RuPaul’s DragCon UK 2024 in pictures: Drag queens gather for two-day celebration of queer culture

ExCel London welcomed almost 200 queens this weekend for RuPaul’s DragCon UK.

Almost 200 drag queens gathered in east London this weekend for the “world's biggest two-day celebration of drag culture”.

The third annual convention for Drag Race fans welcomed queens from across the world at ExCel London.

The two-day event on Saturday and Sunday (January 13-14) included performances, meet and greets and shopping stalls.

RuPaul’s Drag Race judge Michelle Visage snipped the pink ribbon to officially start the festivities, alongside the most recent winner of BBC Three’s RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, Ginger Johnson.

British drag queens including previous winners Krystal Versace, Lawrence Chaney and Danny Beard were in attendance across the weekend, alongside UK fan favourites Baga Chipz, Cheryl Hole, Cheddar Gorgeous, Victoria Scone and Tia Kofi.

RuPaul’s Drag Race is an Emmy-award winning reality competition series which started in the US in 2009. A number of international spin off series have also been created in Canada, Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Philippines and the UK.

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