The werk room is open and ready to welcome 12 brand new queens on RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Over 10 weeks the queens will take on all manner of challenges - acting, fashion, comedy, Snatch Game! - to prove they have what it takes to be crowned the UK's next drag superstar.
Scroll on to meet this year's queens!
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Pixie Polite
Age: 29
From: Brighton
Introduce yourself! "I'm Pixie Polite, I'm 29 years old and I'm from Brighton!"
Drag Style: "If you come to a Pixie Polite show, you'll get some powerhouse vocals, all the camp tunes anyone could want for and a little bit comedy thrown in for good measure. Who doesn't love a good time? I do."
Drag Strengths: "I think I'm quite unique and I've done a lot of things in my career. I sing, I dance and I act. I can do comedy and I host. I do a little bit of everything reasonably well. You've got to be versatile. You can't just be a one trick pony. I'm a many tricked cow of the camp variety. I'm hoping that I can stand out from the crowd in this competition."
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Black Peppa
Age: 29
From: Birmingham
Introduce yourself! "I'm 29 years old and I'm from Birmingham. Who am I kidding? I'm originally from the Caribbean, but for the past few years Birmingham has been my home, and I love it! The drag scene is incredible. It's such a melting of talented performers that includes drag queens, drag kings and non-binary queens. Honestly, I think Birmingham has one of the best drag scenes in the UK."
Drag Style: "If you come to a Black Peppa show, you're going to be out of breath because I am going to give you splits, dips, death drops, and high jumps off the bar. You're going to be in for such a good time. I love performing!"
Drag Strengths: "My superpower is my creativity. I have the weirdest ideas in my head! I like making the impossible a reality. I love to think of myself as a creative genius! Also, I'm pretty good with a makeup brush now. Two years ago, I absolutely was not but then during lockdown I was like you know what? Girl, it's time to learn to do your makeup. Now, look at me! Drag is an outlet that allows me to be an oddball, show off my goofiness and soak up all the attention!"
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Jonbers Blonde
Age: 33
From: Belfast
Introduce yourself! "My name is Jonbers Blonde, I'm 33 and I'm originally from a little town called Banbridge near Belfast. I'm a showgirl on a Saturday and an absolute binfire on a Sunday!"
Drag Style: "In three words, I'd describe my drag as high fashion pig. Oink oink! I put myself into the fashion category. Although, I'm more than that, I'm a performer too. I love to perform. I've been around the world with Melanie C and I've danced as a backing performer for Years and Years and Jessie Ware. The list could go on!"
Drag Strengths: "I've got the back catalogue. I can dance. I can move. I've got fashion skills. I'm not afraid to be silly. I've got a unique voice. You put all that together and you got this big muppet here! What more do you want? I really do have the fashion skills, as I'm also a stylist. I have worked at Vogue International and I have been fashion editor of several magazines. I've also walked the runways in London and Paris."
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Danny Beard
Age: 29
From: Liverpool
Introduce yourself! "I'm Danny Beard, I'm 29 and I'm from Liverpool. I am a sassy, shady, singing cartoon clown!"
Drag Style: "I work all around the country on the cabaret scene mixing club kid aesthetic with old school drag performance style. At my shows you get live vocals, interactive comedy and an hour's worth of entertainment for a very reasonable fee! I like to belt out Adele and finish on a big Queen number. The thing that makes people want to come back to my shows is my singing. I love it and if anyone wants to book me..."
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Dakota Schiffer
Age: 22
From: Sussex
Introduce yourself! "I'm Dakota Schiffer, I'm 22 years old, I'm from Sussex and I'm ecstatic to be making Drag Race herstory as the first trans girl to walk through the doors of Drag Race."
Drag Style: "I'm generation Z's answer to Sharon Tate. My drag is a love letter to the 60s and the 90s. I've always been intrigued by the 60s and 90s supermodel era and my number one Hollywood icon is Sharon Tate in Valley of The Dolls and I worship everything she's ever been in – she's such a style icon to me. My drag aesthetic is always beautiful and fashion first."
Drag Strengths: "I'm great with hair and I think that my fashion sense and sewing skills might elevate me above the rest. I've got a good eye, and my most impressive drag talent is being able to put looks together."
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Cheddar Gorgeous
Age: 38
From: Manchester
Introduce yourself! "I'm Cheddar Gorgeous and I'm 488 years old. I'm a living spectacle, cultural icon and dressed as a Mancunian busy bee. I've been in Manchester for 16 years. I absolutely adore the city and whilst I 'm originally from Birmingham, I feel like Cheddar was very much manifested in Manchester."
