Baga Chipz

Leo Loren^[1][2] better known by the stage name Baga Chipz, 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).

Baga Chipz
Baga at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born	Leo Loren (1989-11-24) 24 November 1989 (age 35) West Bromwich, West Midlands, England
Nationality	British
Occupations	Drag queen television personality
Years active	2014–present
Television	RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 1) RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World (series 1)
Website	bagachipz.net

Career

Baga Chipz is a part of "The Buffalo Girls", a drag troupe also featuring Lady Lloyd and Silver Summers.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6] In January 2020, Baga Chipz attended the first ever RuPaul's DragCon UK.^[7]

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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[8] At DragCon UK in January 2020 an additional episode was filmed with The Vivienne and Baga Chipz appearing as themselves.^[9] Guests on the web series included fellow Drag Race UK alumni Sum Ting Wong as Queen Elizabeth II and Cheryl Hole as Gemma Collins.^[10][11]

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.^[12]

Baga Chipz performing in 2020

Baga Chipz is known for her Amy Winehouse impression.^[13]

In July 2020, Baga Chipz appeared on Celebrity Masterchef.^[14] 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.^[15] She also appeared on the ITV series Celebrity Karaoke Club which started on 23 September 2020.^[16] In 2021, she was cast in the Channel 4 school drama series Ackley Bridge; she appeared in the fifth series in 2022.^[17]

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"[15] (with Saara Aalto)	2020	Non-album single
"Her Majesty" (with Frock Destroyers)		FROCK4LIFE
"Big Ben" (with Frock Destroyers)
"A Very Harsh Christmas" (with Kelly Peakman)		Non-album single
"Read"	2021
"Drag City"
"Much Betta"	2022

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		UK [18]	US Elec. [19]
"Break Up (Bye Bye)"[20] (The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK)	2019	35	45	Non-album single
"To the Moon" (Cast Version)[21] (RuPaul ft. The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK)		—	—

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2014	Drag Queens of London	Herself	Main Cast	[4]
2015–2017	London Calling	Herself	Guest	[22]
2019	RuPaul's Drag Race UK	Herself	Contestant (3rd Place); Series 1
	The X Factor: Celebrity	Herself	Guest	[23]
	Channel 4's Alternative Election Night	Herself	Guest	[24]
	The Big Fat Quiz of the Year	Herself	2019 Edition (Guest)	[25]
2020	CelebAbility	Herself	Guest
	Roast Battle UK	Herself	Guest	[26]
	Pointless Celebrities	Herself	Guest	[27]
	Celebrity MasterChef	Herself	Contestant	[28]
	Celebrity Karaoke Club	Herself	Contestant	[16]
2021	The Celebrity Circle	Herself	Contestant	[29]
	RuPaul's Drag Race UK	Herself	Special guest; Series 2
	Brassic	Herself	Drag queen; series 3
2022	RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World	Herself	Contestant (3rd Place); Series 1
	Schools	Herself
	Ackley Bridge	Rusty Pipez	Guest role; Series 5
	RuPaul's Drag Race UK	Herself	Special guest; Series 4
	Prince Andrew: The Musical	Margaret Thatcher

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Ref.
2014	"Don't Rescue Me"	Buffalo Girls	[30]
2015	"You're There"	Jeff Kristian	[22]
2020	"Mask, Glove, Soap, Scrubs"	Todrick Hall	[31]
	"Always"	Waze & Odyssey	[32]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2019-2020	Morning T&T	Margaret Thatcher	World of Wonder original	[33]
2020	I Like to Watch UK	Herself	Netflix UK web series	[34]
	God Shave the Queens	Herself	World of Wonder docu-series	[35]
	Slag Wars	Herself	Men.com web reality series
2022	Lazy Generation: Stupid Stunts	Herself	Comedy Central UK web series	[36]
	Bring Back My Girls	Herself	World of Wonder original	[37]

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Theatre	Ref.
2019	Cinderella	Baroness Baga	Trafalgar Studios	[38]