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RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Series 2
Promotional poster for series two
Hosted byRuPaul
Judges
No. of contestants12
WinnerLawrence Chaney
Runners-up
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkBBC Three / BBC One (UK)
WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original release14 January (2021-01-14) –
18 March 2021 (2021-03-18)
Series chronology
← Previous
Series 1
Next →
Series 3
List of episodes

The second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK began airing on 14 January 2021 on the BBC Three section of BBC iPlayer and WOW Presents Plus streaming service.[1] The series was confirmed and casting was closed on 15 November 2019.[2] Production was suspended mid 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but resumed late 2020. The cast of 12 new queens was announced on 16 December 2020 and the series premiered on 14 January 2021.[3] It was also announced a special episode RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Queens on Lockdown would air, following the queens during the first lockdown.[4] This special episode was released on 12 February.

The winner of the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK was Lawrence Chaney, with Bimini Bon-Boulash and Tayce as the runners-up.[5]

The United Kingdolls version of "UK Hun", which featured in the fifth episode of the series, reached number 27 in the Official UK Charts.[6]

Cherry Valentine died on 18 September 2022 at the age of 28. Their cause of death was originally undisclosed but a coroner's inquest ruled it a suicide in February 2023.[7] They are the first contestant from RuPaul's Drag Race UK to pass away.[8]

Contestants

See also: List of Drag Race contestants § RuPaul's Drag Race UK

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 2 and their backgrounds[4]
Contestant Age Hometown Outcome
Lawrence Chaney 23 Glasgow, Scotland Winner
Bimini Bon-Boulash 26 Great Yarmouth, England Runners-up
Tayce 25 Newport, Wales
Ellie Diamond 21 Dundee, Scotland 4th place
A'Whora 23 Worksop, England 5th place
Sister Sister 31 Liverpool, England 6th place
Tia Kofi 30 South London, England 7th place
Joe Black 30 Brighton, England 8th place[a]
Veronica Green 34 Rochdale, England 9th place[b]
Ginny Lemon 31 Worcester, England 10th place[c]
Asttina Mandella 27 East London, England 11th place
Cherry Valentine 26 Darlington, England 12th place

Notes:

  1. ^ Joe Black originally placed twelfth before being asked back to the competition.
  2. ^ Veronica Green was forced to withdraw from the competition after testing positive for COVID-19. Veronica was however given an open invitation for series 3.
  3. ^ Ginny Lemon forfeited the lip sync by exiting the stage at the beginning of the performance.

Contestant progress

Legend:

  Lawrence Chaney won RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 2.
  Bimini Bon-Boulash and Tayce were the runners-up.
  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
  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 Veronica Green was removed from the competition due to contracting COVID-19.
  QUIT indicates that Ginny Lemon quit the competition.
  OUT indicates that the contestant was not voted to return to the competition.
  Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.
Progress of contestants including placements in each episode
Contestant Episode
1[9] 2[10] 3[11] 4[12] 5[13] 6[14] 7[15] 8[16] 9[17] 10[18]
Lawrence Chaney SAFE SAFE WIN WIN WIN BTM SAFE SAFE SAFE Winner
Bimini Bon-Boulash BTM SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN SAFE WIN WIN Runner-up
Tayce SAFE BTM SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE BTM BTM BTM Runner-up
Ellie Diamond SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM Eliminated
A'Whora SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE WIN ELIM Guest
Sister Sister SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest
Tia Kofi SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE BTM ELIM Guest
Joe Black ELIM ELIM Guest
Veronica Green SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE WDR Guest
Ginny Lemon SAFE SAFE SAFE QUIT Guest
Asttina Mandella WIN SAFE ELIM OUT Guest
Cherry Valentine SAFE ELIM OUT Guest

Lip syncs

Legend:

  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 quit the competition at the beginning of the lip sync.
  The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.
Episode Contestants Song Eliminated
1[9] Bimini Bon-Boulash vs. Joe Black "Relax"
(Frankie Goes to Hollywood) 		Joe Black
2[10] Cherry Valentine vs. Tayce "Memory"
(Elaine Paige) 		Cherry Valentine
3[11] Asttina Mandella vs. Tia Kofi "Don't Start Now"
(Dua Lipa) 		Asttina Mandella
4[12] Ginny Lemon vs. Sister Sister "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
(Kim Wilde) 		Ginny Lemon
5[13] Joe Black vs. Tia Kofi "Don't Leave Me This Way"
(The Communards) 		Joe Black
6[14] Lawrence Chaney vs. Tia Kofi "Touch Me (All Night Long)"
(Cathy Dennis) 		Tia Kofi
7[15] Sister Sister vs. Tayce "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself"
(Jess Glynne) 		Sister Sister
8[16] A'Whora vs. Tayce "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"
(Dusty Springfield) 		A'Whora
9[17] Ellie Diamond vs. Tayce "Last Thing on My Mind"
(Steps) 		None
Episode Final contestants Song Winner
10[18] Bimini Bon-Boulash vs. Lawrence Chaney vs. Tayce "I'm Still Standing"
(Elton John) 		Lawrence Chaney

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order:

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.

Episode 1

  • Kevin McDaid, photographer

Episode 2

  • Dane Chalfin, vocal coach
  • Jay Revell, choreographer
  • Kieran Daley Ward, choreographer

Episode 3

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 7

Episode 9

Episodes

See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race UK episodes
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date
91"Royalty Returns"14 January 2021 (2021-01-14)
102"Rats: The Rusical"21 January 2021 (2021-01-21)
113"Who Wore It Best?"28 January 2021 (2021-01-28)
124"Morning Glory"4 February 2021 (2021-02-04)
135"The RuRuvision Song Contest"11 February 2021 (2021-02-11)
146"Snatch Game"18 February 2021 (2021-02-18)
157"Lockdown Supersheroes"25 February 2021 (2021-02-25)
168"Stoned on the Runway"4 March 2021 (2021-03-04)
179"BeastEnders"11 March 2021 (2021-03-11)
1810"Grand Finale"18 March 2021 (2021-03-18)

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