What Time Will ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK: Queens on Lockdown’ Premiere?

Oh, you think two episodes of Drag Race is a lot in one week? Well, this week there are three! In addition to the weekly episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race on VH1 and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK on WOW Presents Plus, the British edition will also drop a special documentary called Queens on Lockdown. That’s right—COVID has finally come for the queens, and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 2 will not be the same. After you see the queens return to the Werk Room after a seven month break in filming in Episode 5, you’ll be able to see how the cast of queens coped with lockdown and readied themselves to return.

But how can you watch RuPaul’s Drag Race UK: Queens on Lockdown if you live here in the States? Can you watch Drag Race UK: Queens on Lockdown in the US? And what time does Queens on Lockdown premiere? We’ve got all the info you need!

Where to watch Drag Race UK: Queens on Lockdown? How to watch Drag Race UK: Queens on Lockdown in the US? 

There are two episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK this week, and you’ll need a subscription to WOW Presents Plus to watch both of them (unless you live in the UK or Canada). WOW Presents Plus is where American audiences can find all international editions of Drag Race, including RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, Canada’s Drag Race and Drag Race Holland. If you’re not yet a subscriber, you can sign up for a free, 7-day trial of WOW Presents Plus. The service is $3.99 a month after that.

What time does RuPaul’s Drag Race UK: Queens on Lockdown premiere on WOW Presents Plus?

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK: Queens on Lockdown will be added to WOW Presents Plus overnight on Thursday, February 11 at 10 p.m. PT/Friday, February 12 at 1 a.m. ET. That means the special won’t be added at the same time as RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 2 Episode 5, which will premiere on Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. ET.

When did they film RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 2? When did they film RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13?

RuPaul and Michelle Visage were busy during 2020. Production on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 2 started sometime in the spring, as the show was able to film four episodes before the UK went into lockdown in late March. Then, as revealed in this week’s Episode 5, the queens went into seven months of quarantine.

Meanwhile in the United States, RuPaul and Michelle Visage returned and filmed RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13 (also currently airing) in August 2020 using incredibly thorough safety protocols.

Once filming wrapped on Season 13 in the United States, production picked back up in the UK—presumably sometime in late October or early November, since that’s seven months after the UK’s first lockdown was ordered. You can tell that all of Season 13 was filmed during the break in production on UK Season 2 just by looking at Michelle Visage’s gray streak. She doesn’t have it at the beginning of UK 2, debuts it in Season 13, and has it at the start of Drag Race UK Episode 5.

Filming on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 2 then wrapped in late 2020—and then Ru and Michelle traveled to New Zealand (where COVID is under control) to begin filming RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under! Their passports are on fire!

Where can you watch Drag Race UK episodes 1-5 online?

You can stream RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 2 Episodes 1-5 right now on WOW Presents Plus.

Stream RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 2 on WOW Presents Plus