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RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World series 3

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RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World
Series 3
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Versus the World (series 3) poster.jpg
Promotional poster for Series 3
Hosted by RuPaul
Judges
No. of contestants10
No. of episodes7
Release
Original network BBC Three / BBC iPlayer (UK)
WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original release27 January 2026 (2026-01-27)
Series chronology
← Previous
Series 2
List of episodes

The third series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World began airing on 27 January 2026. [1]

Contents

Production

In December 2025, the BBC announced that RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World would return for a third series. [2] [3]

Contestants

RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World series 3 contestants and their backgrounds [a]
ContestantAgeHometownOriginal season(s)Original placement(s)Outcome
Fontana 32 Stockholm, Sweden Sverige season 1 Runner-upTBA
Gawdland 24 Chiang Mai, Thailand Thailand season 3 3rd place
Kate Butch 29 Buxton, United Kingdom UK series 5 5th place
Mariah Balenciaga [b] 43 Los Angeles, United States US season 3 9th place
All Stars 5 8th place
The Only Naomy 25 Cologne, Germany Germany season 1 10th place5th place
Zahirah Zapanta 29 Nottingham, United Kingdom UK series 6 10th place6th place
Serena Morena 37 Aguascalientes, Mexico México season 1 8th place7th place
Sminty Drop 26 Clitheroe, United Kingdom UK series 4 9th place8th place
Minty Fresh 35 Quezon City, Philippines Philippines season 1 5th place9th place
Melinda Verga 47 Edmonton, Canada Canada season 4 5th place10th place

Contestant progress

Legend:

  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
  TOP2 indicates that the contestant was one of the best performing in the challenge, but lost the Lip Sync for the Win.
  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
  CT (Chippy Tea) indicates that the contestant received the Chippy Tea and was saved from the bottom two.
  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.
Contestants progress with placements in each episode
ContestantEpisode
1 [5] 2 [6] 3 [7] 4 [8] 5 [9] 6 [10] 7 [11] 8
FontanaWINSAFEBTMSAFEBTMSAFESAFETBA
GawdlandTOP2WINWINSAFESAFESAFESAFE
Kate ButchSAFESAFESAFEWINSAFEWINBTM
Mariah BalenciagaSAFESAFESAFECTWINBTMWIN
The Only NaomySAFEBTMSAFESAFESAFESAFEELIMGuest
Zahirah ZapantaSAFESAFESAFESAFECTELIMGuest
Serena MorenaSAFESAFECTBTMELIMGuest
Sminty DropSAFESAFESAFEELIMGuest
Minty FreshSAFECTELIMGuest
Melinda VergaSAFEELIMGuest

Lip syncs

Legend:

  The contestant won the lip sync to win the challenge.
  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
  The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.
EpisodeTop 2 ContestantsSongWinner
1 [5] Fontanavs.Gawdland"Tattoo"
(Loreen)		Fontana
EpisodeBottom 2 ContestantsSongEliminated
2 [6] Melinda Vergavs.The Only Naomy"I Begin to Wonder"
(Dannii Minogue)		Melinda Verga
3 [7] Fontanavs.Minty Fresh"Angel of My Dreams"
(Jade)		Minty Fresh
4 [8] Serena Morenavs.Sminty Drop"I Heard a Rumour"
(Bananarama)		Sminty Drop
5 [9] Fontanavs.Serena Morena"Axel F"
(Crazy Frog)		Serena Morena
6 [10] Mariah Balenciagavs.Zahirah Zapanta"Rasputin"
(Boney M.)		Zahirah Zapanta
7 [11] Kate Butchvs.The Only Naomy"Left Outside Alone"
(Anastacia)		The Only Naomy

Chippy Tea

Legend:

  The contestant won the Maxi Challenge and possessed the Chippy Tea to save one of the bottom queens.
  The contestant received the power of the Chippy Tea and was saved from the bottom.
EpisodeChippy Tea GifterBottom Three QueensSaved
2 [6] GawdlandMelinda VergaMinty FreshThe Only NaomyMinty Fresh
3 [7] GawdlandFontanaMinty FreshSerena MorenaSerena Morena
4 [8] Kate ButchMariah BalenciagaSerena MorenaSminty DropMariah Balenciaga
5 [9] Mariah BalenciagaFontanaSerena MorenaZahirah ZapantaZahirah Zapanta

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order:

Special guests

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

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 7

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
151"RuRuvision Song Contest"27 January 2026 (2026-01-27)

Ten queens from across the Drag Race franchise enter the competition. RuPaul informs them that for the main challenge, the queens must perform an original song in a talent show in front of the judges.

