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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.

Career

Kate Butch is a drag queen and stand-up comedian 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. In 2023, she competed on series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

BBC has described Kate Butch as a "tribute drag act" to their favourite artist Kate Bush. During her time on Drag Race, Kate Butch impersonated Bush for the Snatch Game challenge. 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.

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

Personal life

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

Discography

Featured singles

Filmography

Television

• Bring Back My Girls

Theatre

• Drag Queens vs. Zombies (2023)

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. ^ "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.

• Living people
• British drag queens
• British non-binary entertainers
• Non-binary drag performers
• Non-binary comedians
• Alumni of the University of York
• People from Buxton
• RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 contestants
• British LGBTQ comedians
• Comedians from Derbyshire