RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World

RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World is a spin-off series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. The series premiered on 1 February 2022.[1] RuPaul acts as both the host and main judge,[2] with Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Alan Carr returning as supporting judges.[3]

RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World
Promotional poster
GenreReality competition
Presented byRuPaul
Judges
Theme music composerRuPaul
Opening themeRuPaul's Drag Race theme
Ending theme"Rock It (To the Moon)"
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Bruce McCoy
  • Sally Sanders
  • RuPaul Charles
  • Fenton Bailey
  • Randy Barbato
  • Tom Campbell
ProducerMichelle Visage
Production location
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time60–70 minutes
Production companyWorld of Wonder
Release
Original networkBBC Three
WOW Presents Plus
Original release1 February 2022 (2022-02-01) –
present
Related
RuPaul's Drag Race UK

The contestants for the first series were announced on 17 January 2022.[4]

The winner of the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs the World was Blu Hydrangea, with Mo Heart as the runner-up.[5][6]

Production

On 21 December 2021, World of Wonder announced that RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Versus the World would premiere in February 2022, with the BBC adding that the series would coincide with the relaunch of BBC Three as a television channel.[7][8] The series features nine international queens who have competed in the Drag Race franchise around the world. The series was filmed in March 2021, in Manchester at the same location as the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.[9][10]

This series the two best performing queens of the challenge "Lip Sync for the World", with the winner of the lip sync earning a gold "RuPeter Badge"[11] and choosing which one of the bottom queens to eliminate.[12]

Contestants
The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World season 1, Blu Hydrangea.
See also: List of Drag Race contestants § RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs the World and their backgrounds
Contestant Age Hometown Original season(s) Original placement(s) Outcome
Blu Hydrangea 25 Belfast, United Kingdom UK series 1 5th place Winner
Mo Heart[lower-alpha 1] 34 Kansas City, United States US season 10 8th place Runner-up
All Stars 4 3rd place
Baga Chipz 31 London, United Kingdom UK series 1 3rd place 3rd place
Jujubee 36 Boston, United States US season 2 3rd place
All Stars 1 3rd place
All Stars 5 Runner-up
Janey Jacké 29 Volendam, Netherlands Holland season 1 Runner-up 5th place
Pangina Heals 32 Bangkok, Thailand Thailand —[lower-alpha 2] 6th place
Jimbo 37 Victoria, Canada Canada season 1 4th place 7th place
Cheryl Hole 27 Chelmsford, United Kingdom UK series 1 4th place 8th place
Lemon 25 New York City, United States Canada season 1 5th place 9th place

Notes:

  1. Now Mo Heart, she was referred to as Monique Heart on season 10 and All Stars 4. She announced her name change in the third episode and was also used in promos for the show.
  2. Pangina Heals has never previously competed on a Drag Race franchise. She co-hosted both seasons of Drag Race Thailand.

Contestant progress

Legend:

  Blu Hydrangea won RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs the World.
  Mo Heart was the runner-up.
  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge and the Lip Sync for the World.
  TOP2 indicates that the contestant won the challenge, but lost the Lip Sync for the World.
  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
  BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.
  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
  Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.
Progress of contestants including placements in each episode
Contestant Episode
1[13] 2[14] 3[15] 4[16] 5[17] 6[18]
Blu Hydrangea SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN BTM Winner
Mo Heart SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM TOP2 Runner-up
Baga Chipz SAFE SAFE SAFE TOP2 BTM Eliminated
Jujubee SAFE BTM BTM BTM WIN Eliminated
Janey Jacké BTM WIN TOP2 BTM ELIM Guest
Pangina Heals WIN SAFE WIN ELIM Guest
Jimbo TOP2 TOP2 ELIM Guest
Cheryl Hole SAFE ELIM Guest
Lemon ELIM Guest

Lip syncs

Legend:

  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
  The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom.
  The contestant won the first round of the Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown and advanced to the second.
  The contestant won the second round of the Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.
Episode Contestants
(Pick for elimination)		 Song Winner Up for elimination Eliminated
1[13] Jimbo
(Janey)		 vs. Pangina Heals
(Lemon)		 "Say You'll Be There"
(Spice Girls)		 Pangina Heals Janey, Lemon Lemon
2[14] Janey Jacké
(Cheryl)		 vs. Jimbo
(Jujubee)		 "Supermodel (You Better Work) (El Lay Toya Jam)"
(RuPaul)		 Janey Jacké Cheryl, Jujubee Cheryl Hole
3[15] Janey Jacké
(Jujubee)		 vs. Pangina Heals
(Jimbo)		 "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)"
(Vengaboys)		 Pangina Heals Jimbo, Jujubee Jimbo
4[16] Baga Chipz
(Pangina)		 vs. Blu Hydrangea
(Pangina)		 "Let It Go"
(Alexandra Burke)		 Blu Hydrangea Janey, Jujubee,
Mo, Pangina		 Pangina Heals
5[17] Jujubee
(Janey)		 vs. Mo Heart
(Janey)		 "Toy"
(Netta)		 Jujubee Baga, Blu, Janey Janey Jacké
Episode Contestants Song Winner
6[18] Baga Chipz vs. Mo Heart "Domino"
(Jessie J)		 Mo Heart
Blu Hydrangea vs. Jujubee "The Reflex"
(Duran Duran)		 Blu Hydrangea
Blu Hydrangea vs. Mo Heart "Supernova"
(Kylie Minogue)		 Blu Hydrangea

Guest judges

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.

