Kate Butch Explained

Kate Butch
Birth Name:Marcus Crabb[1]
Birth Place:Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England[2]
Nationality:British
Occupation:Drag queen
Television:RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 5)

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

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] 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]

Personal life

Kate Butch is from Buxton in Derbyshire,[11] and uses the pronouns she/her in drag and they/them out of drag.

Discography

Featured singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Don't Ick My Yum (The M-52s Version)"[12]
(RuPaul featuring Banksie, Ginger Johnson, & Miss Naomi Carter)		2023
"Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical"[13] 2023Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical Album
"This Woman's Work"[14] 2023non-album single

Filmography

Television

Theatre

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Drag Queens Vs Zombies at the King's Head Theatre . Eastham . Terry . londontheatre1.com . 14 April 2022 . LondonTheatre1 . September 30, 2023.
  2. Episode 150: Rugrats Go Wild. Queers Gone By. Kate. Butch. Caitlin. Powell. 26 October 2023. 38:08. 26 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Spencer . Samuel . 2023-09-11 . RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 cast: Meet the queens battling it out for the crown . 2023-09-30 . BBC Three . en-GB . 2023-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230925132618/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/7e067af1-455f-4ad7-85d8-8d56679e45c6 . live .
  4. News: 2023-09-30 . Meet the Derbyshire drag queen on new series of Ru Paul's Drag Race . en-GB . DerbyshireLive . 2023-09-30 . 0307-1235 . 2023-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230930214152/https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/who-kate-butch-derbyshire-drag-8794150 . live .
  5. News: 2021-04-05 . 'I almost wet myself laughing': 50 funny podcasts to make you feel much better . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-09-30 . 0261-3077 . 2023-09-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230907203027/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/apr/05/i-almost-wet-myself-laughing-50-funny-podcasts-to-make-you-feel-much-better . live .
  6. Web site: Meet RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 Queens . 2023-09-30 . www.bbc.co.uk . en . 2023-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230925175518/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/meet-the-queens-ru-pauls-drag-race-uk-series-5 . live .
  7. News: 2022-08-11 . Edinburgh Fringe: Looking for the next big thing after Six success . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-09-30 . 2023-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230904053550/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62482111 . live .
  8. Web site: Meet the Queens of 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Season 5 . 2023-09-30 . www.out.com . en . 2023-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230919114332/https://www.out.com/gay-tv-shows/drag-race-uk-season-5-queens . live .
  9. Web site: Wratten . Marcus . 2023-11-03 . Drag Race UK fans divided over Snatch Game winner: 'They are rigging' . 2023-11-04 . PinkNews . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2023-11-16 . RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5's top four announced . 2023-11-17 . Digital Spy . en-GB.
  11. News: Salt . James . RuPaul's Drag Race UK season five unveils Buxton's own talent . Buxton Advertiser . 2023-09-30 . 2023-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230929190922/https://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/news/people/rupauls-drag-race-uk-season-five-unveils-buxtons-own-talent-4343607 . live .
  12. Web site: Don't Ick My Yum (The M-52s Version) - Single. music.apple.com.
  13. Web site: Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical. music.apple.com.
  14. Web site: This Woman's Work. music.apple.com.
  15. Web site: RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 cast: Meet the queens battling it out for the crown. Samuel. Spencer. September 11, 2023. BBC Three. September 30, 2023. September 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230925132618/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/7e067af1-455f-4ad7-85d8-8d56679e45c6. live.
  16. Web site: Staunton . Nick . 2023-04-19 . Drag Queens vs Vampires at Brighton Fringe 2023 . 2023-09-30 . Brighton Journal . en-GB . 2023-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230930214645/https://brightonjournal.co.uk/drag-queens-vs-vampires-at-brighton-fringe-2023/ . live .

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