Sugar and Spice (drag queens)
{{Short description|American drag duo}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sugar and Spice
| image = DragCon 2023 @ DVSROSS Photgraphy -163.jpg
| caption = Sugar (left) and Spice (right) at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
| birth_name = Cooper Coyle (Sugar)
Luca Coyle (Spice)
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Long Island, New York, U.S.
| alias = Coyle Twins
| occupation = Drag queens
| television = RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15)
| children =
| module = {{Infobox TikTok personality| embed=yes
| page = sugarandspice
| followers = 7.7 million
| likes = 183 million
| stats_update = May 11, 2025
}}
}}
Cooper Coyle and Luca Coyle, better known by their respective stage names Sugar and Spice, are a twin sibling duo of American drag performers originally from Long Island, New York. They are best known for their presence on TikTok as well as being individual contestants on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Early life
Cooper and Luca Coyle were born on the 19th of July 1998 in Long Island, New York. They were raised there with their older sister.{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Patrick |title=Meet Sugar and Spice, the Bratz-inspired identical twins of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 15 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2023/01/13/sugar-spice-rupaul-drag-race-season-15-interview/11033654002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202093547/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2023/01/13/sugar-spice-rupaul-drag-race-season-15-interview/11033654002/ |archive-date=2023-02-02 |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}}
Drag career
Sugar and Spice gained prominence on Vine as teenagers.{{Cite news |date=2021-05-28 |title=Mouthing Off With the Coyle Twins |language=en |work=Paper |url=https://www.papermag.com/coyle-twins-sugar-and-spice-2653139207.html#rebelltitem12 |url-status=live |access-date=2023-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110183803/https://www.papermag.com/coyle-twins-sugar-and-spice-2653139207.html#rebelltitem12 |archive-date=2023-01-10}}{{Cite web |last= |title=Twunky 'Drag Race' twins Sugar and Spice have us wanting some double trouble |url=https://www.queerty.com/twunky-drag-race-twins-sugar-spice-us-wanting-double-trouble-20230104 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127164814/https://www.queerty.com/twunky-drag-race-twins-sugar-spice-us-wanting-double-trouble-20230104 |archive-date=2023-01-27 |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=Queerty|date=January 4, 2023 }} On TikTok, the duo had more than 3.8 million followers by early 2021{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-03-28 |title=Sugar & Spice Are TikTok's Favorite Drag Duo |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/sugar-and-spice-tiktok-drag-queens |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823051641/https://www.vogue.com/article/sugar-and-spice-tiktok-drag-queens |archive-date=2022-08-23 |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}} and 7.4 million followers by 2023.{{Cite web |last=Naut |first=Jared |date=2023-01-06 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race: What We Know About Twin Cast Members, Sugar & Spice |url=https://screenrant.com/everything-know-drag-race-first-twins-sugar-spice/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=Screen Rant |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128064919/https://screenrant.com/everything-know-drag-race-first-twins-sugar-spice/ |url-status=live }}
Sugar and Spice competed on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, which premiered in January 2023. They are the show's first sibling contestants. During the Snatch Game challenge, Sugar impersonated Trisha Paytas and Spice portrayed Miley Cyrus; they were both panned for their performances and were placed in the bottom two together. The duo performed a synchronized lip sync to Pat Benatar's "You Better Run", before Sugar was eliminated.{{Cite magazine |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |date=January 23, 2023 |title=Sugar reveals how she and Spice choreographed their 'Drag Race' lip-sync in 5 minutes |url=https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-sugar-elimination-interview/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207192405/https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-sugar-elimination-interview/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Eakin |first=Marah |date=2023-01-23 |title=Drag Race's Sugar Knew That Lip Sync Was Coming |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/drag-race-sugar-elimination-twin-lip-sync.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127043956/https://www.vulture.com/article/drag-race-sugar-elimination-twin-lip-sync.html |archive-date=2023-01-27 |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}} Charlie Grey of Queerty wrote, "We knew the Sugar x Spice lipsync was destined to happen from the moment they were cast on the show together, and they did not disappoint. The pair put on a show complete with choreo, bits, and entirely too much fun — a perfect encapsulation of Sugar's run on this season."{{Cite web |last=Grey |first=Charlie |title='Drag Race' star Sugar spills about her "nightmare" debut and how she first came out of the cabinet |url=https://www.queerty.com/drag-race-star-sugar-spills-nightmare-debut-first-came-cabinet-20230124 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128005752/https://www.queerty.com/drag-race-star-sugar-spills-nightmare-debut-first-came-cabinet-20230124 |archive-date=2023-01-28 |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=Queerty|date=January 24, 2023 }} Out of 16 competitors, Sugar and Spice finished in 14th place and 9th place, respectively.
