Meet the Queens interview... Kate Butch

Introduce yourself!

Hiya! My name is Kate Butch, I am 26 years old and I am the face, the body, the fashion and the liar of Series Five! I am a silly goose from Buxton in Derbyshire, and in homage to my namesake, Kate Bush, I took to the wily, windy moors and landed here on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK!

Explain your drag in five words?

Camp, bawdy, silly, quite bonkers!

Tell us about your drag name?

My drag name comes from my favourite artist of all time, Kate Bush. I love Kate Bush because just like her, I’m quirky, theatrical and just do my own thing!

How would you describe your drag?

I’m a stand-up comedian, live singer, hostess, compere, and podcast host, to name but a few of my drag roles, but really I am a theatre and performance queen at heart. I would describe my drag style as “Hollywood starlet with a migraine”- I love a bright clashing pattern with an hourglass silhouette.

I’m a stand-up comedian, live singer and podcast host to name a few of my skills! I'm doing my own thing, but whether the judges buy it… well, that is another question entirely.

How did you get into drag?

I first did drag at the age of six when I begged to be the pantomime Dame in my school play. It was the first time that I realised I could make people laugh and wear a wig whilst doing it!

Tell us about the highlights of your drag career?

I've penned my own plays, comedy sketches, and stand-up routines and taken shows to the Edinburgh Fringe and beyond and received some fabulous reviews. I’ve even performed on London’s glittering West End - for one night only, but it still counts!

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Series 5 will air on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer soon.