  • Fontana - "Whatchyu Waitin' For"
  • Gawdland - "Firecracker"
  • Kate Butch - "This Time on This Occasion"
  • Mariah Balenciaga - "Fire and Passion"
  • Melinda Verga - "Will We Ever"
  • Minty Fresh - "Planet Fresh"
  • Serena Morena - "Electricity"
  • Sminty Drop - "Swerk"
  • The Only Naomy - "Blonde, Pretty, Basic"
  • Zahirah Zapanta - "Sissy CD"

On the runway, category is "For Queen and Country". Fontana, Gawdland, Kate Butch, Sminty Drop, and The Only Naomy receive positive critiques. It is announced that Fontana and Gawdland are the top two queens of the week and will lip-sync for the win. They lip-sync to "Tattoo" by Loreen. After the lip sync, Fontana is announced as the winner of the challenge. RuPaul then announces that no one is going home.

  • Guest Judge: Loreen
  • Alternating Judge: Graham Norton
  • Main Challenge: Perform an original song at the RuRuvision Song Contest
  • Runway Theme: For Queen and Country
  • Challenge Winners: Fontana and Gawdland
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Tattoo" by Loreen
  • Lip-Sync for The World Winner: Fontana
  • Eliminated: None
162"Runway Ru-Mix"3 February 2026 (2026-02-03)

For this week main challenge, the queens present two looks on the runway: "RuDemption" and "The RuMix", with the latter made in the work room using another queen's outfit from a previous season.

  • Fontana - Kate Butch's Night of A Thousand Pop Icons look (UK series 5, Episode 3)
  • Gawdland - Fontana's Långstrump Extravaganza look (Sverige season 1, Episode 2)
  • Kate Butch - Zahirah Zapanta's New Romantics look (UK series 6, Episode 3)
  • Mariah Balenciaga - Melinda Verga's Always a Bridesmaid look (Canada season 4, Episode 7)
  • Melinda Verga - The Only Naomy's Best Drag look (Germany season 1, Episode 12)
  • Minty Fresh - Sminty Drop's Ru Are You? look (UK series 4, Episode 1)
  • Serena Morena - Mariah Balenciaga's All Star Eleganza (All Stars season 5, Episode 8)
  • Sminty Drop - Gawdland's Clown Is Sexy And I Know It look (Thailand season 3, Episode 5)
  • The Only Naomy - Minty Fresh's Shop-ulence: She Buys Everything! look (Philippines season 1, Episode 7)
  • Zahirah Zapanta - Serena Morena's La Noche de las Mil María Félix look (México season 1, Episode 3)

On the runway, Fontana, Gawdland, and Mariah Balenciaga receive positive critiques, with Gawdland winning the challenge. Melinda Verga, Minty Fresh, and The Only Naomy receive negative critiques. RuPaul then announces that the winner of each challenge moving forward, will win the Chippy Tea. The recipient will get the power to save one of the bottom three queens from lip-syncing. Gawdland saved Minty Fresh from the bottom two. Melinda Verga and The Only Naomy lip-sync to "I Begin to Wonder" by Dannii Minogue. The Only Naomy wins the lip-sync and Melinda Verga is the first queen to sashay away.

  • Guest Judge: Kristen McMenamy
  • Alternating Judge: Alan Carr
  • Main Challenge: Present two looks on the runway, with one of them being reworked from another queen's outfit
  • Runway Themes: RuDemption and The RuMix
  • Challenge Winner: Gawdland
  • Bottom Two: Melinda Verga and The Only Naomy
  • Lip-Sync Song: "I Begin to Wonder" by Dannii Minogue
  • Eliminated: Melinda Verga
  • Farewell Message: "💓"
173"The Miss Snatch Game Pageant"10 February 2026 (2026-02-10)

