Legend:

  Ginger Johnson won RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5.
  Michael Marouli was the runner-up.
  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
  TOP2 indicates that the contestant was one of the two best performing in the challenge, but lost the lip sync to win it.
  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
  BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.
  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
  Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.
Progress of contestants including placements in each episode
Contestant Episode
1[1] 2[2] 3[3] 4[4] 5[5] 6[6] 7[7] 8[8] 9[9] 10[10]
Ginger Johnson SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE Winner
Michael Marouli SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE BTM WIN WIN Runner-up
Tomara Thomas SAFE SAFE TOP2 WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM Eliminated
DeDeLicious SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM BTM SAFE BTM ELIM Guest
Kate Butch SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN ELIM Guest Guest
Cara Melle TOP2 SAFE WIN BTM SAFE SAFE ELIM
Vicki Vivacious WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
Banksie SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
Miss Naomi Carter SAFE BTM SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
Alexis Saint-Pete SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
  1. ^ "Tickety-Boo". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 5. Episode 1. September 28, 2023. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
  2. ^ "Purrfect Looks". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 5. Episode 2. October 5, 2023. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
  3. ^ "Club Bangers". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 5. Episode 3. October 12, 2023. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
  4. ^ "DisasterClass". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 5. Episode 4. October 19, 2023. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
  5. ^ "Pant-Oh She Better Don't!: The Rusical". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 5. Episode 5. October 26, 2023. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
  6. ^ "Snatch Game". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 5. Episode 6. November 2, 2023. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
  7. ^ "Melodrama-Rama". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 5. Episode 7. November 9, 2023. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
  8. ^ "Hotline Makeover". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 5. Episode 8. November 16, 2023. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
  9. ^ "The Dragiators' Roast". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 5. Episode 9. November 23, 2023. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
  10. ^ "Grand Finale". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 5. Episode 10. November 30, 2023. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.