Drag Love was announced to be one of twelve contestants for the
second season of ''
RuPaul's Drag Race'' on February 1, 2010. She was placed in the bottom two in episode four and was eliminated after losing a
lip sync to "
Two of Hearts" by
Stacey Q against
Morgan McMichaels. She later revealed that she is a transgender woman during the reunion episode of that season. In 2015, Love was one of the 30 performers that appeared as a backup dancer for
Miley Cyrus Video Music Awards performance. In June 2018, Love was a backup dancer with McMichaels and
Farrah Moan for
Christina Aguilera at
Los Angeles Pride. She subsequently appeared in the ''
RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular with seven other Drag Race
alumni on December 7, 2018. She also appeared as a guest for the first challenge in the premiere episode of season eleven of Drag Race''. Love appeared in a music video for
Lizzo's song "
Juice", which was released on April 17, 2019. In 2020, Love co-hosted
Translation on
Out TV, the first talk show on a major network to be hosted by an all-trans cast. Love was announced as one of thirteen contestants competing on the
sixth season of ''
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'' on May 26, 2021, where she competed under the name Kylie Sonique Love, after previously competing under the
mononym Sonique. On September 2, she was announced as the winner, becoming the first transgender winner in a U.S. version of the show.
Music In 2004 at age 19, Love auditioned for
American Idol for its third season. She was with
Jennifer Hudson in the Atlanta auditions. She sang
Crazy in Love by
Beyonce and
Lady Marmalade, where she gave judge
Simon Cowell a lap dance. She also became friends with judge
Paula Abdul. Kylie contributed to
Tammie Brown's 2018 EP
A Little Bit of Tammie. She released her first single, "Santa, Please Come Home", the same day as the premiere of the
Holi-slay Spectacular. She released her second single, "Hey Hater", on April 24, 2019.
Other ventures In June 2022, she was a featured model for Playful Promises' lingerie Pride Campaign. == Filmography ==