A drag queen will represent Lancashire in series three of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.

The announcement came today (18 August) when the queen's video interviews was posted to the official UK drag race Twitter account.

Burnley’s Elektra Fence officially revealed that she would be taking part in the show over on Twitter

Elektra wrote: “The news is out, cockers! She’s on Drag Race UK Season 3! It’s a dream come true!

“Start your engines!”

Elektra has been doing drag since 2014- excluding a three year hiatus while working as a dancer.

She said her name came from a viral video where she got electrocuted on a fence.

Elektra explained: “I called myself Elektra Fence because I’m full of energy and millions of people have seen me be stupid, when a film of me went viral.

“A friend filmed me as I accidentally electrocuted myself on an electric fence. I thought it wasn’t working ! I don’t recommend it, as it blew me off my feet and it really, really hurt!”

The official RuPaul’s Drag Race UK also posted an update along with an introductory video of the queen.

 

 

Posting to social media, they likened Elektra’s appearance to Lisa Simpson, adding: “This is Lisa Simpson now. Feel old yet? She's feeling the electricity, it’s @elektrafence.”

Speaking in the video, the 29-year-old said: “I’m the pocket-rocket of UK drag.

“I have been electrified… I’ve been electrocuted from the sky, zapped down one side and it ruined my frock.

“Look at me- I look like Lisa Simpson.”

She even went on to talk about her home town of Burnley.

She explained: “Burnley is full of pies, beer, sausage rolls, beer bellies… there’s a bakery on every corner.

“There’s not much drag scene there so that’s why I had to come to London and just show everyone what Elektra’s about.”

“Elektra is death-defying, electrifying and just up for a good time.

“I don’t have time for snottiness- everyone in my house  is welcome.”

 

 

She is a trained dancer and one of Elektra’s biggest career highlight is doing pantomime with Darren Day who she describe as “ lovely man”.

She added: “I wanna be the UK’s next big Drag Race superstar because I don’t just wanna be the best- I wanna inspire others to be their best.

“I’m excited, I’m ready, I feel like this is my time. Let’s go UK… I’m feeling the electricity.”

What is RuPaul’s Drag Race UK- and when does it start?

Global drag icon, and judge supremo, RuPaul presides as twelve of the nation’s most fabulous queens compete over ten weeks to be crowned the UK’s Next Drag Race Superstar.

Series one and two of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK have been streamed over 35 million times on BBC iPlayer, firmly establishing the title as a much loved, highly lauded, competitive reality smash hit for BBC Three.

Each week, the queens face challenges that test their drag race prowess to the max. hoping that they have impressed Ru enough to avoid being one of the bottom two queens facing a lip sync for their life and elimination from the competition.

The third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK will be available on BBC iPlayer this September. The exact air date will be announced soon.

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