Elektra Fence | |
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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.
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]
Year | Title | Notes | Ref |
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2021 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK | Contestant Series 3 (11th Place) | [17] |
Year | Title | Promoter | Locations | Ref |
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2022 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Official Tour | Voss 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] |