[1][4] On 27 August 2024, the BBC revealed the promotional poster for the series featuring RuPaul, as well as the list of guest judges, which included AJ Odudu, Alison Goldfrapp, Amanda Holden, Beverley Knight, Claire Richards, Mabel, Siobhán McSweeney and Simon Le Bon, as well as Kristen McMenamy, who served as a guest judge on the first episode of the previous series.

[5][6] Alexandra Burke, Aaron Renfree and Claudimar Neto were also announced as special guests for this series.

[5] This season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK is notable for being the first in the franchise to feature a cash prize, with the winner receiving £25,000.

For the first main challenge, the queens will perform a talent show in the Tickety Boo Cabaret Club.

Actavia, Kiki Snatch, Rileasa Slaves, Lill, La Voix and Kyran Thrax receive positive critiques.

For this week's main challenge, the queens team up to create a three-piece fashion collection using household materials.

Before the runway begins, Saki Yew announces to the group that she will be leaving the competition due to a knee injury.

It is announced that, due to Saki's departure, there would be no further elimination, and instead, Chanel O'Conor, Lill and Marmalade are the top three queens of the week and will lip-sync for the win.

For this week's mini-challenge, the queens share their Dirty Laundry in the categories Perky: Giving The Best Vibe, Pants: The Weakest Competition, Basic: The Most Basic, Wet Blanket: The Girl Who Needs to Have More Fun, Stomping On The Competition: The Strongest Competitor and Big Headed: The Biggest Ego.

For this week's main challenge, the queens write, record, and perform verses to "Dead or Alive".

For this week's mini-challenge, the queens try to make RuPaul and Raven laugh while sitting in a pink furry chair.

For the main challenge, the queens team up and improvise in a live episode of The Graham Norton Show.

Actavia and Lill lip-sync to "Time Warp" by the cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

For the final challenge of the season, the queens write, record and perform their own verses to the original song, "A Different Winner's Story".

The eliminated queens all return to the runway, where it is announced that Charra Tea is this season's Miss Congeniality.

Marmalade and Rileasa Slaves are eliminated, leaving Kyran Thrax and La Voix as the top two queens of the season.