BBC has officially announced RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 3, which is set to premiere this fall 2021. After a massively successful inaugural season airing in 2019, Drag Race UK was obviously renewed to come back for season 2. However, that season was significantly delayed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, the remaining queens had to wait as many as seven months to resume filming the series.
Considering that 2020 didn't feature a new season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, many fans had speculated that 2021 could feature not one but two new seasons of the show. The first 2021 cycle, Drag Race UK season 2, premiered in January. Now, the show has announced a third season, which is also scheduled to premiere this year. Along with the new season, a fresh batch of 12 drag performers have been announced for this cast, and the fans are curious to learn more about these LGBTQIA+ artists.
Anubis
Anubis named herself after her Egyptian heritage. She is a campy queen from Brighton who is coming into this competition at just 19 years of age. More than anything, Anubis considers her voice her biggest strength, explaining that she has a "four-octave range." She has been singing since she was 13.
Charity Kase
Charity Kase is known for her "outlandish crazy looks." She is coming into Drag Race UK as a 24-year-old drag performer from Lancashire. In total, Charity has been doing drag for about five years. In that period of time, she's already performed all over the world.
Choriza May
From Newcastle, Choriza May is a 30-year-old queen that comes from a Spanish heritage. As such, she identifies as an "immigrant queen" who has a great sense of humor. Choriza is ready to bring a lot of spice to the Drag Race UK mainstage.
Elektra Fence
Elektra Fence is a 29-year-old queen from Burnley, Lancashire. She named herself Elektra Fence because she is always full of energy. Elektra has been doing drag since 2014, so she is a few years into the game. Overall, she considers herself a dancing queen.
Ella Vaday
From Dagenham, Essex, Ella Vaday is a 32-year-old queen with a lot of experience in the West End. In fact, Ella is a trained actor and dancer who's been in musicals such as Fame, Cats, Wicked, and The Book of Mormon. Despite only having two years of experience in drag, she has been performing all her life.
Kitty Scott-Claus
Kitty Scott-Claus is a 29-year-old drag performer from Birmingham. She went to school for musical theatre, so she considers singing and dancing two of her biggest strengths. In turn, Kitty is not looking forward to sewing challenges.
Krystal Versace
Krystal Versace is a Kent queen who started playing with makeup when she was just 13 years old. Now, she is coming into this competition as a 19-year-old ultra-glamorous drag queen. Krystal literally grew up watching Drag Race on TV, so she's excited for a chance to compete on her favorite show.
River Medway
Also from Kent, River Medway is a 22-year-old performer who started doing drag when she was just 15. River is certainly a musical theatre queen, so she can't wait for challenges like the Rusical. It is also noteworthy that River is half British, half Singaporean.
Scarlett Harlett
Scarlett Harlett is a 26-year-old queen from East London. Her biggest inspirations are "old-school divas" such as Barbra Streisand, Joan Rivers, and Shirley Bassey, to name a few. She's looking forward to acting challenges on Drag Race UK.
Vanity Milan
Vanity Milan is a South London queen who's only been doing drag for a year. Nonetheless, she looks extremely polished for a baby queen. Vanity is 29 years old and believes she's very competitive.
Veronica Green
Veronica Green had a shocking departure from Drag Race UK season 2 due to testing positive for COVID-19. However, RuPaul extended an open invitation for Veronica to come back for season 3 after she had time to recover. Veronica is coming into season 3 as a 35-year-old queen from Rochdale, Lancashire.
Victoria Scone
With her casting announcement on RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 3, Victoria Scone has become the first-ever contestant in the herstory of this franchise to have been assigned female at birth. Victoria is a 27-year-old queen from Cardiff. She describes herself as a "camp, cabaret, disco diva."