Elektra Fence

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Elektra Fence
Born
Julian Riley

Burnley, Lancashire, England
Occupation Drag queen
Television RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 3)

Julian Riley, known professionally as Elektra Fence, is an English drag queen who is best known for being a contestant on the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK in 2021.

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Biography

Julian Riley was born in Burnley, Lancashire, [1] [2] to parents with cerebral palsy. [3] One of his brothers died when he was a teenager. [4] He later began performing in drag under the stage name Elektra Fence, a name selected after a video of him touching an electric fence went viral on social media. [5] [1]

In 2021, Elektra Fence was announced as one of the contestants competing in the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK . [6] [7] Following the first episode, she found herself in the bottom two against Anubis Finch and won the lip sync to "Sweet Melody" by Little Mix. [8] [9] The following week, she found herself in the bottom two again, this time against Vanity Milan and was eliminated after lip syncing to "Moving on Up by M People. [10] [11]

In 2022, Elektra Fence was subject to a homophobic assault on a train. [12] [13] [14] [15] Later that year, she embarked on the RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Official Tour alongside the cast of the third series. [16]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleNotesRef
2021 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Contestant Series 3 (11th Place) [17]

Stage

YearTitlePromoterLocationsRef
2022RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Official TourVoss Events / World of Wonder Ipswich, Oxford, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Nottingham, Bournemouth, Southend, Manchester, Sheffield, Blackpool, Llandudno, Birmingham, Cardiff, Liverpool, Basingstoke, Portsmouth, Plymouth, London, Derby, Bristol, Bradford, Aberdeen, Southampton, Stockton, Brighton and Newport [16]

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