Krystal Versace Explained

Krystal Versace
Birth Name:Luke Fenn
Birth Date:10 October 2001
Education:North Kent College
Occupation:Drag queen
Television:RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 3)

Luke Fenn (born 10 October 2001),[1] professionally known as Krystal Versace, is an English drag queen best known for winning the third series of the reality show RuPaul's Drag Race UK.[2] Crowned at the age of 19, Krystal is the youngest ever Drag Race winner.[3] She is from Tunbridge Wells in Kent and has Greek Cypriot heritage via her maternal grandmother, being the first descendant of Cypriots to compete in the franchise.[4]

Career

Krystal Versace started doing drag at the age of 13. In August 2021, Versace was announced as one of the twelve contestants to be competing on the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. She won the first two main challenges, one of which including a top two lip sync against Victoria Scone to "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler. In the ninth episode, she landed on bottom two with Vanity Milan and had to lip sync to "Hallucinate" by Dua Lipa, ultimately winning and moving on to the top three alongside Ella Vaday and Kitty Scott-Claus. As part of the last main challenge, they had to write, record, and perform their own verse to a remix of "Hey Sis, It's Christmas" by RuPaul. After a lip sync for the crown to Dusty Springfield's cover of "You Don't Own Me", Versace was declared victorious, becoming not only the franchise's youngest finalist, but also the youngest ever winner.

Personal life

Fenn uses she/her pronouns while in drag and he/him pronouns out of drag.[5] Fenn is dyslexic.[6] He attended North Kent College.[7]

Discography

As featured artist

YearTitleAlbum
2021"B.D.E. (Big Drag Energy) [Slice Girls]"(The cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Series 3)rowspan="2"
"Hey Sis, It's Christmas"(RuPaul featuring the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Series 3)

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes.
2021RuPaul's Drag Race UKSelf (contestant)Series 3
Winner
2022Ant & Dec's Saturday Night TakeawaySelfPerformed as part of the End of the Show Show[8]
RuPaul's Drag Race UKSelfSeries 4
Special guest
[9]
2023Keeping Up with Krystal VersaceSelf

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes.
2021Cosmo Queens UKSelfCosmopolitan UK
Kita and Anita's Happy HourPodcast; Guest[10]

Music videos

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 3: Who is in the final?. Metro. 25 November 2021. Akinwumi. Stella. 25 November 2021. 25 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211125210048/https://metro.co.uk/2021/11/25/rupauls-drag-race-uk-season-3-who-is-in-the-final-15664777/. live.
  2. Web site: RuPaul's Drag Race UK crowns season three winner. Digital Spy. 25 November 2021. Warner. Sam. 25 November 2021. 25 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211125204333/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a38354764/rupauls-drag-race-uk-season-three-winner/. live.
  3. Web site: Day. Harvey. 26 November 2021. Drag Race UK winner: 'I'm going to take on the world'. live. BBC. 25 November 2021. 25 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211125221642/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/d2089915-1e3e-4a4c-8ff0-7f14bac5e732.
  4. Web site: Who is Krystal Versace? Meet RuPaul's Drag Race UK star and first ever Cypriot contestant. live. 26 November 2021. Radio Times. en. 26 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211126061655/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/krystal-versace-rupauls-drag-race-uk-contestant/.
  5. Web site: Pearce. Tilly. 21 October 2021. RuPaul's Drag Race UK 3: Meet Krystal Versace – the 19-year-old 'sex queen' going for the crown. live. 16 December 2021. Entertainment Daily. 17 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211217002626/https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/tv/krystal-versace-rupauls-drag-race-uk-3-instagram-pronouns/.
  6. Web site: Damshenas. Sam. 26 November 2021. Exclusive: Krystal Versace on "painfully intense" Drag Race UK finale and "decimating" a winners season. live. 16 December 2021. Gay Times. 17 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211217002620/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/exclusive-krystal-versace-on-painfully-intense-drag-race-uk-finale-and-decimating-a-winners-season/.
  7. Web site: Ex North Kent College Student Wins Emmy Award winning RuPaul's Drag Race as Krystal Versace. live. North Kent College. 30 November 2021. 16 December 2021. 17 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211217002643/https://www.northkent.ac.uk/news-events/news/ex-north-kent-college-student-wins-emmy-award-winning-rupaul-s-drag-race-as-krystal-versace.
  8. Web site: Chilton. Louis. February 20, 2022. Ant and Dec stun Saturday Night Takeaway viewers with 'phenomenal' transformation into drag queens. February 20, 2022. The Independent.
  9. Web site: We have a winner, baby! Here's how fans reacted to the Drag Race UK season 4 finale . Robledo . Jordan . 24 November 2022. gaytimes.co.uk . November 27, 2022 .
  10. Web site: December 21, 2021. Drag Race UK winner Krystal Versace dishes on taking the crown and behind-the-scenes gossip. January 20, 2022. NZ Herald. en. 19 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119234709/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/drag-race-uk-winner-krystal-versace-dishes-on-taking-the-crown-and-behind-the-scenes-gossip/FUARYWUJWV5VHED35RDY7QVGJE/. live.
  11. Web site: 1 November 2021. 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' stars share Halloween performance of Charli XCX's 'Good Ones'. 26 November 2021. Will Lavin. NME. 26 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211126055326/https://www.nme.com/news/music/rupauls-drag-race-uk-stars-share-halloween-performance-of-charli-xcxs-good-ones-3084637. live.
  12. Web site: World of Wonder's 2022 WOWIE Awards at DragCon: Cast Your Votes Now!. Nikki. Nguyen. World of Wonder. 2 May 2022. May 7, 2022. 2 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220502220931/https://worldofwonder.net/world-of-wonders-2022-wowie-awards-at-dragcon-cast-your-votes-now/. live.
  13. Web site: Here Are World of Wonder's 2022 WOWIE Awards Winners . World of Wonder . 16 May 2022 . 16 May 2022 . 16 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220516151753/https://worldofwonder.net/here-are-world-of-wonders-2022-wowie-awards-winners/ . live .