RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World series 2

RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World
Series 2
Promotional poster for Series 2
Hosted by	RuPaul
Judges	RuPaul Michelle Visage Alan Carr Graham Norton
No. of contestants	11
Winner	Tia Kofi
Runner-up	Hannah Conda
Miss Congeniality	Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha
No. of episodes	8
Release
Original network	BBC Three / BBC iPlayer (UK) WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original release	9 February (2024-02-09) – 29 March 2024 (2024-03-29)
Series chronology
← Previous Series 1

The second series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World began airing on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer on 9 February 2024. ^{[1] [2]} RuPaul returned to his role of main host and head judge, and again was joined on the judging panel by Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton, all of whom are judges on RuPaul's Drag Race UK .

In addition to the previous series' prize it was confirmed that, for this series, a cash prize of £50,000 is up for grabs. ^[3]

The series concluded on 29 March 2024, in a finale that was won by Tia Kofi, who was previously a contestant on the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Production

In December 2023, the BBC announced that RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World would return for a second series. ^[1] Sinitta was announced to have been signed as a guest for the second series, with a source stating: "Sinitta is one of the most exciting signings in the show’s history. She’s a bona fide gay icon and loves outrageous outfits, so she's perfect for Drag Race". She will appear in the Snatch Game segment of the show alongside Jane McDonald. ^[4]

Contestants

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 series 2 and their backgrounds

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Original season(s)	Original placement(s)	Outcome
Tia Kofi	32	South London, United Kingdom	UK series 2	7th place	Winner
Hannah Conda	31	Sydney, Australia	Down Under season 2	Runner-up	Runner-up
La Grande Dame	23	Montpellier, France	France season 1	Runner-up	3rd place
Marina Summers	26	Makati, Philippines	Philippines season 1	Runner-up
Scarlet Envy	31	New York City, United States	US season 11	10th place	5th place
			All Stars 6	9th place
Choriza May	31	Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom	UK series 3	6th place	6th place
Gothy Kendoll	25	Leicester, United Kingdom	UK series 1	10th place	7th place
Keta Minaj	42	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Holland season 2	4th place	8th place
Jonbers Blonde	33	Belfast, United Kingdom	UK series 4	3rd place	9th place
Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha	25	Madrid, Spain	España season 1	7th place	10th place [lower-alpha 1]
Mayhem Miller	41	Riverside, United States	US season 10	10th place	11th place
			All Stars 5	7th place

Notes

1. Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha was voted Miss Congeniality.

Contestant progress

Legend:

  Tia Kofi won RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World series 2.

  Hannah Conda was the runner-up.

  Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha was voted Miss Congeniality (Miss C) by fellow contestants.

  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 [5]	2 [6]	3 [7]	4 [8]	5 [9]	6 [10]	7 [11]	8 [12]
Tia Kofi	SAFE	SAFE	TOP2	WIN	TOP2	SAFE	TOP2	Winner
Hannah Conda	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	TOP2	SAFE	TOP2	WIN	Runner-up
La Grande Dame	TOP2	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	Eliminated
Marina Summers	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	BTM	Eliminated
Scarlet Envy	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	ELIM	Guest
Choriza May	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	ELIM		Guest
Gothy Kendoll	BTM	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	ELIM			Guest
Keta Minaj	SAFE	TOP2	BTM	ELIM				Guest
Jonbers Blonde	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM					Guest
Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha	SAFE	ELIM						Miss C
Mayhem Miller	ELIM							Guest

Lip syncs

Legend:

  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.

  The contestant was eliminated after their second 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 (Elimination)			Song	Winner	Bottom	Eliminated
1 [5]	La Grande Dame (Mayhem)	vs.	Marina Summers (Mayhem)	"Dreamer" (Livin' Joy)	Marina Summers	Gothy, Mayhem	Mayhem Miller
2 [6]	Keta Minaj (Choriza)	vs.	La Grande Dame (Arantxa)	"Everytime We Touch" (Cascada)	La Grande Dame	Arantxa, Choriza	Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha
3 [7]	Scarlet Envy (Jonbers)	vs.	Tia Kofi (Jonbers)	"Future Starts Now" (Kim Petras)	Scarlet Envy	Jonbers, Keta	Jonbers Blonde
4 [8]	Hannah Conda (Gothy)	vs.	Tia Kofi (Keta)	"Crying at the Discoteque" (Alcazar)	Tia Kofi	Gothy, Keta	Keta Minaj
5 [9]	Marina Summers (Gothy)	vs.	Tia Kofi (Gothy)	"Fucking Wizardry" (Self Esteem)	Marina Summers	Choriza, Gothy	Gothy Kendoll
6 [10]	Hannah Conda (Scarlet)	vs.	Marina Summers (Choriza)	"Release Me" (Agnes)	Marina Summers	Choriza, Scarlet	Choriza May
7 [11]	Hannah Conda (Scarlet)	vs.	Tia Kofi (Scarlet)	"Euphoria" (Loreen)	Hannah Conda	La Grande Dame, Marina, Scarlet	Scarlet Envy
Episode	Finalists			Song	Winner
8 [12]	Hannah Conda	vs.	Marina Summers	"I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia)	Hannah Conda
	La Grande Dame	vs.	Tia Kofi	"Boogie 2nite" (Booty Luv)	Tia Kofi
	Hannah Conda	vs.	Tia Kofi	"Your Disco Needs You" (Kylie Minogue)	Tia Kofi