For this week's main challenge the queens will play a special version of the Snatch Game, the "Miss Snatch Game Pageant". The queens have to compete in three rounds: Grand Entrance, Question & Answer and Swimwear. Ashley Roberts and Kimberly Wyatt star as the celebrity contestants and pageant judges. The cast consisted of:

On the runway, category is "Let Them Eat Capes". Gawdland, Sminty Drop and The Only Naomy receive positive critiques with Gawdland winning the challenge. Fontana, Minty Fresh and Serena Morena receive negative critiques and are announced as the bottom three queens of the week. As the winner Gawdland uses the Chippy Tea to save Serena Morena from the bottom two. Fontana and Minty Fresh lipsync to "Angel of My Dreams" by Jade. Fontana wins the lipsync and Minty Fresh sashays away.

  • Guest Judge: Jade Thirlwall
  • Alternating Judge: Alan Carr
  • Main Challenge: Compete in the Miss Snatch Game Pageant
  • Runway Themes: Let Them Eat Capes
  • Challenge Winner: Gawdland
  • Bottom Two: Fontana and Minty Fresh
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Angel of My Dreams" by Jade
  • Eliminated: Minty Fresh
  • Farewell Message: "NOW CLEAN THIS ♡♡ BITCHES ♡♡ ♡Minty"
184"Girl Groups from Outer Space"17 February 2026 (2026-02-17)

For this week's main challenge, the queens write, record, and perform verses to "I'm in Love with an Alien".

  • Team Dollagramz: Gawdland, Mariah Balenciaga, Sminty Drop and Zahirah Zapanta
  • Team The Warmholes: Fontana, Kate Butch, Serena Morena and The Only Naomy

On the runway, category is "You're A Star Baby". Gawdland, Kate Butch and The Only Naomy receive positive critiques with Kate Butch winning the challenge. Mariah Balenciaga, Serena Morena and Sminty Drop receive negative critiques and are announced as the bottom three queens of the week. As the winner, Kate Butch uses the Chippy Tea to save Mariah Balenciaga from the bottom two. Serena Morena and Sminty Drop lipsync to "I Heard A Rumour" by Bananarama. Serena Morena wins the lipsync and Sminty Drop sashays away.

  • Guest Judges: Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin (from Bananarama)
  • Alternating Judge: Graham Norton
  • Main Challenge: Write, record, and perform verses to "I'm in Love with an Alien"
  • Runway Themes: You're A Star Baby
  • Challenge Winner: Kate Butch
  • Bottom Two: Serena Morena and Sminty Drop
  • Lip-Sync Song: "I Heard A Rumour" by Bananarama
  • Eliminated: Sminty Drop
  • Farewell Message: "You will begin to cough in 7 DAYS! love Sminty"
195"Silent Movie Acting Challenge"24 February 2026 (2026-02-24)

For this week's mini-challenge, the queens read each other to filth. The Only Naomy wins the mini-challenge. For this week's main challenge, the queens split into two groups to star in two silent films.

  • Ain't Nothing Goin' On But The Rent: Kate Butch, Mariah Balenciaga, The Only Naomy and Zahirah Zapanta
  • Up The Aisle: Fontana, Gawdland and Serena Morena

On the runway, category is "She-vil Movie Villans". Gawdland, Kate Butch, Mariah Balenciaga and The Only Naomy receive positive critiques with Mariah Balenciaga winning the challenge. Fontana, Serena Morena and Zahirah Zapanta receive negative critiques and are announced as the bottom three queens of the week. As the winner, Mariah Balenciaga uses the Chippy Tea to save Zahirah Zapanta from the bottom two. Fontana and Serena Morena lipsync to "Axel F" by Crazy Frog. Fontana wins the lipsync and Serena Morena sashays away.

