Sugar and Spice (drag queens)

Cooper Coyle and Luca Coyle, better known by their respective stage names Sugar and Spice, are a 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.

Sugar and Spice
Sugar (left) and Spice (right) at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Cooper Coyle (Sugar)
Luca Coyle (Spice)

Other namesCoyle Twins
OccupationDrag queens
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 15)
TikTok information
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Followers7.8 million
Likes176.4 million

Early life

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Cooper and Luca Coyle were raised on Long Island, New York with an older sister.[1]

Drag career

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Sugar and Spice gained prominence on Vine as teenagers.[2][3] On TikTok, the duo had more than 3.8 million followers by early 2021[4] and 7.4 million followers by 2023.[5]

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.[1] 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.[6][7] 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."[8] Out of 16 competitors, Sugar and Spice finished in 14th place and 9th place, respectively.

Personal lives

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Both Cooper and Luca are gay.[9] The twins came out to their mother online.[10] In 2022, they relocated from Long Island to the greater Los Angeles area.[1][11]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Ref
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 contestants [12]
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2023 Meet the Queens Themselves Stand-alone special
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15
[13]
EW News Flash Guest [14]
BuzzFeed Celeb Guest [15]
MTV News Guest [16]
Today with Hoda and Jenna Guest [17]
Drip or Drop Guest [18]
Whatcha Packin’ Guest [19][20]
Squirrel Friends Guest; Podcast [21]
The Pit Stop Guest [22]
Expensive Taste Test Guest [23]

Music videos

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Year Title Artist Ref.
2023 "True Colors" Kylie Sonique Love [24]
"BRAT" Chrissy Chlapecka [25]

Discography

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Title Year Album Ref
"One Night Only"
(with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race season 15)
2023 Non-album singles [26]
"Golden Years (Rockin' Old Gs)"
(Spice with Malaysia Babydoll Foxx, Aura Mayari & Sasha Colby)
[27]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Ryan, Patrick. "Meet Sugar and Spice, the Bratz-inspired identical twins of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 15". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mouthing Off With the Coyle Twins". Paper. May 28, 2021. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Twunky 'Drag Race' twins Sugar and Spice have us wanting some double trouble". Queerty. January 4, 2023. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Sugar & Spice Are TikTok's Favorite Drag Duo". Vogue. March 28, 2021. Archived from the original on August 23, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Naut, Jared (January 6, 2023). "RuPaul's Drag Race: What We Know About Twin Cast Members, Sugar & Spice". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  6. ^ Nolfi, Joey (January 23, 2023). "Sugar reveals how she and Spice choreographed their 'Drag Race' lip-sync in 5 minutes". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  7. ^ Eakin, Marah (January 23, 2023). "Drag Race's Sugar Knew That Lip Sync Was Coming". Vulture. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  8. ^ Grey, Charlie (January 24, 2023). "'Drag Race' star Sugar spills about her "nightmare" debut and how she first came out of the cabinet". Queerty. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  9. ^ Wakefield, Lily (January 18, 2021). "TikTok stars school anyone who can't tell the difference between drag and trans". PinkNews. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  10. ^ Smith, Gwendolyn (June 14, 2018). "These twins came out to their mom. Her reaction is so perfect they put it on YouTube". LGBTQ Nation. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 15 will serve more L.A. flair with these local queens". Los Angeles Times. December 14, 2022. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  12. ^ Tinoco, Armando (December 13, 2022). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 15: MTV Reveals The 16 Queens Vying To Be "America's Next Drag Superstar"". Deadline. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  13. ^ MEET THE QUEENS OF SEASON 15! 🚘 | RuPaul's Drag Race 👠✨. YouTube. December 13, 2022. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  14. ^ 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 15 Cast Promise "Unhinged" Drama and Twists Ahead | Entertainment Weekly. YouTube. January 6, 2023. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  15. ^ The Queens Of "RuPaul's Drag Race 15" Play Who's Who. YouTube. January 10, 2023. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  16. ^ 15 Things That Could Use a Touch of Drag w/ RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 Cast | MTV News. YouTube. January 12, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  17. ^ The cast of 'Drag Race' season 15 talk life as 'Ru Girls' and give their best impersonations. YouTube. January 28, 2023. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  18. ^ Ru Paul's Drag Race Queens Rate ICONIC Fits From Other Seasons | Drip or Drop | Cosmopolitan. YouTube. February 4, 2023. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  19. ^ Whatcha Packin' 💫 S15 E04 | RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 👠✨. YouTube. January 20, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  20. ^ Whatcha Packin' 🔥 | S15 E09 | RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 👠✨. YouTube. February 24, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  21. ^ Home Decor, Haute Couture with Sugar. www.iheart.com. January 27, 2023. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  22. ^ The Pit Stop AS8 E03 🏁 Bianca Del Rio & Sugar & Spice Together! | RuPaul's Drag Race AS8. YouTube. May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  23. ^ Twin Drag Queens Sugar & Spice Have 1 Brain Cell Left Now | Expensive Taste Test | Cosmopolitan. Cosmopolitan. June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  24. ^ "Kylie Sonique Love - True Colors ( Official Video)". YouTube. May 18, 2023.
  25. ^ "Chrissy Chlapecka - BRAT (Official Music Video)". YouTube. July 28, 2023.
  26. ^ "One Night Only – Single". Spotify. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  27. ^ "Golden Years (Rockin' Old Gs) – Single". Spotify. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
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