Tayce

Tayce moved to London in her late teens. After getting fired from a series of jobs, she became a full-time professional drag queen in 2017.[3] In June 2017, QX Magazine called her 'London's most promising new drag star.'[4] In 2018, she became Bougie Drag Brunch's first featured queen, performing there regularly alongside other drag queens such as Honey Foxx and Drag Race UK Series Five contestant Cara Melle.[5] In January 2020, Tayce attended the first ever RuPaul's DragCon UK and performed alongside Shea Couleé and Ore-Ho on the main stage.[6]

In December 2020, Tayce was announced as one of twelve contestants competing on the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.[2] Tayce won the main challenge in Episode 5 "The RuRuvision Song Contest" (alongside A'Whora, Bimini Bon-Boulash and Lawrence Chaney). However, she also landed in the "bottom two" four times, and had to lip-sync in order to stay in the competition. She won her first three lip-syncs, and sent home Cherry Valentine, Sister Sister and A'Whora. Her performance in the lip sync against Cherry Valentine, to the Cats song 'Memory', went viral.[7] Her fourth lip-sync against Ellie Diamond was declared a "double-shantay", with neither queen being eliminated. Tayce was the first ever contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race UK to survive four lip-syncs and win three of them, and is therefore often called a "lip-sync assassin".[8] She made it to the finale and, alongside Bimini, placed joint runner-up to Lawrence Chaney.

Tayce frequently performs at nightclubs, predominantly in London.[9]

In May 2021, she was a featured performer at Drive Time Drag, a drag drive-in show which was the first of its kind in the UK.[10] Tayce embarked on the sold out United Kingdolls Tour (alongside A'Whora, Bimini Bon-Boulash and Lawrence Chaney) with promoter Klub Kids in July 2021,[11] and in February 2022 Tayce embarked on RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Official Tour (alongside the entire cast of the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK), in association with World of Wonder and promoter Voss Events.[12] In September 2022, Tayce launched a solo tour across the UK, The Assassination Tour, with promoter Klub Kids.[13] In September 2023, Tayce joined Voss Events' Night of the Living Drag tour alongside international RuPaul's Drag Race alumni.[14]

Tayce at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022

In March 2021, Tayce was announced as an ambassador for Coca-Cola's "Open That Cola!" campaign in the United Kingdom.[15]

In April 2021, Tayce, alongside fellow Drag Race contestant A'Whora, co-launched The Bluebella Pride Collection, a lingerie line by brand Bluebella. Proceeds from the collection were donated to the Kaleidoscope Trust, a British non-profit which promotes the abolition of anti-gay laws in the Commonwealth.[16] In June 2021, Tayce partnered with Boohoo owned fashion brand Nasty Gal for a 60-piece gender neutral capsule collection.[17][18]

In April 2022, Tayce teamed up with Absolut Vodka, Chet Lo, and the Institute of Digital Fashion for the #BornToMix campaign, in which Tayce modelled a digital dress designed by Chet Lo.[19]

Tayce is currently signed with Models 1, the largest modelling agency in Europe.[20] She has walked runways for designer brands such as Richard Quinn, The Blonds, EgonLab, and Namilia.[21][22][23] She has also modelled in two Jean Paul Gaultier fragrance campaigns.

Tayce has been a frequent collaborator with the BBC (especially BBC Radio 1 and BBC Sounds). In August 2021, she presented the Saturday breakfast show slot on BBC Radio 1 from 9:30am, alongside Clara Amfo, as part of Drag Day also featuring Tayce's fellow Series 2 contestants: Bimini Bon-Boulash and Lawrence Chaney, as well as DJ Jodie Harsh.[24] Tayce has also presented a mindfulness-based programme in collaboration with BBC Radio 1 Relax (a BBC Sounds exclusive subsidiary of BBC Radio 1).[25] Since 2021, Tayce has hosted MTV's Queerpiphany alongside Munroe Bergdorf.[26]

In December 2022, Tayce released her debut rap single, "Swagzilla".[27]

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As guest appearance