| RuPaul's Drag Race UK | |
|---|---|
| Series 2 | |
 Promotional poster for series two | |
| Hosted by | RuPaul |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 12 |
| Winner | Lawrence Chaney |
| Runners-up | |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Three / BBC One (UK) WOW Presents Plus (International) |
| Original release | 14 January – 18 March 2021 |
| Series chronology | |
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.[1] The series was confirmed and casting was closed on 15 November 2019.[2] 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.[3] It was also announced a special episode RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Queens on Lockdown would air, following the queens during the first lockdown.[4] 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.[5]
The United Kingdolls version of "UK Hun?", which featured in the fifth episode of the series, reached number 27 in the Official UK Charts.[6]
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.[7] They are the first contestant from RuPaul's Drag Race UK to pass away.[8]
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- ^ Ashurst, Sam (2 December 2019). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 2 audition, casting air date, trailer and everything you need to know". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ Harp, Justin (18 March 2020). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 2 halts filming due to coronavirus pandemic". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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- ^ "United Kingdolls Full Official Chart History". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Cherry Valentine: Drag Race star George Ward 'struggled with fame' - inquest". BBC News. 10 February 2023. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Cherry Valentine: Drag Race UK star George Ward dies". BBC News. 23 September 2022. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.