If it's a method, you could use:

package Factory;

sub fixup {
    no strict 'refs';
    *Drone::bar = sub {
       my $self = shift;
       my $class = ref($self);
       return $class;
    };
}

package main;

Factory::fixup();

@Drone::Subclass::ISA = 'Drone';
my $drone1 = bless({}, 'Drone');
my $drone2 = bless({}, 'Drone::Subclass');

print($drone1->bar(), $/);  # Prints Drone
print($drone2->bar(), $/);  # Prints Drone::Subclass
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or you could also use closures:

package Factory;

sub fixup {
    no strict 'refs';
    my $pkg = 'Drone';
    *{"${pkg}::bar"} = sub { return $pkg; };
}

package main;

Factory::fixup();

@Drone::Subclass::ISA = 'Drone';
my $drone1 = bless({}, 'Drone');
my $drone2 = bless({}, 'Drone::Subclass');

print($drone1->bar(), $/);  # Prints Drone
print($drone2->bar(), $/);  # Prints Drone
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Note the slightly different output. I don't know which you would prefer.

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