Monique Heart

Monique Heart is the stage name of Kevin Richardson, an American drag queen best known for competing on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race,[2][3][4] where she placed eighth, and on the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, where she was a runner-up alongside Naomi Smalls.[5]

Monique Heart
Heart in 2019
Born
Kevin Richardson

(1986-05-22) May 22, 1986
Long Island, New York, U.S.[1]
OccupationDrag queen
Years active2011–present
Websitehttps://moniqueheart.com

Early life

Heart was born on May 22, 1986, on Long Island, New York.[1] Heart also spent time in areas in Brooklyn, New York, with his father when he was growing up.[6] Heart was often teased at school for being different.[6] Heart moved to Kansas City, Missouri after graduating from high school, and studied the Bible at the International House of Prayer University in Grandview.[6]

Career
Monique Heart in 2018

Richardson's original drag name was Monique Kutabetch Heart, and later changed to Monique Heart.[7] 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.[6]

Heart first auditioned for the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race but was unsuccessful.[6] 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.[8] Before being accepted on the season, Heart was ready to quit drag, but decided to continue.[6] Heart placed eighth overall, after losing a lip sync to "Cut to the Feeling" by Carly Rae Jepsen against The Vixen.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11][12]

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.[13]

On March 5 and 6, Heart performed alongside fellow drag race alumni Bebe Zahara Benet, Bob The Drag Queen, The Vixen, Peppermint, and Shea Couleé in the Nubia Tour, a live drag show featuring and produced by black drag queens.[14][15]

In August, Monique will start in her very own World of Wonder Presents web series called Manic Moments with Monique Heart.[16]

Music

Monique Heart performed her debut single "Brown Cow Stunning" on the premiere episode of RuPaul's Drag Race: All-Stars,[17] and was released on January 4, 2019.[18] A music video for the song was released the same day.[19] 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.[20]

On September 4, Heart released another single, "SUKM (Kiss Me)", as well as an accompanying lyric video.[21]

Personal life

Heart first realized he was gay at the age of 17 while working a shift at Burger King.[6] Heart is a Christian.[6]

Discography

EPs
Title Details
Beloved SoS 6.3 (with KOIL)

As lead artist
Title Year Album
"Brown Cow Stunning"
 2018 non-album single
"SUKM (Kiss Me)"
 2019 Beloved SoS 6.3
Title Year Album
"Errybody Say Love"[22]
(RuPaul featuring Naomi Smalls, Monique Heart, Farrah Moan, and Monét X Change)		 2018 non-album single
"Super Queen"[23]
(RuPaul featuring Naomi Smalls, Monét X Change, Monique Heart, & Trinity the Tuck)		 2019
"I'm A Drag Queen"[24]
(feat. Leland, Freddy Scott, Brooke Villyani, Alyssa Edwards, Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, and Monique Heart)		 2020
"Better By Myself"[25]
(JORDY and Monique Heart)

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2018 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Contestant (8th place) [8]
2018 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2018-19 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Contestant (3rd/4th place) [5]
2020 AJ and the Queen Miss Terri Tory Guest appearance [26]
2020 Hey Qween Herself Guest [27]
2020 RuPaul's Celebrity Drag Race Mentor [13]

Music videos
Year Title Artist Ref
2018 "Soak It Up" Monét X Change [20]
2019 "Brown Cow Stunning" Herself [18]
2020 "Hot Sauce and High Heels (Kinky Boots Remix)" Herself [28]
"Keep That Same Energy" Widow Von'Du ft. Shilow [29]
"Sitting Alone in the VIP" Alaska Thunderfuck featuring Kandy Muse [30]

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2017 Crazy X Girlfriend Herself Guest [31]
2018 Cosmo Queens Guest [32]
Queen to Queen Alongside The Vixen [33]
Countdown To The Crown Season 10 [34]
2019 Review With a Jew Guest [35]
Watcha Packin'? Season 10, All Stars 4 [36]
Radio Andy Guest [37]
Queen's Court Guest [38]
The Stan Game Guest [39]
Yvie's Odd School Episode: "Quick Drag with Monique Heart" [40]
Drag Queens React Episode: "RuPaul's Drag Race UK" [41]
Envy of My Boogie Episode: "Dancing for Your Tips with Monique Heart" [42]
2020 Bobbin' Around Episode: "Nubia" [43]
Alyssa's Secret Episode: "Manic Moments with Monique Heart" [44]
Elevate Your Slay Guest [45]
Working Out Is a Drag Guest [46]
Transformations Guest [47]
Manic Moments with Monique Heart Star [16]
The X Change Rate Episode: "Monique Heart" [48]

