| RuPaul's Drag Race UK | |
|---|---|
| Series 3 | |
 Promotional poster for series three | |
| Hosted by | RuPaul |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 12 |
| Winner | Krystal Versace |
| Runners-up | |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Three / BBC One (UK) WOW Presents Plus (International) |
| Original release | 23 September – 25 November 2021 |
| Series chronology | |
The third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK began airing on 23 September 2021.[1]
The cast of the third series was officially announced on 18 August 2021 on social media.[2] The series saw the return of Veronica Green, who was forced to withdraw from the second series of the show after testing positive for COVID-19, and received an open invitation for the third series. The series also welcomed Victoria Scone, the franchise's first ever cisgender female contestant since its beginning in 2009.[3]
The winner of the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK was Krystal Versace, being the youngest person to ever win a season of the franchise, with Ella Vaday and Kitty Scott-Claus as the runners-up.
- ^ "Those are all of our stunning queens. Series three drops on @BBCPlayer and @wowpresentsplus in September. Not in the UK? Here's where you can watch your faves". Twitter. 18 August 2021. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Ding dang dong. It's round three, huns. Meet the new #DragRaceUK queens coming to @BBCthree on @bbciplayer in September". Twitter. 18 August 2021. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Day, Harvey (18 August 2021). "Drag Race UK's first female queen Victoria Scone: 'I didn't know if drag was a possibility for me'". BBC. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.