Elektra_Fence

Elektra Fence

Elektra Fence

British drag queen

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.

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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

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References

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    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.
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    Lewis, Isobel (23 September 2021). "Lady and the camp". The Independent. p. 48.
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    "Drag Race's Elektra Fence opens up about 'role model' mum with cerebral palsy". March 2022.
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    "RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Meet the Queens of series three". Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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    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.
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    "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.
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    "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.
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    "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.
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    "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.
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    "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.
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    "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.
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    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.
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    "RuPaul's Drag Race UK Tour". Voss Events. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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    "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.
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