BAILEY J MILLS

“I need to give [Velma Dinkley] justice because these new films, they're just not who the characters are!” Bailey J Mills tells GAY TIMES of the recent live-action adaptations of Scooby Doo (not the fan-favourite Sarah Michelle Gellar-led blockbusters, I vehemently stress this). The up-and-coming drag entertainer and TikTok sensation is having this extremely important conversation because of their instantly iconic tribute to the severely near-sighted orange-loving detective, which became one of the biggest viral breakout hits of 2021. In the inexplicably hilarious video, a big-breasted Bailey - sporting an incredibly high skirt (forcing her black knickers on show) - reenacts Velma’s signature scene(s) from the legendary cartoon where she just can’t seem to find her glasses; complete with some violent titty wiggles to Simple Plan’s pop-punk recording of the classic Scooby Doo theme. “I just feel like this is Velma but grown up,” laughs Bailey. “It’s only 20 seconds or 30 seconds long, but it’s fun and it was serotonin for those people who needed it.” Before “Scooby! Shaggy! Oh my god, Daphne?! Frederick?! Where is everybody?!” changed comedy forever, Bailey had a couple hundred followers. Now, they’ve surpassed 50k - making them one of the most prolific drag entertainers in the UK who hasn’t (yet) been launched to worldwide superstardom on an Emmy