Elektra Fence

Julian Riley, known professionally as Elektra Fence, is an English drag queen who is best known for being a contestant on the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK in 2021.

Elektra Fence
Born	Julian Riley Burnley, Lancashire, England
Occupation	Drag queen
Television	RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 3)

Biography

Julian Riley was born in Burnley, Lancashire,^[1][2] to parents with cerebral palsy.^[3] One of his brothers died when he was a teenager.^[4] He later began performing in drag under the stage name Elektra Fence, a name selected after a video of him touching an electric fence went viral on social media.^[5][1]

In 2021, Elektra Fence was announced as one of the contestants competing in the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.^[6][7] Following the first episode, she found herself in the bottom two against Anubis Finch and won the lip sync to "Sweet Melody" by Little Mix.^[8][9] The following week, she found herself in the bottom two again, this time against Vanity Milan and was eliminated after lip syncing to "Moving on Up by M People.^[10][11]

In 2022, Elektra Fence was subject to a homophobic assault on a train.^{[12][13][14][15]} Later that year, she embarked on the RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Official Tour alongside the cast of the third series.^[16]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Notes	Ref
2021	RuPaul's Drag Race UK	Contestant Series 3 (11th Place)	[17]

Stage

Year	Title	Promoter	Locations	Ref
2022	RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Official Tour	Voss Events / World of Wonder	Ipswich, Oxford, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Nottingham, Bournemouth, Southend, Manchester, Sheffield, Blackpool, Llandudno, Birmingham, Cardiff, Liverpool, Basingstoke, Portsmouth, Plymouth, London, Derby, Bristol, Bradford, Aberdeen, Southampton, Stockton, Brighton and Newport	[16]

References

1. Joe Julians (16 September 2021). "Who is Elektra Fence? Meet RuPaul's Drag Race UK star and "Northern warrior woman"". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
2. Lewis, Isobel (23 September 2021). "Lady and the camp". The Independent. p. 48.
3. "Drag Race UK's Elektra Fence on her parents' cerebral palsy: "I wouldn't change it for the world"". Gay Times. 22 April 2022. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
4. "Drag Race's Elektra Fence opens up about 'role model' mum with cerebral palsy". March 2022.
5. "Exclusive: Drag Race UK season 3 star Elektra Fence reveals "silliest" story behind drag name". Gay Times. 26 August 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
6. "RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Meet the Queens of series three". Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
7. Damshenas, Sam (18 August 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 3: Meet the 12 fierce queens making herstory". Gay Times. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
8. "RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 3 eliminates first queen". Digital Spy. 23 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
9. "Drag Race UK's Elektra Fence on judges' critiques and her nerve-wracking runway". Digital Spy. October 2021. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
10. "Exclusive: Elektra Fence on that iconic lip-sync and her plans for Snatch Game". Gay Times. October 2021. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
11. "RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 3 eliminates second queen". Digital Spy. 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
12. "Drag Race UK's Elektra Fence subjected to 'frightening homophobic attack' on train". Gay Times. 27 April 2022. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
13. "Drag Race's Elektra Fence recalls 'incredibly aggressive' attack by homophobic thugs". PinkNews. 27 May 2022. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
14. "Drag Race UK's Elektra Fence attacked by 'aggressive, homophobic' thugs". PinkNews. 27 April 2022. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
15. Bernando Sim (27 April 2022). "Drag Race UK's Elektra Fence Attacked by Homophobes During Recent Trip". Out. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
16. "RuPaul's Drag Race UK Tour". Voss Events. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
17. "Who is Elektra Fence? Meet RuPaul's Drag Race UK star and "Northern warrior woman"". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.