Episodes
No.TitleOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [20]
1"Global Glamazons"1 February 2022 (2022-02-01)0.93

Nine queens from across the Drag Race franchise enter the competition. RuPaul informs them that for the main challenge, the queens must perform a talent show in front of the judges.

  • Baga Chipz - Live singing
  • Blu Hydrangea - Lip-syncing
  • Cheryl Hole - Lip-syncing
  • Janey Jacké - Lip-syncing/dancing
  • Jimbo - Bouffon
  • Jujubee - Live singing
  • Lemon - Lip-syncing
  • Mo Heart - Live singing
  • Pangina Heals - Lip-syncing

On the runway, category is "I'm a Winner, Baby". Baga Chipz, Blu Hydrangea, Jimbo and Pangina Heals receive positive critiques, with Jimbo and Pangina Heals being the Top 2 queens of the week. Janey Jacké and Lemon receive negative critiques and are the bottom two of the week.

Jimbo and Pangina Heals lip-sync to "Say You'll Be There" by Spice Girls. Pangina Heals wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Lemon from the competition.

  • Guest Judge: Melanie C
  • Alternating Judge: Graham Norton
  • Main Challenge: Perform in a talent show
  • Runway Theme: I'm a Winner, Baby
  • Challenge Winners: Jimbo and Pangina Heals
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Say You'll Be There" by Spice Girls
  • Lip-Sync for The World Winner: Pangina Heals
  • Bottom Two: Janey Jacké and Lemon
  • Eliminated: Lemon
  • Farewell Message: "Love you All. Not a bitter Lemon, see you on tour XOXO, Lem."
2"The RuPaul Ball"8 February 2022 (2022-02-08)0.77

The queens enter the workroom and Jimbo reveals she would have sent home Janey Jacké from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For the main challenge, the queens will design three looks for the RuPaul Ball, with categories being Kitty Girl, Butch Queen and U Wear It Well, an outfit that would make RuPaul want to wear it.

On the runway, Janey Jacké, Jimbo, Mo Heart and Pangina Heals receive positive critiques, with Janey Jacké and Jimbo being the Top 2 queens of the week. Cheryl Hole and Jujubee receive negative critiques and are the bottom two queens of the week.

Janey Jacké and Jimbo lip-sync to "Supermodel (You Better Work) El Lay Toya Jam" by RuPaul. Janey Jacké wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Cheryl Hole from the competition.

  • Guest Judge: Daisy May Cooper
  • Alternating Judge: Alan Carr
  • Main Challenge: The RuPaul Ball
  • Runway Theme: Kitty Girl, Butch Queen and U Wear It Well
  • Challenge Winners: Janey Jacké and Jimbo
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Supermodel (You Better Work) El Lay Toya Jam" by RuPaul
  • Lip-Sync for The World Winner: Janey Jacké
  • Bottom Two: Cheryl Hole and Jujubee
  • Eliminated: Cheryl Hole
  • Farewell Message: "I wasn't threatened. Still not FRETEND! Love you divas! ♡ XOXO Cheryl Hole P.S. Going for that piss now."
3"West End Wendys"15 February 2022 (2022-02-15)0.69

The queens enter the workroom and Jimbo reveals she would have sent home Jujubee from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For this week's mini-challenge, the queens read each other to filth. Jujubee wins the mini-challenge and gets to assign the roles for the main challenge. For the main challenge, the queens performed in "West End Wendys - The Rusical".

On the runway, category is Dot Dot Dot. Janey Jacké and Pangina Heals receive positive critiques and are the Top 2 queens of the week. Jimbo, Jujubee and Mo Heart receive negative critiques, with Jimbo and Jujubee being the bottom two queens of the week.

Janey Jacké and Pangina Heals lip-sync to "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" by Vengaboys. Pangina Heals wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Jimbo from the competition.

