| "The RuRuvision Song Contest" | |
|---|---|
| RuPaul's Drag Race UK episode | |
| Episode no. | Series 2 Episode 5 |
| Original air date | February 11, 2021 |
| Guest appearances | |
| MNEK Ian Masterson[1] | |
"The RuRuvision Song Contest" is the fifth episode of the second series of the UK version of the American reality competition television series RuPaul's Drag Race, which aired on BBC Three, on 11 February 2021. This is the first episode filmed after the production of RuPaul's Drag Race UK was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, seven months after the previous episode. Veronica Green was forced to withdraw from the competition due to testing positive for COVID-19. As a result, the first three contestants eliminated, Joe Black, Cherry Valentine and Asttina Mandella, were brought back and the remaining contestants voted on whom they wanted to return to the competition. Joe Black was voted to return to the competition. Ginny Lemon was not included due to having eliminated themself from the competition.
The episode has contestants participate in a Eurovision style performance for the main challenge. There was no mini-challenge. MNEK served as a guest judge, alongside regular rotating judge Graham Norton, as well as regular judges RuPaul, and Michelle Visage.[1]