Who left Drag Race UK 2022? All the eliminated season 4 queens

Tasked with writing and performing their own material, Aisling Bea stopped by to help steady their nerves. As for this week's runway look, it was all about being Pretty in Punk - and with the final just a week away, the competition was on.

Only four queens could progress to the final round, meaning that for one queen is was time to sashay away...

So, who left RuPaul's Drag Race UK?

Read on for a list of all of the contestants who have left Drag Race UK season 4 so far, including who was eliminated in Week 9.

Who left Drag Race UK 2022?

Week 9 - Pixie Polite

Pixie Polite became the latest contestant to leave Drag Race after finding herself in the bottom two with this season's lip sync assassin, Black Peppa.

The duo were given the chance to lip sync for their lives to Another One Bites the Dust by Queen, but unfortunately it just wasn't meant to be for Pixie.

"Pixie Polite, thank you for spreading your pixie dust all over this competition. Now, sashay away," RuPaul said.

Upon her exit, Pixie commented: "I just want to say thank you so much. This experience has been more than I ever dreamed it could be. I love you all so much. Goodbye."

She added: "I am so happy to have made it this far in the competition. I couldn’t have asked for more before I came here. I’m gutted to not have made it right to the end and that very last moment, but they were all fabulous. I just wasn’t the judge’s cup of tea today, that’s all."

Week 7 - Dakota Schiffer

Dakota Schiffer was the latest contestant to sashay away from season 4.

After receiving negative critiques from the judges for her family resemblance look, she found herself in the bottom facing Pixie Polite as they lip synced for their lives to Miss Me Blind by Culture Club.

At the end of the lip sync, Michelle consulted with RuPaul and declared: "Dakota Schiffer, you fabulous woman you. You put the super in supermodel. Now, sashay away."

Schiffer said: "Thank you for the most incredible experience and letting me finally have confidence in myself. Thank you."

She continued: "To go out at this moment, it’s impossible to be sad. I’m so proud of myself. I’ve done things I thought I’d never be able to do here. I was the first trans woman on Drag Race UK. To be that representation has been an honour to represent my community."

Week 6 - Le Fil

Le Fil was eliminated in the sixth episode of Drag Race UK's fourth season after losing the lip-sync to Black Peppa.

Tonight's episode saw the remaining queens take part in the iconic Snatch Game, with Strictly Come Dancing's Tess Daly and AJ Odudu taking part and Mel B sitting on the judging panel.

Unfortunately, Le Fil's Marie Kondo failed to spark joy, landing her in the bottom two with Black Peppa.

"You looked really elegant, but I wanted you to really nail the funniness too," Mel B told Le Fil in the judges' critiques.

After a lip-sync to the Spice Girls hit Stop, Le Fil sashayed away from the competition, thanking the show for "showing an androgynous femboy from Brighouse can be in the world of drag".

Week 5 - Baby

Baby became the next queen to sashay away from the BBC Three show, after finding herself in the bottom two against Dakota Schiffer.

Both queens were given the opportunity to lip sync for their lives to No Way from SIX: The Musical.

However, as the energetic lip sync battle drew to an end, Baby raised her hand to tell Ru that she had made the decision to leave the competition, saying: “I’m extremely grateful for being here but I think I need to go home and take care of myself.”

"I respect that. Baby, I love you. We all love you. Take care of yourself and remember what I told you. Now, Sashay Away," RuPaul said.

Week 4 - Sminty Drop

Lancashire queen Sminty Drop became the latest Drag Race UK contestant to leave the competition on Thursday 13th October, after facing Baby in the bottom-two lip-sync.

Episode 4 saw the queens take on a chat show challenge, taking part in an improvised task where they appeared on 'Catty Man with Alan Carr'.

Unfortunately, Sminty's performance didn't impress the judges, with guest star Alison Hammond saying: "What you’ve gotta remember, babes, is that there is only one of you. Everyone else is taken, you’ve just got to own your s**t. Be in that moment."

After losing the lip-sync to Mel and Kim's Respectable, Sminty said: "This did not match up to my fantasy, but do you know what? I left looking this good! I’m honestly just happy I met a bunch of sisters I can call family. They’re literally the best bunch of people I’ve ever met."

Week 3 - Copper Topp

Cheltenham's Copper Topp became the third contestant to leave RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 4 last week, after the 38-year-old lost a lip sync to Black Peppa.

This week's episode saw the queens team up in twos for a design challenge as each pair was tasked with making their own complementary outfits for a big night out at the Bingo hall.

Unfortunately, Copper Topp's dress failed to impress this time, with guest judge Leomie Anderson commenting: "I wish you had made the crotch high waisted to make your legs look longer. I think that would have looked great."

Sending the queen on her way, RuPaul said: "Copper Topp, you are pure gold. Now, sashay away."

Leaving the competition, the contestant said: "From season 1 in the US, I have been obsessed with this show and it has saved my life. To be on this series is truly a blessing and I can’t thank you [RuPaul] enough.

"This has been amazing," she added. "It has taken me so long to find myself... This is amazing and beautiful and I am so, so grateful."

Week 2 - Starlet

Episode 2 saw Drag Race UK bid farewell to Starlet, the South African queen from Surrey who lost out to Jonbers Blonde in the bottom two lip sync.

This week saw the queens take on the Yass-tonbury Festival challenge, being split into two pop groups and taking to the stage after writing their songs.

However, Starlet's group The Triple Threats failed to win over the judges with their performance of 'Come Alive', with guest judge FKA Twigs saying: "As a performer, if you're going to be soft and alluring, there still needs to be that intensity and bite."

Starlet sashayed away from the competition, with RuPaul telling her: "Starlet, the galaxy is full of stars but there is only one Starlet."

"I'm really sad to be going but I'm really proud to have got here," Starlet said on her exit. "All the other queens were really wonderful. I think I've got a wonderful group of people I can call my sisters. I can't wait to see them after the show."

Week 1 - Just May

Just May became the first contestant to sashay away from season 4 after going head to head against Dakota Schiffer in the lip sync, performing to Let Them Know by Mabel.

Earlier in the show, the 32-year-old queen from Essex paid tribute to the bronze bust of Queen Victoria that appears on the bar in EastEnders’ Queen Vic pub as part of the “Ru Are Ya?” runway challenge, accessorising her metallic look with a pint.

However, her transformation didn’t impress guest judge Dame Joanna Lumley, who said the look was “sweet but it wasn’t glamorous".

“It feels iconic to be the first queen to leave Drag Race UK series 4 because just like Geri Halliwell, I made an early exit,” Just May said after her exit.

Though her stint on the show was admittedly “short and sweet”, she described it as “an incredible experience” and noted that “everyone remembers the first eliminated queen”.

Her highlight was dressing up as Ginger Spice in a photoshoot inspired by the Spice Girls’ Olympic closing ceremony performance.

“I love being able to express my love of the Spice Girls through my art of drag and I think it’s really important to incorporate something you’re passionate about into what you do, whatever that may be,” she said. “I hope I made Geri proud!”

RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 4 airs on BBC Three on Thursdays at 9pm. Seasons 1-3 are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

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