Mark Botfield, better known by the stage name Baga Chipz MBE, is an English drag queen known for competing on the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK (2019) and later the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World (2022). Baga Chipz also appeared in the fifth series of the Channel 4 school drama series Ackley Bridge (2022).
Career Baga Chipz is a part of "The Buffalo Girls", a drag troupe also featuring Lady Lloyd and Silver Summers.
In 2014, Baga Chipz appeared in Drag Queens of London, a series documenting the lives of drag queens over a three-month period, both on and off the stage.
On 21 August 2019, Baga Chipz was announced as one of the ten queens to be competing in the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Baga Chipz won three challenges and finished in third place. During November and December 2019, Baga Chipz and the cast of series one of RuPauls Drag Race UK embarked on a tour hosted by Drag Race alumna Alyssa Edwards. In January 2020, Baga Chipz attended the first ever RuPaul's DragCon UK.
In December 2019, Baga Chipz, alongside fellow RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestant The Vivienne, began starring in Morning T&T on WOW Presents Plus. The show sees The Vivienne and Baga Chipz reprise their Snatch Game impersonations of Donald Trump and Margaret Thatcher, respectively, to host fictional television news show, and consisted of six episodes as of January 2020. At DragCon UK in January 2020 an additional episode was filmed with The Vivienne and Baga Chipz appearing as themselves. Guests on the web series included fellow Drag Race UK alumni Sum Ting Wong as Queen Elizabeth II and Cheryl Hole as Gemma Collins.
In March 2020, Baga Chipz, once again alongside The Vivienne, started presenting the UK version of I Like to Watch, a web series produced by Netflix in which they review Netflix programming.
Baga Chipz is known for her Amy Winehouse impression.
In July 2020, Baga Chipz appeared on Celebrity Masterchef. On 8 July 2020, Baga Chipz was eliminated from the competition.
In September 2020, Baga Chipz released her debut single titled "When The Sun Goes Down" in collaboration with Saara Aalto. She also appeared on the ITV series Celebrity Karaoke Club which started on 23 September 2020. In 2021, she was cast in the Channel 4 school drama series Ackley Bridge; she appeared in the fifth series in 2022.
Baga Chipz later returned to compete on the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World, against competitors from across the Drag Race franchise, including fellow RuPaul's Drag Race UK Series 1 alumni, Blu Hydrangea and Cheryl Hole. During her time in the competition, she placed in the Top 2 in Episode 4 for her Snatch Game impersonation of Kathy Bates (as Annie Wilkes from Misery) and was up for elimination in Episode 5, but made it to the finale. She later went on to lose her lip-sync against Mo Heart from the tenth season of the American franchise in the first round of the finale Lip-Sync for the Crown tournament, ultimately tying for third place with fellow competitor Jujubee.
Discography Studio albums Title Details Frock4Life(with Frock Destroyers) Released: 11 December 2020 Label: PEG Formats: Digital download
Singles Title Year Album "When the Sun Goes Down"(with Saara Aalto) 2020 rowspan=1 "Her Majesty" (with Frock Destroyers)FROCK4LIFE"Big Ben" (with Frock Destroyers)"A Very Harsh Christmas"(with Kelly Peakman) rowspan=4 "Read"2021 "Drag City" "Much Betta"2022
As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK USElec. "Break Up (Bye Bye)" (The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK) 2019 35 45 rowspan=2 "To the Moon" (Cast Version) (RuPaul ft. The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK) — —
Filmography Dear Viv (2025)
Television Year Title Role Notes 2014Drag Queens of London HerselfMain Cast2015–2017London CallingHerselfGuest2019 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Herself Contestant (3rd Place); Series 1The X Factor: CelebrityHerselfGuestChannel 4's Alternative Election NightHerselfGuestThe Big Fat Quiz of the YearHerself2019 Edition (Guest)2020CelebAbilityHerselfGuestRoast Battle UKHerselfGuestPointless CelebritiesHerselfGuestCelebrity MasterChefHerselfContestantCelebrity Karaoke ClubHerselfContestant2021The Celebrity CircleHerselfContestantRuPaul's Drag Race UKHerselfSpecial guest; Series 2BrassicHerselfDrag queen; series 32022RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the WorldHerselfContestant (3rd Place); Series 1SchoolsHerself Ackley BridgeRusty PipezGuest role; Series 5RuPaul's Drag Race UKHerselfSpecial guest; Series 4Prince Andrew: The MusicalMargaret Thatcher
Music videos Year Title ArtistRef.2014"Don't Rescue Me"Buffalo Girls 2015 "You're There" Jeff Kristian2020"Mask, Glove, Soap, Scrubs"Todrick Hall"Always"Waze & Odyssey
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2019–2020 Morning T&T Margaret Thatcher World of Wonder original 2020I Like to Watch UKHerselfNetflix UK web series God Shave the QueensHerselfWorld of Wonder docu-seriesSlag WarsHerselfMen.com web reality series2022Lazy Generation: Stupid StuntsHerselfComedy Central UK web series Horrific Haircuts At Baga Chipz Salon | Ep #1 | Lazy Generation: Stupid Stunts YouTubeBring Back My GirlsHerself World of Wonder original
Theatre Year Title Role Theatre 2019 Cinderella Baroness Baga Trafalgar Studios
References
External links
Baga Chipz at the Internet Movie Database