Season 5 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is almost coming, and the complete new cast has been revealed!
The local version of the series, which debuted in 2019, has made Queens such as The Vivienne, Bimini Bon Boulash, and Cheryl Hole household names.
Throughout the season, nine guest judges will assist Drag Icon and judging supremo, RuPaul Charles, in determining who will be granted the coveted title of UK’s Next Drag Race Superstar.
Each week, the queens face challenges that put their drag skills to the test, and while the final decision is made by Mama Ru and Ru’s Drag Race UK besties, Michelle Visage, Alan Carr, and Graham Norton, a slew of celebrity super fans join in on the fun and help decide the queens’ fate.
Aisling Bea, Alexandra Burke, Cush Jumbo, Daphne Guinness, Joel Dommett, Kristen McMenamy, Sophie-Ellis Bextor, Suranne Jones, and Yasmin Finney will be this year’s celebrity judges.
So, who is in the fifth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK? Let’s get to know the queens…
Banksie
Banksie, 23, from Manchester is obsessed with all things burlesque, and loves to channel the ‘dark, horrible women’ of the 1930s and 1940s with a modern twist.
They are also on a mission to disrupt your preconceived notions of what drag is.
Alexis Saint-Pete
Alexis Saint-Pete, 29, came to London from Poland to follow her dreams of becoming a ballet dancer.
As the first Polish queen in Drag Race her-story, the self-described “clown in a supermodel body” is hoping to make her former home proud.
Cara Melle
Cara Melle, 26, also from London is the one to watch as her secret talent is Beyonce impersonations!
We’ll be seated.
DeDeLicious
You may be shocked to find that DeDeLicious, 20, has already been on Drag Race UK.
Although we haven’t seen the Kent native compete, she has created some stunning costumes worn by her drag sister, series three champion Krystal Versace.
Speaking of her Krystal connection, DeDe says, ‘she’s sex on legs, I’m a clown on stilts.’
Kate Butch
Kate Butch, 26, from Buxton describes herself as’“the Comic Sans of drag’.
And describes her drag style as “Hollywood starlet with a migraine”.
Michael Marouli
Michael Marouli, 39, of Newcastle, abandoned his birthplace for a life of sun and sequins on Gran Canaria, which she describes as a “concrete gay jungle.”
Michae began performing in drag a few years later and has been doing so for the past 15 years.
Miss Naomi Carter
Miss Naomi Carter, 23, from Doncaster, is surrounded by two powerful women: Beyonce and Naomi Campbell!
She is now ready to represent her Gambian roots and death drop her way to the title after applying for the previous three seasons.
Tamara Thomas
Tamara Thomas, 25, from Hartlepool, is raring to go!
She relocated to London after growing up in an area with no gay clubs, where she became a star of the drag brunch scene.
Vicki Vivacious
Vicki Vivacious, 36, of Cornwall, works six to nine shows a week at the theatre and frequently performs for the armed services.
She also described herself as a ‘glamourpuss with the mouth of Kerry Katona.’
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK will air on BBC Three later this year.
