Kate Butch

Kate Butch is the stage name of Marcus Crabb, a British drag performer and comedian currently competing on series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Kate Butch
Born
Marcus Crabb[1]

Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England[2]
NationalityBritish
OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 5)

Career

Kate Butch is a drag performer 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 favorite artist Kate Bush.[7][8]

Personal life

Kate Butch is from Buxton in Derbyshire,[4][9] and uses the pronouns she/her in drag and they/them out of drag.[6]

Discography
Title Year Album
"Don't Ick My Yum (The M-52's Version)"[10]
(RuPaul featuring Banksie, Ginger Johnson, & Miss Naomi Carter)		 2023 non-album single

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Herself Contestant [11]

Theatre
  • Drag Queens vs. Zombies (2023)[12]

References
  1. Eastham, Terry. "Drag Queens Vs Zombies at the King's Head Theatre". londontheatre1.com. LondonTheatre1. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. 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.
  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. "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. Salt, James. "RuPaul's Drag Race UK season five unveils Buxton's own talent". Buxton Advertiser. Archived from the original on 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  10. "Don't Ick My Yum (The M-52s Version) - Single". music.apple.com.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
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