Kylie Sonique Love | |
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Born | Albany, Georgia, U.S. | May 2, 1983
Other names | Sonique |
Alma mater | Albany Technical College |
Occupation(s) | Entertainer, dancer |
Television | |
Predecessor | Shea Couleé |
Successor | Jinkx Monsoon |
Website | kyliesoniquelove |
Kylie Sonique Love[1] (born May 2, 1983), formerly known as Sonique, is an American entertainer, singer, dancer, model and reality television personality. She rose to prominence as a contestant on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2009, and achieved further popularity by winning the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars eleven years later in 2021.[2] Love was the first person to ever come out as transgender on any reality TV show. Upon winning All Stars 6, Love became the second trans woman to win an installment of the Drag Race franchise, and was the first to win an American series. Additionally, in 2020, she co-hosted Translation Season 1, the first talk show on a major network hosted by an all-trans cast.[3] Her first single, "Santa, Please Come Home", was released in 2018.[4]