| RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World | |
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| Series 1 | |
 Promotional poster for Series 1 | |
| Hosted by | RuPaul |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 9 |
| Winner | Blu Hydrangea |
| Runner-up | Mo Heart |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Three / BBC iPlayer (UK) WOW Presents Plus (International) |
| Original release | 1 February – 8 March 2022 |
| Series chronology | |
The first series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World aired in 2022.
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
| 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:
Legend:
| Contestant | Episode | |||||
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| 1 [1] | 2 [2] | 3 [3] | 4 [4] | 5 [5] | 6 [6] | |
| 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 | ||||
Legend:
| Episode | Contestants (Elimination) | Song | Winner | Bottom | Eliminated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [1] | Jimbo (Janey) | vs. | Pangina Heals (Lemon) | "Say You'll Be There" (Spice Girls) | Pangina Heals | Janey, Lemon | Lemon |
| 2 [2] | Janey Jacké (Cheryl) | vs. | Jimbo (Jujubee) | "Supermodel (You Better Work) (El Lay Toya Jam)" (RuPaul) | Janey Jacké | Cheryl, Jujubee | Cheryl Hole |
| 3 [3] | Janey Jacké (Jujubee) | vs. | Pangina Heals (Jimbo) | "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (Vengaboys) | Pangina Heals | Jimbo, Jujubee | Jimbo |
| 4 [4] | Baga Chipz (Pangina) | vs. | Blu Hydrangea (Pangina) | "Let It Go" (Alexandra Burke) | Blu Hydrangea | Janey, Jujubee, Mo, Pangina | Pangina Heals |
| 5 [5] | Jujubee (Janey) | vs. | Mo Heart (Janey) | "Toy" (Netta) | Jujubee | Baga, Blu, Janey | Janey Jacké |
| Episode | Final contestants | Song | Winner | ||||
| 6 [6] | 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 | |||
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 3
Episode 4
| Episode 6
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| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [8] | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Global Glamazons" | 1 February 2022 | 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.
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.
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| 2 | 2 | "The RuPaul Ball" | 8 February 2022 | 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.
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| 3 | 3 | "West End Wendys" | 15 February 2022 | 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.
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| 4 | 4 | "Snatch Game" | 22 February 2022 | 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.
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| 5 | 5 | "Semifinals" | 1 March 2022 | 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.
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| 6 | 6 | "Grand Finale" | 8 March 2022 | 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.
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| Title | Series |
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| "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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