“Drag queens and TV are like peanut butter and jelly – the perfect combination,” added the show’s creator Fenton Bailey.
McCoy and Bailey – executive producers of RuPaul’s Drag Race, both here and in the US – were talking at a lively RTS Futures event in November that looked at how the show was brought to the UK.
Series one was met with critical acclaim, gaining 6.5 million iPlayer requests just over halfway through the series.
BBC Three has opened applications for the next series, ready to find another group of queens who will show off their talents and slay the competition.
During series one, the queens faced several challenges to test all elements of their drag ability, from forming standout girl bands, to strutting down the runway in a regal creation.
Host RuPaul thanked the BBC and fans for the “overwhelming” support for the UK series.
The series will be available exclusively on BBC Three on 3rd October at 8pm, with episodes available weekly on BBC iPlayer.
Ten unique drag queens will be competing to win the title of the UK’s first Drag Race Superstar, having all been picked by Mama Ru herself.
A sneak peak of the first episode has been released, which includes judges Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and guest judge Andrew Garfield.
The first challenge requires the queens to showcase two royal looks that will rule the runway.
The eight-part series will showcase the UK’s most fabulous drag queens, under the watchful eyes of judges RuPaul and Michelle Visage.
Each week the glamorous pair will be joined by a celebrity guest judge with Graham Norton and Alan Carr rotating as resident judges on the panel.
The eight-part series will search the UK for the brightest and best drag queens to discover the UK's next drag superstar.
To get the crown, the queens must first be put through an array of challenges, testing the contestants’ acting, modelling and comedy skills.
A series regular in the US version, Michelle Visage has judged eight series of RuPaul’s Drag Race in the US and has collaborated with RuPaul for over two decades.
“We've been working tirelessly to bring the magic of RuPaul's Drag Race to my favourite city in the world: London!” Said Visage.