Personal lives
Both Cooper and Luca are gay.{{Cite web |last=Wakefield |first=Lily |date=2021-01-18 |title=TikTok stars school anyone who can't tell the difference between drag and trans |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2021/01/18/gay-tiktok-luca-cooper-coyle-twins-drag-queen-trans/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=PinkNews |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210223806/https://www.thepinknews.com/2021/01/18/gay-tiktok-luca-cooper-coyle-twins-drag-queen-trans/ |url-status=live }} The twins came out to their mother online.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Gwendolyn |title=These twins came out to their mom. Her reaction is so perfect they put it on YouTube. |url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/06/twins-came-mom-reaction-perfect-put-youtube/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130034024/https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/06/twins-came-mom-reaction-perfect-put-youtube/ |archive-date=2023-01-30 |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=LGBTQ Nation|date=June 14, 2018 }} In 2022, they relocated from Long Island to the greater Los Angeles area.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-14 |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 15 will serve more L.A. flair with these local queens |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-12-14/rupauls-drag-race-season-15-cast-lineup-sugar-spice-salina-estitties-sasha-colby |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209141412/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-12-14/rupauls-drag-race-season-15-cast-lineup-sugar-spice-salina-estitties-sasha-colby |archive-date=2023-02-09 |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}
Filmography
=Television=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !style="text-align: center;" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}} |
| rowspan="2" |2023
|rowspan="2"|Season 15 contestants |
| RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked |
=Web series=
= Music videos =
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Artist ! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |
| rowspan= "2"| 2023
| "True Colors" |style="text-align: center;" |{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7_zZjWl9P4|title=Kylie Sonique Love - True Colors ( Official Video)|website=YouTube |date=May 18, 2023}} |
| "BRAT"
|style="text-align: center;" |{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EJumoApvA0|title=Chrissy Chlapecka - BRAT (Official Music Video)|website=YouTube |date=July 28, 2023}} |
Discography
= Spice's Singles =
= Sugar's Singles =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ ! Title ! Year ! Album ! style="text-align: center;" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref|Reference}} |
| "Bimbofied"
| 2023 | Non-album singles | style="text-align: center;" | {{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0oPPq6vXRojAI8lVQDm3Cd|title=Bimbofied – Single|publisher=Spotify|access-date=February 15, 2025}} |
= Spice and Sugar Collaboration =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ ! Title ! Year ! Album ! style="text-align: center;" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref|Reference}} |
| "All Dolled Up!"
| 2024 | Non-album singles | style="text-align: center;" | {{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0oPPq6vXRojAI8lVQDm3Cd|title=All Dolled Up! – Single|publisher=Spotify|access-date=February 15, 2025}} |
= Artist Spotify Links =
- Spice's Spotify: [https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QxggyZ1H2384PZ6uJFXc0?si=PO9-zWzMS5Odh3ujOnDuCQ callmespice]
- Sugar's Spotify: [https://open.spotify.com/artist/31BTfiE8Ou0ii1XCgfmjYr?si=wLONv0-KSCaFkOPimL9Gog sugarsworld]
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Sugar and Spice}}
{{RuPaul's Drag Race}}
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