Introduction
Monique Heart is the stage name of Kevin Richardson, an American drag queen most known for competing on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and thefourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars.
New York magazine named Heart one of the top 100 Most Powerful Drag Queens in America in June 2019.
Early life
Heart was born on May 22, 1986 in Long Island, New York. Heart also spent time in areas in Brooklyn, New York with his father when he was growing up. Heart was often teased at school for being different. Heart moved to Kansas City, Missouri after graduating from high school, and studied the Bible at the International House of Prayer University in Grandview.
Career
Richardson's original drag name was Monique Kutabetch Heart, and later changed to Monique Heart. He created "Monique Heart" in 2011. Heart began his career as a drag queen at Hamburger Mary's, emceeing bingo and hosting Sunday drag brunch.
Heart first auditioned for the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race but was unsuccessful. Two years later, Heart would audition for the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, and this time succeeded in qualifying to be a contestant. Before being accepted on the season, Heart was ready to quit drag, but decided to continue. Heart placed eighth overall, after losing a lip sync to "Cut to the Feeling" by Carly Rae Jepsen against The Vixen. Heart was confirmed to be one of the contestants competing in the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars on November 9, 2018. After not winning any challenges in her original season, Heart won three main challenges during All Stars, eventually reaching Top 4. She was a runner-up alongside Naomi Smalls, finishing in joint 3rd/4th place to Monét X Change and Trinity the Tuck. Her catchphrases on the show were quoted by Rihanna, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Lizzo.
Heart was announced as part of the cast for the first ever season of RuPaul's Celebrity Drag Race, a Drag Race spin-off where Drag Race alumni transform celebrities into Drag Queens.
Heart hosted the Pink Carpet for the 2019 WOWIE Awards Ceremony, an awards show honoring LGBTQ artists and entertainers.
Music
Monique Heart performed her debut single "Brown Cow Stunning" on the premiere episode of RuPaul's Drag Race: All-Stars, and was released on January 4, 2019. A music video for the song was released the same day. Heart appeared in the music video for "Soak It Up" by fellow Season 10 contestant Monét X Change and season 8 winner Bob the Drag Queen.
On September 4th, Heart released another single, "SUKM (Kiss Me)", as well as an accompanying lyric video.
Personal life
Heart first realized he was gay at the age of 17 while working a shift at Burger King. Heart is a Christian.
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Brown Cow Stunning" |
2018 | non-album single |
| "SUKM (Kiss Me)" |
2019 | non-album single |
Featured singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Everybody Say Love" |
2018 | non-album single |
| "Super Queen" |
2019 |
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself | Contestant (8th place) | |
| 2018 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | |||
| 2018-19 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Contestant (3rd/4th place) | ||
| 2020 | AJ and the Queen | TBA | Guest appearance | |
| 2020 | RuPaul's Celebrity Drag Race | Herself | Mentor |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "Soak It Up" | Monét X Change | |
| 2019 | "Brown Cow Stunning" | Herself |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cosmo Queens | Herself | Guest | |
| Queen to Queen | Alongside The Vixen | |||
| Countdown To The Crown | Season 10 | |||
| 2019 | Review With a Jew | Guest | ||
| Watcha Packin'? | Season 10, All Stars 4 | |||
| Radio Andy | Guest | |||
| Queen's Court | Guest | |||
| The Stan Game | Guest | |||
| Yvie's Odd School | Episode: "Quick Drag with Monique Heart" | |||
| Drag Queens React | Episode: "RuPaul's Drag Race UK" | |||
| Envy of My Boogie | Episode: "Dancing for Your Tips with Monique Heart" |