Scaredy Kat is the stage name of Alex Cubb,[1] a British drag queen who placed 9th on Season 1 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Name Origin
"I came up with my drag name because I’m just a bit of a pussy really, and I’m scared of everything from answering the phone to going on Drag Race. It’s all the same to me." Scaredy Kat explains her drag name on an ITW.
Track Record(s)
Season Competed: | UK Season 1 |
---|---|
Ranking: | 9th Place |
Mini-Challenges Won: | 1 (Ep.1) |
Times as Team Captain: | 1 (Ep.2) |
Main Challenges Won: | 0 |
Times in Bottom: | 1 (Ep.2) |
Episode Eliminated: | Episode 2 |
Entrance Quote
- *Hiss*
Memorable Quotes
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 1
- "I like playing with balls of yarn, having a sleep in the sun and licking myself all over."
- "Ironically."
- "I've actually got a girlfriend, I'm not actually gay."
- "I think I'm gonna be, like, shitting my head out."
- "That's what I'm doing constantly: shitting myself."
- "Oh fuck me!"
- "It wasn't a bad first gig." (elimination quote)
- "I think that I've proven that you don't have to be gay to do this.”
Farewell Message
"Scaredy the whole way. 19 now, what's gonna happen when I'm 35?! :P Thanks girls, cya later! ♡ MEOW! X"
Trivia
- Scaredy is one of only nine queens in RuPaul's Drag Race herstory to have never competed in a sewing challenge - the other five being fellow UK Season 1 contestant Gothy Kendoll, Jaymes Mansfield from US Season 9, Dahlia Sin from US Season 12, Joe Black and Cherry Valentine from UK Season 2, Kahmora Hall from US Season 13 and Anubis, Elektra Fence and Victoria Scone from UK Season 3.
- Scaredy considers themself a "bedroom queen"—a queen who only does drag in privacy rather than a live performer.
- Scaredy is the first queen to have a girlfriend while on the show, and doesn't label their sexuality. They say it's "anyone I fall in love with".
- Scaredy was the first Drag Race UK alumnus to release music with the release of their single, "Bedroom Queen".
- At 19 years of age, at time of filming, Scaredy is the youngest queen to compete in a RuPaul's Drag Race season, and second youngest in the Drag Race franchise overall.
- Scaredy is second to Morrigan of Drag Race Thailand who was 18 at the time of filming.
- She is older than Morrigan by 4 months.
- Scaredy planned to portray Russell Brand in "Snatch Game".
- Scaredy is the first queen to win a mini-challenge on Drag Race UK.
- They are also the first mini-challenge winner in the UK to be eliminated.
- Scaredy and fellow contestant Gothy Kendoll are both the first queens in the UK series to be part of Generation Z (1997-2012).
- They are, however, not the first Generation Z contestant on the franchise, as that was Morrigan from Drag Race Thailand (Season 1), which premiered in 2018.
Gallery
UK Season 1 Looks
Videos
Discography
Singles
- "Bedroom Queen" (2019)
- "NINE LIVES" ft. Pussy Kat (2019)
- "Gasoline" (2020)
- "Fuck U Corona" (2020, Virtual DragCon Performance)
Filmography
TV
- RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 1, as contestant, placed 9th. (2019)
- Trapped! Season 2, Episode 9, as a contestant, placed 5th. (2008)
Music Videos
- "Bedroom Queen" (2019)
- "NINE LIVES" ft. Pussy Kat (2019)
- "Gasoline" (2020)
Social Media
ITW
Winner | The Vivienne |
---|---|
Runners-Up | 2nd: Divina De Campo • 3rd: Baga Chipz |
Other Queens | 4th: Cheryl Hole • 5th: Blu Hydrangea (Miss Congeniality) • 6th: Crystal • 7th: Sum Ting Wong • 8th: Vinegar Strokes • 9th: Scaredy Kat • 10th: Gothy Kendoll |
Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Alan Carr • Graham Norton |
Brit Crew | Archie • AJ Bediako • Ashraf Ejjabair • Matt Lister • Mitch Marion • Tom Scanlon • Niko Wirachman |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Interview With…Alex Cubb | Love London Love Culture — May 18, 2020
- ↑ Profile of scaredykatofficial | Instagram