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Katy Bulmer, better known by their stage name Loose Willis is a British drag king, boylesquer, costumier and host. Loose Willis' drag often features characters from pop culture and depicts a sense of hyper-masculinity[1].

Loose Willis in a suit he made, photo taken by Giulia Hepburn. Born July 1989 Norwich, England Alma mater University of CambridgeOccupation Host, comedian, costumier, lowlife

Early Career

Loose Willis has been doing drag since 2014 and started performing full time since November of 2023[2].

Before being a full time performer Loose Willis worked in operations for the retail brand The White Company. Loose Willis started performing stand up as themselves but found the scene misogynistic[1] leading him to performing as a drag king in the drag collective Pecs.

Pecs Drag King Collective

Loose Willis began his drag career at the drag king collective Pecs[3]. Pecs was co-founded by Temi Wilkey and Celine Lowenthal in 2013[4]

An Audience with William Shakesqueer

William Shakesqueer is a drag character inspired by William Shakespeare. An Audience with William Shakesqueer is an hour long drag performance[5] which has been performed in many different venues including Shakespeare's Globe[6].

In one particular showing of the performance at the Shakespeare Association of America Conference in 2024[7], William Shakesqueer spent the show amongst the audience challenging their Shakespeare trivia as well as challenging preconceived notions of what Shakespeare should be by exploring queerness and gender fluidity.

Fist Club

Fist Club is a queer wrestling night that combines drag, comedy, cabaret and wrestling[8]. Established in 2022 by Heather Bandenburg, Rich Tea and Daisy Mayhem with the goal of platforming queer joy and having an inclusive space for wrestlers to explore queer storylines[9].

Fist Club is now run by Heather Bandenburg, Rich Tea, Loose Willis, Rhia O'Reilly and Betty Fox.

Slay Station

Slay station[10] is a video game themed drag and cabaret night organised by Velvet Caviar. That focuses on drag acts that queer video games.

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