Tayce | |
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Born | Tayce Szura-Radix 28 May 1994 |
Occupation(s) | Drag queen, model |
Years active | 2017–present |
Television | RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 2) |
Height | 6.1 ft 0 in (186 cm) |
Website | tayce |
Tayce Szura-Radix (stage name Tayce; born 28 May 1994) is a Welsh drag queen, rapper and model from Newport, Wales. [1] She [lower-alpha 1] is best known for competing in the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK , in which she placed joint runner-up. [2]
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 of that year, QX Magazine referred to her as "London's most promising new drag star". [4] In 2018, she became Bougie Drag Brunch's [5] first featured queen, performing regularly alongside other well-known drag queens such as Honey Foxx and eventual Drag Race UK Series Five (2023) contestant Cara Melle. [6]
In January 2020, Tayce attended the inaugural RuPaul's DragCon UK, performing at the event alongside several other queens, including Chicago-based Drag Race Season 9 (2017) runner-up—and eventual winner of All Stars 5—Shea Couleé and Ore-Ho on the main stage. [7]
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. [8] 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". [9] She made it to the finale and, alongside Bimini, placed joint runner-up to Lawrence Chaney.
Tayce frequently performs at nightclubs, predominantly in London and New York. [10] 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. [11] 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, [12] 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. [13] In September 2022, Tayce launched a solo tour across the UK, The Assassination Tour, with promoter Klub Kids. [14] In September 2023, Tayce joined Voss Events' Night of the Living Drag tour across the US alongside international RuPaul's Drag Race alumni. [15]
In March 2021, Tayce was announced as an ambassador for Coca-Cola's "Open That Cola!" campaign in the United Kingdom. [16]
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. [17] In June 2021, Tayce partnered with Boohoo owned fashion brand Nasty Gal for a 60-piece gender neutral capsule collection. [18] [19]
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. [20]
Tayce is currently signed with Models 1, the largest modelling agency in Europe. [21] She has walked runways for designer brands such as Richard Quinn, The Blonds, EgonLab, and Namilia. [22] [23] [24] 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. [25] Tayce has also presented a mindfulness-based programme in collaboration with BBC Radio 1 Relax (a BBC Sounds exclusive subsidiary of BBC Radio 1). [26] Since 2021, Tayce has hosted MTV's Queerpiphany alongside Munroe Bergdorf. [27] In June 2024 Tayce presented the Sky TV original documentary ‘’Striking With Pride - United at the Coal Face’’ [28] where she tells children the real story behind the 2015 hit film Pride
In December 2022, Tayce released her debut rap single, "Swagzilla". [29] In November 2023, she was featured on Jan Sport's single "For You Only". [30]
Tayce's father is Roger Radix, a former bass guitarist for Wham! [31] She currently resides in Streatham, South London, England; she formerly lived and had a brief relationship with fellow RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestant A'Whora. [32]
On episode eight of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Tayce opened-up about how being diagnosed with chlamydia and gonorrhea at the age of 18 damaged her self-esteem, and altered her perceptions surrounding relationships and sexuality due to feelings of shame and guilt. [33] Tayce's openness when discussing this experience was commended for breaking stigmas around sexually transmitted infections, including by the Terrence Higgins Trust, a British charity. [34]
Tayce is gay, and uses she/her pronouns while in-drag, and he/him pronouns while out-of-drag. [35] [36]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2019 | Your Face or Mine | Themselves | Series 5, Episode 6 | [37] |
2021 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK | Contestant | Series 2 Runner-up | [2] |
Richard Quinn A/W21 | Herself (cameo) | Fashion film | [38] | |
Celebrity Gogglebox | Herself | alongside Tia Kofi | [39] | |
Queerpiphany | Herself | Co-host | [40] | |
Be Here, Be Queer | Herself | Netflix special | [41] | |
2023 | The National Lottery's New Year's Eve Big Bash | Herself | alongside Baga Chipz, Cheryl Hole, Kitty Scott-Claus and Cara Melle | [42] |
2024 | Striking With Pride - United at the Coal Face | Herself | Sky Documentaries, Story Films, alongside Jonathon Blake, Beaufort male Choir | [43] |
As lead artist
Year | Title | Ref |
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2023 | "Swagzilla" | [44] |
As guest appearance
Year | Title | Artist | Ref |
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2020 | "Levitating" (The Blessed Madonna Remix featuring Madonna and Missy Elliott) | Dua Lipa | [45] |
"Baby" | Madison Beer | [46] | |
2021 | "My House" | Jodie Harsh | [47] |
"Confetti" | Little Mix | [48] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2021 | Radio 1 Breakfast with Tayce & Clara Amfo | Herself | BBC Radio 1 | [25] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2019 | The Gold Rush | Herself | TrashTV | [49] |
2021 | Cosmo Queens UK | Herself | Cosmopolitan UK | [50] |
2022 | God Shave the Queens | Herself | Featured queen | [51] |
Bring Back My Girls | Herself | Guest | [52] | |
2024 | Very Delta | Herself | Guest | [53] |
Title | Year | Peaks | Album | |
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UK [54] | UK Big Top 40 [55] | |||
"Swagzilla" [29] | 2022 | — | — | Non-album singles |
Title | Year | Peaks | Album | |
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UK [54] | UK Big Top 40 [55] | |||
"UK Hun?" [56] (among The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Season 2 ) | 2021 | 27 | 3 | Non-album singles |
"A Little Bit of Love" [57] (among The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Season 2 ) | — | — | ||
"For You Only" [58] (Jan feat. Tayce) | 2023 | — | — | Non-album single |
Year | Title | Promoter | Locations | Ref |
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2021 | Drive Time Drag | The Parking Lot Social | Bristol, Cheltenham, Coventry | [11] |
2021 | United Kingdolls The Tour | Klub Kids | Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Sheffield | [12] |
2021 | MODE | Klub Kids | Amsterdam, Cardiff, London, Manchester | [59] |
2022 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Official Tour | Voss Events / World Of Wonder | Ipswich, Oxford, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Nottingham, Bournemouth, Southend, Manchester, Sheffield, Blackpool, Llandudno, Birmingham, Cardiff, Liverpool, Basingstoke, Portsmouth, Plymouth, London, Derby, Bristol, Bradford, Aberdeen, Southampton, Stockton, Brighton, Newport | [13] |
2022 | United Kingdolls Tour | ITD Events / Klub Kids | Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland, Wellington | [60] |
2022 | Tayce: The Assassination Tour | Klub Kids | London, Reading, Southampton, Bristol, Torquay, Nottingham, Birmingham, Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Dundee, Glasgow, Newcastle, Cardiff | [61] |
2023 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Night of the Living Drag | Voss Events | Niagara Falls, ON, Waterbury, CT, Portland, ME, Albany, NY, Roanoke, VA, Norfolk, VA, Atlantic City, NJ, Bethlehem, PA, Charleston, WV, Evansville, IN, Saint Louis, MO, Ames, IA, Fort Wayne, IN, Nashville, TN, Knoxville, TN, Chattanooga, TN, Shreveport, LA, Baton Rouge, LA, Mobile, AL, Birmingham, AL, Memphis, TN, Hammond, IN, Toledo, OH, Hanover, MD, Newark, NJ | [62] |
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