul hosts and judges with Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Alan Carr. Contestants complete performance, comedy, acting and design challenges, present runway looks and face elimination through lip syncs. The series premiered in 2019 and reached its eighth main series in 2026. Series 8 began September 3 with twelve contestants: Alik, Anita Piss, Coral-Hole Mandi, The Delta Quadrant, Flesh, KY Kelly, Lucky Roy Singh, ma_danni_x, Mocha, Naya Thorn, Paris Baby and Tequila Thirst. The current run continues on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer as planned. After Series 8, future main series and UK vs The World installments move from the BBC to WOW Presents Plus. The first RuPaul’s Drag Race UK All Stars series is scheduled for autumn 2027. An exact All Stars date, cast, episode count and release schedule remain unannounced, and no date has been published for Series 9.