Bailey J Mills

Bailey-Jaye Timothy Mills (born 13 July 1999), known professionally as Bailey J Mills, is an English drag performer, known for their outlandish comedy skits and videos on social media. In 2023, they joined The After Shave with Danny Beard as the shop assistant.

Mills was born on 13 July 1999 in Spalding, Lincolnshire. Mills has asperger syndrome and was expelled from two schools for disruptive behaviour. They have said they found solace by attending ballet classes and after-school musical theatre groups. Mills took an interest in drag whilst attending college after they "started playing around [with make-up] and then fell in love with it, adding that it was a "really fun way to express [themself]". They initially used the stage name Miss Francesca and said that whilst underage, they would be able get into nightclubs when dressed in drag clothing. Mills also became subject to abuse and bullying on social media as a result of performing in drag.

In 2020, Mills began uploading comedy skits to social media. One particular video in which Mills impersonated Velma Dinkley from Scooby-Doo, wearing a visible breastplate, went viral on social media. Known for their "crunchy, cheap and affordable" aesthetic and "council estate" sense-of-humour, Mills was described by Dazed magazine as the "breakout star of the digital drag era". Following on from their online popularity, they began appearing at various LGBT pride, drag brunches and drag bingo events.

In May 2023, Mills' partner Logan Brown gave birth to their daughter. Brown, who is a transgender man featured on the cover of Glamour magazine, in which the couple discussed the transphobia they had faced during the pregnancy. In August 2023, Mills debuted their show Unfiltered + Scummy at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and subsequently announced a tour for November 2023 at the Clapham Grand. In September 2023, Mills began appearing as the shop assistant on The After Shave with Danny Beard, the spin-off show of the BBC competition RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Mills has previously applied for Drag Race and expressed interest in appearing on the show, however said they felt they would be "misunderstood".

• Unfiltered + Scummy (2023)