Kate Butch

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Kate Butch
Born
Marcus Crabb [1]

NationalityBritish
Alma mater University of York [2]
Occupation(s) Drag queen, stand-up comedian
Television RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 5)

Kate Butch is the stage name of Marcus Crabb, a British drag queen and stand-up comedian known for competing on series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK .

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Career

Kate Butch is a drag queen and stand-up comedian [3] who started her career in London in 2018. She is also the co-host of the Queers Gone By podcast, which The Guardian deemed one of the top 50 humorous podcasts. [4] [5] In 2023, she competed on series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK . [6]

BBC has described Kate Butch as a "tribute drag act" to their favourite artist Kate Bush. [7] [8] During her time on Drag Race, Kate Butch impersonated Bush for the Snatch Game challenge. [9] She was eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom two of the makeover challenge and losing a lip sync against DeDeLicious, placing fifth overall. [10]

On 31 December 2024, Kate Butch was the winner of BBC's Celebrity Mastermind . [11]

Personal life

Crabb was born in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England [12] and uses the pronouns she/her in drag and they/them out of drag. [6]

Discography

TitleYearAlbum
"Don't Ick My Yum (The M-52s Version)" [13]
(RuPaul featuring Banksie, Ginger Johnson, & Miss Naomi Carter)
2023non-album single
"Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical" [14] 2023 Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical Album
"This Woman's Work" [15] 2023non-album single

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race UK HerselfContestant [16]

Theatre

References

  1. Eastham, Terry (14 April 2022). "Drag Queens Vs Zombies at the King's Head Theatre". londontheatre1.com. LondonTheatre1. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. "Kate Butch: Drag Queen and Star of RuPaul's Drag Race UK". 8 March 2024.
  3. Spencer, Samuel (2023-09-11). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 cast: Meet the queens battling it out for the crown". BBC Three. Archived from the original on 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  4. "Meet the Derbyshire drag queen on new series of Ru Paul's Drag Race". DerbyshireLive. 2023-09-30. ISSN   0307-1235. Archived from the original on 2023-09-30. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  5. "'I almost wet myself laughing': 50 funny podcasts to make you feel much better". The Guardian. 2021-04-05. ISSN   0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  6. 1 2 "Meet RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 Queens". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  7. "Edinburgh Fringe: Looking for the next big thing after Six success". BBC News. 2022-08-11. Archived from the original on 2023-09-04. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  8. "Meet the Queens of 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Season 5". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  9. Wratten, Marcus (2023-11-03). "Drag Race UK fans divided over Snatch Game winner: 'They are rigging'". PinkNews. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  10. "RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5's top four announced". Digital Spy. 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  11. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0026dxm/celebrity-mastermind-202425-episode-7?seriesId=unsliced
  12. Butch, Kate; Powell, Caitlin (26 October 2023). "Episode 150: Rugrats Go Wild". Queers Gone By (Podcast). Event occurs at 38:08. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  13. "Don't Ick My Yum (The M-52s Version) - Single". music.apple.com.
  14. "Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical". music.apple.com.
  15. "This Woman's Work". music.apple.com.
  16. Spencer, Samuel (September 11, 2023). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 cast: Meet the queens battling it out for the crown". BBC Three. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  17. Staunton, Nick (2023-04-19). "Drag Queens vs Vampires at Brighton Fringe 2023". Brighton Journal. Archived from the original on 2023-09-30. Retrieved 2023-09-30.