Get to know the queens of Drag Race UK season 7
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Drag Race UK just revealed a new roster of stellar queens vying for a chance at the season 7 crown.
RuPaul is back to serve as host and judge. Also returning to the judging panel are Michelle Visage, Alan Carr, and Graham Norton. In addition, the show will feature a slew of special celebrity guest judges each week.
Keep reading to get acquainted with the 12 new queens entering the Werkroom, hoping to be the UK’s next Drag Superstar!
Bones (25, London)
"With a Bones show you get the full fantasy. It's not just the costume, it's not just the song – it's the whole thing. You are brought into the full heavenly fantasy, and you just live within. That’s why people come to the shows, because you’re not going to get it anywhere else!"
Bonnie Ann Clyde (30, Dublin)
"I've got my hosting experience, I can do a bit of comedy, I can obviously lip-sync and perform, I can pick up a nice little dance, I can hold a tune – but if you ask me to put something through a sewing machine, that's when everything kind of falls apart, but that's my only weakness."
Catrin Feelings (26, Rhondda Valley)
"You're going to get all the camp classics, and you're going to get a bit of nana humour," Catrin Feelings said. "Expect a lot of sparkles. There's one thing you all need to know about Catrin Feelings, she's not going nowhere near a stage without a feather or a sparkly gown."
Chai T Grande (32, London)
"It’s also important for me to represent my Thai heritage in my drag. Growing up in London as a mixed-race English and Thai person, I didn’t really feel that connected to my ‘Asian-ness’.
"Now, I’m more confident and I have a stronger sense of my identity so that I can bring forward those elements into my performances, looks, and references. I am completely unapologetic about who I am, because being mixed race is fantastic!”
Elle Vosque (22, Belfast)
"I would say I'm very competitive. I've only ever competed in one competition before, but I don't talk about it because I didn't win! I think it's a big advantage to walk into Drag Race as a baby queen.
"This is my plan; I'm going to go in under the radar, and then I'm just going to attack all the challenges, and the queens won't know what hit them!"
Nyongbella (25, London)
"I'm a very proud Cameroonian and being able to combine my heritage and culture with my aesthetic and weave it into my drag is just fab," the 25-year-old queen said. "I know for myself that I rarely saw anyone like me – a second-generation person from an African household."
Paige Three (28, London/Surrey)
"I started dancing when I was about 12 years old, and I've performed in West End shows such as Cats, Chicago and We Will Rock You. I first did drag in Kinky Boots, and when the show finished, I discovered something in me that I was not willing to let go of."
Pasty (30, Cornwall)
"I'd say that my drag personality was ready to burst out from a very young age," Pasty explained, citing influences like Hocus Pocus and Mrs. Doubtfire. "I love character comedy, it's very much my vibe, so I'm really excited for Snatch Game."
Sally TM (27, South Shields)
"I represent the underbelly of classic drag – the alternative. I'm here to represent all of those Geordie queens who are ingenuities, creative, a bit clowny, and a bit kooky. I want to showcase that anyone who has an alternative bone in their body can make it on to Drag Race," she said.
Silllexa Diction (26, Leeds)
"I'm here to make everything as big and crazy as possible! I love to exaggerate the female silhouette to the extreme. My breasts range from double F to double Z. I have about 12 pairs of giant breast plates. They take up a lot of space, so I store them in my parents’ garage!"
Tayris Mongardi (27, Brighton)
"I love Janet Jackson, Beyonce, Megan Thee Stallion, Doechii, Nicki Minaj, Janelle Monáe, Grace Jones," she said. "They are powerful female icons who celebrate their Blackness, their identity, and their heritage. And all their influence funnels its way down to me in a little corset, a gorgeous wig, and a big old smile. For me, drag is all about Black queer joy."
Viola (22, Coventry)
"I am known as the UK's only violin-playing and singing drag queen, so you'll hear my gorgeous vocals and tremendous fiddling, and you will also laugh – maybe more at me, but I will certainly make you laugh!"
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