27 November 2021
At just 20-years-old, Krystal Versace (Luke Fenn), Tunbridge Wells, is the first ever drag queen from Kent to compete and win RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.
She is also the youngest ever contestant to reach the finale, only 19-years-old when the series began production earlier this year and joins fellow winners The Vivienne and Lawrence Chaney in the Drag Race UK ‘Hall of Fame’.
Before moving to London and making her Drag Race debut, Krystal hosted at the LGBTQ+ nightclub event Glitterbomb in Canterbury, along with season three co-star, River Medway.
Glitterbomb has shared the excitement over Krystal’s win on Instagram: “We are so proud of @rivermedway and @krystalversace for everything they have achieved on @dragraceukbbc Season 3.
“We love all our performers who slay our stages, but we love even more when we get to see people we know go out into the world and kill it on such a massive scale.”
Following a successful run on the show, including winning the first two episodes, Krystal battled it out against finalists Ella Vaday and Kitty Scott-Claus in a lip sync for the crown before RuPaul announced her as the next Drag Race UK superstar.
Glitterbomb drag queen Dame Jame said of Krystal’s historic win: “I think it’s amazing for somebody of that age to win a show of that calibre.
“It’s a wonderful thing for someone to be that good at drag considering how young they are.”
Fellow Glitterbomb performer, The Diety, also said: “I think Krystal’s win gives Kent youths that are LGBTQ+, and who want to be drag performers, someone inspiring to look up to.
“She’s a really great role model for them because she started out at Glitterbomb, which is incredible.”
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