  • Guest Judge: Jonathan Bailey
  • Alternating Judge: Graham Norton
  • Mini Challenge: Reading is Fundamental
  • Mini Challenge Winner: Jujubee
  • Main Challenge: West End Wendys - The Rusical
  • Runway Theme: Dot Dot Dot
  • Challenge Winners: Janey Jacké and Pangina Heals
  • Lip-Sync Song: "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" by Vengaboys
  • Lip-Sync for The World Winner: Pangina Heals
  • Bottom Two: Jimbo and Jujubee
  • Eliminated: Jimbo
  • Farewell Message: "MY NAME IS PANGINA AND I'M A STUPID IDIOT. P.S. LOVE YOU ALL. P.P.S. EXCEPT JIMBO. "
4"Snatch Game"22 February 2022 (2022-02-22)0.75

The queens enter the workroom and Janey Jacké reveals she would have sent home Jujubee from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For this week's main challenge, the queens will play the Snatch Game. As a twist, the queens will be playing in families, captained by Michelle Visage and Katie Price. The cast consisted of:

Team Katie Price:

Team Michelle Visage:

On the runway, category is Luck Be A Lady. Baga Chipz and Blu Hydrangea are announced the Top 2 queens of the week. RuPaul then announces from here on out, the queens that are not in the Top 2 for the week, they are automatically in the bottom and are at risk of getting eliminated. Janey Jacké, Jujubee, Mo Heart and Pangina Heals are the bottom four queens of the week.

Baga Chipz and Blu Hydrangea lip-sync to "Let It Go" by Alexandra Burke. Blu Hydrangea wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Pangina Heals from the competition.

  • Guest Judges: Clara Amfo and Michelle Keegan
  • Main Challenge: Snatch Game
  • Runway Theme: Luck Be A Lady
  • Challenge Winners: Baga Chipz and Blu Hydrangea
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Let It Go" by Alexandra Burke
  • Lip-Sync for The World Winner: Blu Hydrangea
  • Bottom Four: Janey Jacké, Jujubee, Mo Heart and Pangina Heals
  • Eliminated: Pangina Heals
  • Farewell Message: "I love you all from the bottom of my ♡ ขอบคุณทุกคนที่รักปันค่ะ" ("I love you all from the bottom of my ♡ thanks everyone for the love for pan")
5"Semifinals"1 March 2022 (2022-03-01)0.78

The queens enter the workroom and Baga Chipz reveals she would have sent home Pangina Heals from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For this week's main challenge, the queens will write, record and perform their own versus to RuPaul's song "London".

On the runway, category is Werk of Art. Jujubee and Mo Heart are announced as the Top 2 queens of the week. Baga Chipz, Blu Hydrangea and Janey Jacké are the bottom three queens of the week.

Jujubee and Mo Heart lip-sync to "Toy" by Netta. Jujubee wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Janey Jacké from the competition.

  • Guest Judge: Jade Thirlwall
  • Alternating Judge: Graham Norton
  • Main Challenge: Write, record and perform their own verses to RuPaul's song "London"
  • Runway Theme: Werk of Art
  • Challenge Winners: Jujubee and Mo Heart
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Toy" by Netta
  • Lip-Sync for The World Winner: Jujubee
  • Bottom Three: Baga Chipz, Blu Hydrangea and Janey Jacké
  • Eliminated: Janey Jacké
  • Farewell Message: "Life is one big f**king fantasy as long as you believe it! XOXO Janey 💘"
6"Grand Finale"8 March 2022 (2022-03-08)0.74

The queens enter the workroom and Mo Heart reveals she would have sent home Janey Jacké from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. The eliminated queens all return to the workroom to discuss everything that went down this season. The queens walk the runway one last time in their Grand Finale Eleganza Extravaganza. RuPaul then announces that the queens will take part in a lip-sync smackdown for the crown. The first lip-sync is between Baga Chipz and Mo Heart. They lip-sync to "Domino" by Jessie J. Mo Heart wins the lip-sync and Baga Chipz is eliminated. The second lip-sync is between Blu Hydrangea and Jujubee. They lip-sync to "The Reflex" by Duran Duran. Blu Hydrangea wins the lip-sync and Jujubee is eliminated. The final lip-sync is between Blu Hydrangea and Mo Heart. They lip-sync to "Supernova" by Kylie Minogue. It is announced that Blu Hydrangea is the winner, leaving Mo Heart as the runner-up.

  • Alternating Judge: Graham Norton
  • Runway Theme: Grand Finale Eleganza Extravaganza
  • Final Four: Baga Chipz, Blu Hydrangea, Jujubee and Mo Heart
  • Lip-Sync Smackdown #1: Baga Chipz vs. Mo Heart
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Domino" by Jessie J
  • Eliminated: Baga Chipz
  • Lip-Sync Smackdown #2: Blu Hydrangea vs. Jujubee
  • Lip-Sync Song: "The Reflex" by Duran Duran
  • Eliminated: Jujubee
  • Lip-Sync Smackdown #3: Blu Hydrangea vs. Mo Heart
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Supernova" by Kylie Minogue
  • Runner-up: Mo Heart
  • Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs the World: Blu Hydrangea

Discography
List of singles
Title Series
"West End Wendys: The Rusical" 1
"Living My Life in London" (Cast Version)
"Champion (Ru x Blu)"
(RuPaul and Blu Hydrangea)

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