On the March 5, 2025 episode of
Evolve,
Jackson Drake and Swipe Right (
Brad Baylor and
Ricky Smokes) lost to
Jack Cartwheel,
Sean Legacy and
Cappuccino Jones in a
six-man tag team match in
Evolve's first main event after its revival in WWE. On the April 23 episode, Drake, Swipe Right,
Bryce Donovan, and
Zayda Steel joined together to form a
stable called The Vanity Project. On the May 21 episode, Steel lost in a
Fatal Four-Way match against
Kylie Rae, Aria Bennett, and Chantel Monroe to earn an opportunity to become the inaugural
WWE Evolve Women's Champion. On the June 4 episode, Drake defeated Sean Legacy, Edris Enofe, and
Keanu Carver in a
fatal four-way elimination match to become the inaugural
WWE Evolve Champion. After weeks of Drake blaming Donovan—who was the group's enforcer—for the group's failures, Donovan announced on the October 8 episode that he was done with the stable and that he would take the Evolve Championship away from Drake on the following week. He would then begin fighting against his former stablemates. At the
Evolve: Succession on October 15, Drake defeated Donovan to retain the title. On October 9, Steel announced that she would not be renewing her
WWE ID contract. She wrestled her last WWE televised match on the October 22 episode of
Evolve, where she was defeated by
Thea Hail. She made her last televised appearance with the group on the following week's episode. On the January 13, 2026 episode of
NXT, The Vanity Project were promoted to the
NXT brand. On the February 24 episode, Baylor and Smokes won the
NXT Tag Team Championship by dethroning
DarkState's
Osiris Griffin and
Saquon Shugars after an interference by
Tony D'Angelo. On the March 18 episode of
Evolve, Drake lost the WWE Evolve Championship to
Aaron Rourke in what would be The Vanity Project's final appearance on the brand, ending his reign at 301 days, although WWE recognizes it as ending at 287 days due to tape delay. On April 4, 2026, at
Stand & Deliver, Baylor and Smokes successfully defended their NXT Tag Team Championships against Los Americanos (
Rayo Americano and
Bravo Americano). At Week 2 of
NXT: Revenge on April 21, Drake was stood up by his date, leading to a chance meeting and connection with
Myka Lockwood, who revealed that Drake had been
catfished by a
chatbot. Following this revelation, The Vanity Project accused
Shiloh Hill of being behind the deception. On the May 5 episode of
NXT, Drake defeated
Jasper Troy after an intervention by Lockwood, who officially aligned herself with The Vanity Project. == Members ==