Guest judges

• Richard E. Grant, Swazi-English actor and presenter ^[13]
• Adwoa Aboah, British fashion model ^[13]
• Kim Petras, German singer and songwriter ^[13]
• Tom Daley, British diver and television personality ^[13]
• Self Esteem, British musician ^[13]
• Motsi Mabuse, South African dancer and television judge ^[13]
• Katherine Ryan, Canadian comedian, writer, presenter, actress and singer ^[13]

Special guests

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

Episode 1

• Raven, runner-up of both RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2 and All Stars 1

Episode 4

• Jane McDonald, English singer and television presenter ^[13]
• Sinitta, British-American singer ^[13]

Episode 6

• Aljaž Škorjanec, Slovenian dancer and choreographer ^[13]
• Janette Manrara, Cuban-American television presenter, choreographer and professional dancer ^[13]

Episode 8

• Blu Hydrangea, contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race UK Series 1 and winner of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World Series 1 ^[12]

Episodes

"RuPaul's Drag Race UK Versus The World will return to BBC Three and iPlayer for a highly anticipated second series". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-28.

"RuPaul's Drag Race UK Versus The World has second series confirmed". Digital Spy. 2023-12-28. Retrieved 2023-12-28.

"RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. The World queens on their big comebacks: 'There was definitely some drama'". www.thepinknews.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

""Sinitta is latest celebrity to be confirmed for Drag Race UK"". Media Mole. 24 June 2023. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

"The Queens' Variety Show". RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. Season 2. Episode 1. February 9, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.

"The Happy Ending Ball". RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. Season 2. Episode 2. February 16, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.

"Drag Race World". RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. Season 2. Episode 3. February 23, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.

"Snatch Game". RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. Season 2. Episode 4. March 1, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.

"Seven!: The Rusical". RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. Season 2. Episode 5. March 8, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.

"Strictly Come Prancing". RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. Season 2. Episode 6. March 15, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.

"Haters Wedding Roast". RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. Season 2. Episode 7. March 22, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.

"Grand Finale". RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. Season 2. Episode 8. March 29, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.

Damshenas, Sam (January 23, 2024). "Drag Race UK vs the World: Snatch Game stars revealed for season 2". Gay Times . Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2024.

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date	UK viewers (millions)
7	1	"The Queen's Variety Show"	9 February 2024 (2024-02-09)	N/A
Eleven 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. Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha - Comedy performance Choriza May - Lip-syncing Gothy Kendoll - Lip-syncing and fire performance La Grande Dame - Soundboarding performance Hannah Conda - Live singing Jonbers Blonde - Lip-syncing Keta Minaj - Lip-syncing and pommel horse Marina Summers - Lip-syncing and Silk Veil Poi Mayhem Miller - Singing bowl and guided meditation Scarlet Envy - Live singing Tia Kofi - Live singing On the runway, category is "For Queen and Country". Choriza May, La Grande Dame and Marina Summers receive positive critiques, with La Grande Dame and Marina Summers being the Top 2 queens of the week. Gothy Kendoll, Mayhem Miller and Scarlet Envy receive negative critiques, with Gothy Kendoll and Mayhem Miller being the bottom two queens of the week. La Grande Dame and Marina Summers lip-sync to "Dreamer" by Livin' Joy. Marina Summers wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Mayhem Miller from the competition. Guest Judge: Richard E. Grant Alternating Judge: Alan Carr Main Challenge: Perform in The Queen's Variety Show Runway Theme: For Queen and Country Challenge Winners: La Grande Dame and Marina Summers Lip-Sync Song: "Dreamer" by Livin' Joy Lip-Sync for The World Winner: Marina Summers Bottom Two: Gothy Kendoll and Mayhem Miller Eliminated: Mayhem Miller Farewell Message: "Chaka Khan Chaka Khan ♡ May"
8	2	"The Happy Ending Ball"	16 February 2024 (2024-02-16)	N/A
The queens enter the workroom and La Grande Dame reveals she would have sent home Mayhem Miller from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For this week's mini-challenge, the queens select "The Fairest", "The Shadiest", "The Mightiest" and "The Neediest" of the cast. Marina Summers, Hannah Conda, Marina Summers and Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha win the mini-challenge, respectively. For the main challenge, the queens walk the Happy Ending Ball, presenting two looks brought from home and one made in the work room. Categories are Lady Prince Charming, She-vil Queen and Drags to Riches Eleganza. On the runway, Keta Minaj, La Grande Dame and Marina Summers receive positive critiques, with Keta Minaj and La Grande Dame being the Top 2 queens of the week. Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha, Choriza May and Hannah Conda receive negative critiques, with Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha and Choriza May being the bottom two queens of the week. Keta Minaj and La Grande Dame lip-sync to "Everytime We Touch" by Cascada. La Grande Dame wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha from the competition. Guest Judge: Adwoa Aboah Alternating Judge: Graham Norton Mini-Challenge: Choose "The Fairest", "The Shadiest", "The Mightiest", and "The Neediest" competitor Mini-Challenge Winners: Marina Summers, Hannah Conda, Marina Summers, and Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha Main Challenge: Walk the Happy Ending Ball Runway Themes: Lady Prince Charming, She-vil Queen, and Drags to Riches Eleganza Challenge Winners: La Grande Dame and Keta Minaj Lip-Sync Song: "Everytime We Touch" by Cascada Lip-Sync for The World Winner: La Grande Dame Bottom Two: Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha and Choriza May Eliminated: Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha Farewell Message:

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