Kate Butch

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

Career Kate Butch is a drag queen and stand-up comedian who started her career in London in 2018. She first did drag at the age of six, when she performed as the pantomime dame in her school's play. She performed in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe comedy shows "Drag Queens vs. Zombies" and "Drag Queens vs. Vampires" with Crudi Dench in 2022, and in her solo shows "Kate If You Wanna Go Butcher" (2017) and "Wuthering Shites" (2025). 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 and won an acting 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.

In October 2023, Kate Butch spoke out against the Conservative Party when MP Tom Tugendhat jokingly changed his profile picture on Twitter to that of Butch's likeness after the two were said to look similar.

On 31 December 2024, Kate Butch was the winner of BBC's Celebrity Mastermind. In 2026, she returned to compete on the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. She ultimately placed as the runner-up to Gawdland from Drag Race Thailand.

Personal life Crabb was born in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England, and is currently based in Buxton, Derbyshire.

Discography Albums Wuthering Shites (2025)

Singles As lead artist Title Year Album"This Woman's Work" 2023Wuthering Shites"Maybe on This Occasion"2026

As featured artist Title Year Album "Don't Ick My Yum (The M-52s Version)" (among the Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5) 2023 "Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical" (among the Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5) 2023 Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical Album "I'm in Love with an Alien (The Warmholes)"(among the Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World series 3) 2026

Filmography Television

Theatre Drag Queens vs. Zombies (2023)