References
  1. Heart, Monique. "Bio". Monique Heart. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  2. Yang, Matt Rogers, Bowen. "Monique Heart Talks Success on Drag Race: "You Need Money!"". Vulture. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  3. "Monique Heart on racism, conversion 'therapy', and the queen who "peed on the stage"". Gay Times. June 26, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  4. "Monique Heart is reclaiming her time after 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Houston Chronicle. May 4, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  5. "Exclusive: Meet the 'RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars 4' cast". EW.com. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  6. Billhartz Gregorian, Cynthia (April 20, 2018). "KC man goes from Bible studies to drag queen to TV stardom on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". The Kansas Star. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  7. "Hot Tea with Monique Heart". Standardhotels.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  8. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 10: Meet the 14 fierce drag queens". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  9. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Alum Monique Heart Talks Her Spirituality, The Political Side of Drag & More". Billboard.com. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  10. Nolfi, Joey (November 9, 2018). "Exclusive: Meet the 'RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars 4' cast". EW.com. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  11. "Rihanna DMed Monique Heart, Is a 'Drag Race' Fan". www.out.com. April 1, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  12. Spanos, Brittany (February 6, 2019). "Watch Lizzo Give 'Ooh Ahh Sensation' During 'Juice' Performance on 'Fallon'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  13. Desta, Yohana. "RuPaul Announces Drag Race Spin-Off Featuring All-Celebrity Competitors". Vanity Fair. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  14. Street, Mikelle (January 29, 2020). "Peppermint, Bob the Drag Queen, Shea Coulee Announce New Show". Out.com. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  15. Lindsay, Benjamin (March 9, 2020). "Nubia Proclaims 'Black Queens Matter' in Drag Race and Beyond". Vulture.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  16. Sim, Bernardo (July 27, 2020). "RuPaul's Drag Race's Monique Heart To Star In New 'Manic Moments' Series". Screen Rant. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  17. Kulzick, Kate. "RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars returns with its most cannily on-brand queens yet". TV Club. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  18. "Brown Cow Stunning - Single by Monique Heart". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  19. "Monique Heart - Brown Cow Stunning (Mitch Ferrino Mix)". YouTube. January 4, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  20. Crowley, Patrick. "Monét X Change Serves Up Disco In New Sponge-Themed 'Soak It Up' Music Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  21. IAMMONIQUEHEART. SUKM (KISS ME) by Monique Heart X Koil. Retrieved September 5, 2019 – via YouTube.
  22. "Errybody Say Love-Single". iTunes.
  23. "Super Queen (feat. The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, Season 4) [Cast Version] - Single". iTunes.
  24. "I'm A Drag Queen - Single". iTunes.
  25. Moore, Matt (August 22, 2020). "Jordy releases Better By Myself featuring Drag Race legend Monique Heart". Gay Times. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  26. Nolfi, Joey (December 3, 2019). "RuPaul brings 22 Drag Race queens to costar on AJ and the Queen". EW.com. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  27. Hey Qween (January 20, 2020). MONIQUE HEART on Hey Qween! with Jonny McGovern. Retrieved January 20, 2020 – via YouTube.
  28. IAMMONIQUEHEART (April 24, 2020). "Monique Heart X KOIL - Hot Sauce and High Heels(the Kinky Boots Remix)". Archived from the original on April 26, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020 – via YouTube.
  29. Widow Von'Du Ft. Shilow - Keep That Same Energy (Official Video). May 16, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020 – via YouTube.
  30. Alaska Thunderfuck (September 4, 2020). "Alaska Thunderfuck - Sitting Alone In The VIP feat. Kandy Muse (Official Music Video)'" (YouTube video). Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  31. Mystical Dreams Productions (February 13, 2017). Crazy X Girlfriend Ep. 9 (Special Guest: Monique Heart). Retrieved March 30, 2020 – via YouTube.
  32. Cosmopolitan (May 13, 2018). Monique Heart | COSMO Queens | Cosmopolitan. Retrieved June 12, 2019 – via YouTube.
  33. VH1 (June 30, 2018). The Vixen & Monique: Off Camera Relationships & Regrets | Queen to Queen | RuPaul's Drag Race. Retrieved June 12, 2019 – via YouTube.
  34. "Do You Believe in Aliens?" COUNTDOWN TO THE CROWN: RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10. June 27, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2019 – via YouTube.
  35. VH1 (February 16, 2019). Miz Cracker's Review with a Jew - AS4 E04 Feat. Monique Heart. Retrieved August 20, 2019 – via YouTube.
  36. VH1 (February 16, 2019). Whatcha Packin': Monique Heart | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 4. Retrieved June 12, 2019 – via YouTube.
  37. VH1 (March 8, 2019). Peppermint & Monique Heart from RuPaul's Drag Race Join Us for the WOW Report for Radio Andy!. Retrieved September 20, 2019 – via YouTube.
  38. ET Live (April 22, 2019). Monique Heart Reveals What It Would Take to Get Her Back on 'Drag Race' | Queen's Court. Retrieved August 18, 2019 – via YouTube.
  39. ET Live (April 18, 2019). RuPaul's Drag Race Trivia Showdown!!! ROUND 1 | THE STAN GAME | feat. Monique Heart & Eureka!. Retrieved August 29, 2019 – via YouTube.
  40. WOWPresents (November 6, 2019). Quick Drag with Monique Heart: YVIE'S ODD SCHOOL 103. Retrieved December 5, 2019 – via YouTube.
  41. WOWPresents (October 23, 2019). Drag Queens React: RuPaul's Drag Race UK with Trixie, Katya, Mariah, Morgan & more. Retrieved October 23, 2019 – via YouTube.
  42. WOWPresents (February 20, 2020). Dancing for Your Tips with Monique Heart: ENVY OF MY BOOGIE 102. Retrieved February 21, 2020 – via YouTube.
  43. Bobbin' Around!-Nubia. YouTube. March 8, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020 – via YouTube.
  44. ALYSSA'S SECRET: Manic Moments with Monique Heart. March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020 – via YouTube.
  45. "Elevate Your Slay" Season 1; Episode 3 "Monique Heart". March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020 – via YouTube.
  46. Kile, Meredith (April 29, 2020). "'Working Out Is a Drag': Watch Celeb Trainer Jason Wimberly Coach Your Favorite Queens! (Exclusive)". ETOnline. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  47. Nguyen, Nikki (May 19, 2020). "Monique Heart Gives Nicole Byer a Stunning Drag Makeover on "Transformations"". World of Wonder. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  48. The X Change Rate: Monique Heart. BUILD Series. August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via YouTube.
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