Marmalade (drag queen)

Marmalade
Marmalade with her mouth open in a leather outfit
Marmalade performing in 2025
Born
Jack Bourton

1999 or 2000 (age 25–26)[1]
Pontyclun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, U.K.
Occupations
  • Drag performer
  • fashion designer
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race UK

Marmalade is the stage name of Jack Bourton,[2] a Welsh drag performer who competed on the sixth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Marmalade is also the Guinness World Record holder for the most flowers placed on a dress.

Early life

Bourton is originally from Pontyclun.[3] He began experimenting with drag as a teenager.[4]

Career

Marmalade is a drag performer and fashion designer. She competed on the sixth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK and had previously designed clothes for other drag entertainers, including series 3 contestant Victoria Scone.[5] Marmalade showcased her Welsh background on the series' first episode.[6] She won her first main challenge on the eighth episode.[7] She wore an outfit inspired by a grammophone,[8] as well as another cerulean dress with "Bob Mackie-esque" drapework and a headpiece.[9] Marcus Wratten of PinkNews said Marmalade's "Semifinal Vinyl" look was the season's best.[10] Marmalade placed third overall. After the show aired, The Queer Emporium asked her to create a variety show, resulting in Marm's Spotlight.[11][12][13]

Marmalade earned a Guinness World Record for most flowers on a dress, with 1,862 daffodils. She debuted the dress at the National Botanic Garden of Wales to celebrate Saint David’s Day.[11][14]

Personal life

Bourton is based in Cardiff.[5] Bourton uses the pronouns she/her in drag and he/him out of drag.[15]

Tia Kofi and Victoria Scone have been described as Marmalade's "drag mother" and "drag grandmother", respectively.[16] Marmalade's biological mother Deborah appeared in the eighth episode of Drag Race.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Leston, Ryan. "RuPaul visits Barry every year, says Drag Race star". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2025-07-31. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
  2. ↑ "5 Men on How They Stay Confident And Happy in 2021". escentual.com. Escentual. 15 February 2021. Archived from the original on 18 February 2025. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  3. ↑ Welch, Duncan (2024-12-15). "The Cardiff church taken over by drag artists every Christmas". The Cardiffian. Archived from the original on 2026-02-17. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
  4. ↑ "RuPaul's Drag Race UK finalist Marmalade has revealed the first thing she'll do in her Welsh hometown if she wins". walesonline.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2024-11-29. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
  5. 1 2 Ali, Joseph (2022-09-13). "The fabulous Welsh acts that would take RuPaul's Drag Race UK by storm". Wales Online. Archived from the original on 2022-11-05. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  6. ↑ Gosley, Ellie (2024-09-27). "RuPaul's Drag Race fans say 'diolch' as queens represent Wales". Wales Online. Archived from the original on 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  7. 1 2 RuPaul's Drag Race UK - Series 6: Episode 8. Archived from the original on 2024-11-18. Retrieved 2024-11-18 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ↑ Price, Stephen (2024-11-22). "Cardiff drag queen Marmalade heads to Drag Race final". Nation.Cymru. Archived from the original on 2026-05-11. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
  9. ↑ Wratten, Marcus (2025-03-27). "The 20 best self-made Drag Race ball looks in herstory – including season 17". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 2026-03-28. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
  10. ↑ Wratten, Marcus (2025-11-25). "Every season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK ranked – including season seven". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 2026-03-28. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
  11. 1 2 Groves, Ella (2026-02-07). "Interview: Marmalade, the Welsh drag queen championing queer talent". Nation.Cymru. Archived from the original on 2026-03-17. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
  12. ↑ Wild, Stephi (2026-01-06). "DRAG RACE UK's Marmalade Will Embark on Tour With MARM'S SPOTLIGHT". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
  13. ↑ "RuPaul's Drag Race star to bring variety show to Pembrokeshire". Western Telegraph. 2026-04-19. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 2026-04-20. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
  14. ↑ Guinness World Record:
  15. ↑ "Meet the queens competing on RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 6". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  16. ↑ Tia Kofi and Victoria Scone:
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