


She’s a legend, baby! With the premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 5, the franchise’s longest-running international spinoff has reached a fierce landmark. It may seem arbitrary, the fact that we love celebrating anniversaries that are multiples of five — like all the full circle vibes that surrounded the debut of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 earlier this year. But when you look at all that RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has accomplished in the past four years, you’ll clock a spinoff that’s more than capable of standing on its own pair of six-inch heels.
Not only has RuPaul’s Drag Race UK introduced 46 new queens to the queendom, the franchise has spawned a number of global pop hits, created internet-breaking memes, and even earned its own spinoff — one that the BBC used to literally relaunch a television channel. Truly, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is that kind of girl.
To celebrate this landmark premiere, Decider chatted with the queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 5 about all of the seasons that came before. We talked about the quotes, the looks, the memes, the meltdowns, the lockdown, the lip-syncs, and oh-so-much more. Consider this a nice trip down memory lane — a refresher on four seasons of iconic happenings before these 10 queens add even more major moments to the Drag Race canon.

The new queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK take the spotlight and run with it in the Season 5 premiere on Thursday, September 28 at 4 p.m. ET on WOW Presents Plus