  • Guest Judges: Will Poulter
  • Alternating Judge: Alan Carr
  • Mini-Challenge: Reading is Fundamental
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: The Only Naomy
  • Main Challenge: Star in two silent films
  • Runway Themes: She-vil Movie Villans
  • Challenge Winner: Mariah Balenciaga
  • Bottom Two: Fontana and Serena Morena
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Axel F" by Crazy Frog
  • Eliminated: Serena Morena
  • Farewell Message: "I l♡ve u my queens! ¡ Viva Méxic♡ Serena Morena"
206"RuPaul's Fringe Festival"3 March 2026 (2026-03-03)

For this week's main challenge the queens get paired up, to perform a stand-up comedy routine at the "RuPaul's Fringe Festival". The pairings are:

  • The Only Naomy and Zahirah Zapanta
  • Gawdland and Mariah Balenciaga
  • Fontana and Kate Butch

On the runway, category is "Ruveal". RuPaul then announces that the rules of the Chippy Tea are no longer in effect. Fontana and Kate Butch receive positive critiques with Kate Butch winning the challenge. Mariah Balenciaga, The Only Naomy and Zahirah Zapanta receive negative critiques with The Only Naomy being declared safe. Mariah Balenciaga and Zahirah Zapanta lipsync to "Rasputin" by Boney M.. Mariah Balenciaga wins the lipsync and Zahirah Zapanta sashays away.

  • Guest Judge: Lucy Punch
  • Alternating Judge: Graham Norton
  • Main Challenge: In pairs, perform a stand-up comedy routine at the "RuPaul's Fringe Festival"
  • Runway Themes: Ruveal
  • Challenge Winner: Kate Butch
  • Bottom Two: Mariah Balenciaga and Zahirah Zapanta
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Rasputin" by Boney M.
  • Eliminated: Zahirah Zapanta
  • Farewell Message: "You are all HONKING. Woof woof. Love you Zaza x"
217"Olympian Makeovers"10 March 2026 (2026-03-10)

For this week's main challenge, the queens makeover a Team GB Olympian into a member of their drag family. The pairs are:

On the runway, category is "Drag Family Resemblance". Fontana and Mariah Balenciaga receive positive critiques with Mariah Balenciaga winning the challenge. Kate Butch, Gawdland and The Only Naomy receive negative critiques with Gawdland being declared safe. Kate Butch and The Only Naomy lipsync to "Left Outside Alone" by Anastacia. Kate Butch wins the lipsync and The Only Naomy sashays away.

  • Guest Judge: Anastacia
  • Alternating Judge: Graham Norton
  • Main Challenge: Makeover Team GB Olympians into members of your drag family
  • Runway Themes: Drag Family Resemblance
  • Challenge Winner: Mariah Balenciaga
  • Bottom Two: Kate Butch and The Only Naomy
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Left Outside Alone" by Anastacia
  • Eliminated: The Only Naomy
  • Farewell Message:

Footnotes

  1. ↑ All ages, names, with hometowns, and outcome are stated at time of filming. [4]
  2. ↑ Mariah Paris Balenciaga is referred to as Mariah Balenciaga on the series.

References

  1. ↑ Goldbart, Max (2025-12-29). "'The Bear' Star Will Poulter Named Extra Special Guest Judge On 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK Vs The World'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 2025-12-30.
  2. ↑ "An early present, from us to the world 🌍🎁 RuPaul's Drag Race UK VS The World series 3, coming soon to iPlayer". x.com. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
  3. ↑ James, Michael (2025-12-27). "Drag Race UK Vs The World Season Three Is Officially Confirmed". Star Observer. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
  4. ↑ "Meet the RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World series 3 Queens". BBC . January 8, 2026. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  5. 1 2 "RuRuvision Song Contest". RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World. Season 3. Episode 1. January 27, 2026. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
  6. 1 2 3 "Runway Ru-Mix". RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World. Season 3. Episode 2. February 3, 2026. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
  7. 1 2 3 "The Miss Snatch Game Pageant". RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World. Season 3. Episode 3. February 10, 2026. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
  8. 1 2 3 "Girl Groups from Outer Space". RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World. Season 3. Episode 4. February 17, 2026. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
  9. 1 2 3 "Silent Movie Acting Challenge". RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World. Season 3. Episode 5. February 24, 2026. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
  10. 1 2 "RuPaul's Fringe Festival". RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World. Season 3. Episode 6. March 3, 2026. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
  11. 1 2 "TBA". RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World. Season 3. Episode 7. March 10, 2026. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "Final celebrity guest judges and special guests revealed for new series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. the World: Series 3 celebrity guest judges and special guests revealed". BBC Media Centre . 29 December 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Black Mirror's Will Poulter among RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs the World: Season Three guest judges". PinkNews . 30 December 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "Episode 7". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
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