Twelve new queens are entering the Werkroom for a chance the season 6 crown and we are getting our first official look at the queens to be featured this round!
As always Mama Ru is host this season and is accompanied by a fabulous panel of regular judges: Michelle Visage, Alan Carr, Graham Norton. Additionally a list of celebrities are set to serve as guest judges is expected to be revealed soon.
“About to embark on its sixth season, the award-winning competition series will see 12 hopeful drag queens compete across ten weeks in a variety of spicy challenges and iconic games designed to test their drag mettle, with the winner of the week being awarded a coveted RuPeter badge, and the bottoms of the week facing a lip sync for their life and the risk of elimination,” reads an official synopsis.
Handpicked by RuPaul, this year’s cast of twelve gorgeous drag queens represent a heady mix of charisma, uniqueness, nerve, talent, and accents with queens from across the Nations – Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and England coming together.
Get ready to meet your new roster of queens ready for the competition to take home the crown and title of UK’s Next Drag Superstar.
Actavia (North Wales)
“I'm from a tiny little town in North Wales called Bala but I now live in Manchester. Bring on the Welsh!” Actavia said. “I always like to add a villainess look to my drag aesthetic but I’m really approachable – I promise!”
Chanel O’Connor (Scotland)
“I make all of my own clothes, and I’ve created looks for other queens too. In fact, a lot of my work has already featured on the show,” she revealed. “I’m so proud of that, but it’s now time for me. I want to show off all of my creations ON ME - and I want to win!”
Charra Tea (Belfast)
“If you were to come to a Charra Tea show, expect to see a pop culture parrot. I love incorporating random niche quotes in my shows from all the UK pop culture legends – Gemma Collins, Kim Woodburn, Nadine Coyle – I love them all!”
Dita Garbo (Kent)
“The nice thing about being older is that you come to the competition with a lot of wisdom. If the younger queens need it, I’ll give them some motherly love and advice, but if they annoy me, I’ll tell them!”
Kiki Snatch (London)
Kiki says: “I’m a bundle of joy and I love to party and so Kiki comes from me loving a ‘kiki’, which is drag lingo for having a good time. And Snatch of course can mean many things applicable to me – a snatched waist, a snatched face or snatching the Drag Race UK crown!”
Kyran Thrax (Lancashire)
“Also, the London drag scene is wild – when I first came here, I saw so many subcultures and avenues of drag that it gave me the creative freedom to create Kyran Thrax!”
La Voix (Stockton on Tees)
“I wanted to do Drag Race because drag has changed so much since I first started drag back in prehistoric times, twenty years ago. I thought Drag Race UK would be an amazing second chapter of my career and a personal challenge to immerse myself in the new world of drag. Also, I just love RuPaul!”
Lill (Manchester)
“It feels absolutely crazy to be here,” she says. “I’ve been doing drag for about ten years and I absolutely love it. Drag is the best. I feel like I’m finally here at the top of my game and looking absolutely correct.”
Marmalade (Cardiff)
“My original drag name was Marmite, mainly because I really liked Marmite. But one day, I accidentally said I was called Marmalade,” she said. “I realised it sounded much better so I stuck with it. Believe it or not, I’ve never actually had marmalade. I have no idea what it tastes like.”
Rileasa Slaves (London)
“I deserve to take the crown because I’m bringing the island flavour, the sauce and a little something special to the competition that y’all have been missing out on,” Rileasa says of why should win the whole darn thing.
“The world is ready for Rileasa to be crowned the UK’s Next Drag Race Superstar. Let’s go.”
Saki Yew (Manchester)
“I’m super competitive. I can play dirty if I want to, but let’s see how the girls play first! I’ve got my eyes on the crown, so the girls had better watch out…”
Zahirah Zapanta (Nottingham)
“The look is correct, the hair is laid, the performances are fabulous, but the personality is a chaotic mess,” she admits. “I’m so proud of my British Filipino roots and it has influenced my drag so much.”
Let us know which queen you are hoping can snatch up the crown this season!
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