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. The series was confirmed and casting was closed on 15 November 2019. 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. It was also announced a special episode RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Queens on Lockdown would air, following the queens during the first lockdown. 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.
The United Kingdolls version of "UK Hun?", which featured in the fifth episode of the series, reached number 27 in the Official UK Charts.
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.
Contestants
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming. + Contestant Age Hometown Outcome Lawrence Chaney 23 Glasgow, Scotland Bimini Bon-Boulash 26 Great Yarmouth, England 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 Veronica Green 34 Rochdale, England 9th place Ginny Lemon 31 Worcester, England 10th place Asttina Mandella 27 East London, England 11th place Cherry Valentine 26 Darlington, England 12th place
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Contestant progress
Lip syncs Legend:
Episode Bottom contestants Song Eliminated 1 Bimini Bon-Boulash vs. Joe Black "Relax"(Frankie Goes to Hollywood) Joe Black 2 Cherry Valentine vs. Tayce "Memory"(Elaine Paige) Cherry Valentine 3 Asttina Mandella vs. Tia Kofi "Don't Start Now"(Dua Lipa) Asttina Mandella 4 Ginny Lemon vs. Sister Sister "You Keep Me Hangin' On"(Kim Wilde) 5 Joe Black vs. Tia Kofi "Don't Leave Me This Way"(The Communards) Joe Black 6 Lawrence Chaney vs. Tia Kofi "Touch Me (All Night Long)"(Cathy Dennis) Tia Kofi 7 Sister Sister vs. Tayce "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself"(Jess Glynne) Sister Sister 8 A'Whora vs. Tayce "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"(Dusty Springfield) A'Whora 9 Ellie Diamond vs. Tayce "Last Thing on My Mind"(Steps) None Episode Final contestants Song Winner 10 Bimini Bon-Boulash vs. Lawrence Chaney vs. Tayce "I'm Still Standing"(Elton John) Lawrence Chaney
Guest judges Listed in chronological order: Elizabeth Hurley, actress, businesswoman and model Sheridan Smith, actress and singer Jourdan Dunn, model and actress Lorraine Kelly, television presenter MNEK, singer and music producer Jessie Ware, singer Maya Jama, television presenter Dawn French, actress, comedienne, writer and presenter
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 Jodie Harsh, drag queen and DJ music producer
Episode 5 Ian Masterson, producer and songwriter
Episode 6 Gemma Collins, media personality and businesswoman The Vivienne, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Series 1 Baga Chipz, contestant from RuPaul's Drag Race UK Series 1
Episode 7 Raven, runner-up of both RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2 and All Stars 1
Episode 9 Natalie Cassidy, EastEnders actress
Episodes
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