Drag Style: "My drag is a living spectacle. A collage of makeup, costume and performance. You could see anything at a Cheddar Gorgeous show as my drag is otherworldly and ethereal. Growing up, I was a bit of a geek and I was enamoured by aliens, gods, goddesses and strange monsters and now in my drag, I like to harness the energy of science fiction, fantasy and magic!"
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Just May
Age: 32
From: Essex
Introduce yourself! "I'm Just May, I'm 32, I'm from Essex and I'm the world's premier Geri Halliwell impersonator – that's Ginger Spice for those that don't know! I've made it to season 4, and it's about time, because they need to put a crown on a ginger!"
Drag Style: "At a Just May show, you can expect an acoustic rendition of Wannabe by The Spice Girls, a bingo machine and a whale of a time babes ! You put me in front of people with a mic and I will talk the house down. The huns love me, they can't get enough."
Drag Strengths: "It has to be my sense of humour. I put smiles on people's faces. I do know my way around a hairbrush and I will fix a wig in 10 seconds flat. I am a triple no threat. I can't sing. I can't dance and I definitely can't act so you better be scared my fellow queens!"
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Starlet
Age: 23
From: Surrey
Introduce yourself! "My name is Starlet, I'm 23, I'm from Surrey and I'm the polished, silver screen beauty pinup of Series 4. I live in Surrey but I'm originally from Johannesburg in South Africa. I moved here with my family six years ago. Growing up in South Africa, I had very little understanding of LGBTQ+ culture and I'd never even seen a drag queen, but now I'm in the UK, that's all changed!"
Drag Style: "My look is about exuding the vintage beauty and glamour of the silver screen. I'm a beautiful young rising star of Hollywood and all eyes are on me. I'm a living walking vintage movie star!"
Drag Strengths: "I have a unique and distinct look and I've got a very good eye. I'm creative and versatile. I put all of my energy into perfecting every tiny detail of my look and every one of my looks has its own unique fantasy. Drag is my greatest passion."
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Sminty Drop
Age: 23
From: Lancashire
Introduce yourself! "I'm Sminty Drop, I'm 23 years old, I'm from a small town in the Lancashire countryside called Clitheroe and I'm a sexy cyber supermodel from outer space."
Drag Style: "My drag look is Anna Faris in The House Bunny mixed with Megan Fox in Jennifer's Body thrown into the adult sized body of a Bratz doll, who has crashed landed down from Doja Cat's Planet Her. I am literally the embodiment of contemporary British drag. My look isn't just beauty pageant glamour. I 'm so much more than sequins and tight gowns. I'm a fully conceived concept from head to toe."
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Copper Topp
Age: 38
From: Cheltenham
Introduce yourself! "I'm Copper Topp, I'm 38 and I am the feel good ginger of drag! And now I'm a Ru Girl and on top of a mountain!"
Drag Style: "Nobody expects it when a camp bird like me is singing and then suddenly jumps into the splits and everybody is gagged. You're gonna laugh until you wet yourself and by the end of that night, you will probably slide into my DMs because let's face it, she's gorgeous!"
Drag Strengths: "I'm an old school queen, and I plan on being the campest queen. I love a look. Yes, I love a dip. Yes, I love jumping into the splits but it's all about comedy and camp and serving it to the world. I love to sing. I rarely lip sync but don't worry, I've got a few tricks up my sleeve. Those girls better watch out!"
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Baby
Age: 25
From: South London
Introduce yourself! "My name is Baby, I'm 25 years old, I'm from London and I'm London's afro punk princess."
Drag Style: "My drag is pretty, punk and Black. I love to represent my culture and I love playing with in the area where black culture and alternative culture meet."
Drag Strengths: "I pay incredible attention to detail with my looks and performances and I really see myself kind of shaking up the way things are done."
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Le Fil
Age: 36
From: Yorkshire
Introduce yourself! "My name is Le Fil and I'm all your all singing, all dancing, Chinese pop star! I'm 36 and I'm from Brighouse in Yorkshire!"
Drag Style: "Le Fil is the intersection of art, fashion music and sculpture. I like the idea that I'm breaking genre, breaking gender and creating art. My background was in art and sculpture, and so I always aim to look like a walking piece of fine art!"
Drag Strengths: "I have a lot of drag skills required of a drag Race Superstar. I can sing, I can write songs, I can act, I can dance, I can style, and I can create. My strength in this competition is my eye for detail. I have studied hard to get here. I take notes and I'm going to use all my knowledge to beat the other queens. The other queens might underestimate me. They might not even see me because I'm only two foot four! But there is no way that I will fade into the background."
RuPaul's Drag Race UK series four begins Thursday, September 22 at 9pm on BBC Three.
Neil Wilkes
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