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Tayce

Tayce Szura-Radix (stage name Tayce; born 28 May 1994) is a Welsh drag queen, rapper, and model from Newport, Wales.[1] She[a] is best known for competing in the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, in which she placed joint runner-up.[2]

Tayce
Tayce at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Tayce Szura-Radix

(1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 (age 29)
Newport, Wales
Occupation(s)Drag queen, model
Years active2017–present
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 2)
Height6.1 ft (190 cm)
Websitetayce.komi.io

Career edit

2017–2020: Pre-Drag Race UK edit

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]

2020–2021: Drag Race UK Series Two edit

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.

2021–present: Post-Drag Race success; breakthrough into modelling, presenting, and music edit

Tayce frequently performs at nightclubs, predominantly in London and New York.[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 across the US alongside international RuPaul's Drag Race alumni.[14]

Other ventures edit

 
Tayce at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022

Brand campaigns edit

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]

Modelling edit

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.

Hosting and radio edit

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]

Music edit

In December 2022, Tayce released her debut rap single, "Swagzilla".[27] In November 2023, she was featured on Jan Sport's single "For You Only".[28]

Personal life edit

Tayce's father is Roger Radix, a former bass guitarist for Wham![29] She currently resides in Streatham in South London, England and formerly lived with fellow RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestant A'Whora.[30]

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 feelings towards relationships due to emotions of shame and guilt.[31] Tayce's openness when discussing this experience was commended for breaking stigmas around sexually transmitted infections, including by British charity the Terrence Higgins Trust.[32]

Tayce is gay, and uses she/her pronouns while in drag, and he/him pronouns while out of drag.[33][34]

Filmography edit

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2019 Your Face or Mine Themselves Series 5, Episode 6 [35]
2021 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Contestant Series 2 Runner-up [2]
Richard Quinn A/W21 Herself (cameo) Fashion film [36]
Celebrity Gogglebox Herself alongside Tia Kofi [37]
Queerpiphany Herself Co-host [38]
Be Here, Be Queer Herself Netflix special [39]
2023 The National Lottery's New Year's Eve Big Bash Herself alongside Baga Chipz, Cheryl Hole, Kitty Scott-Claus and Cara Melle [40]

Music videos edit

As lead artist

Year Title Ref
2023 "Swagzilla" [41]

As guest appearance

Year Title Artist Ref
2020 "Levitating" (The Blessed Madonna Remix featuring Madonna and Missy Elliott) Dua Lipa [42]
"Baby" Madison Beer [43]
2021 "My House" Jodie Harsh [44]
"Confetti" Little Mix [45]

Radio edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2021 Radio 1 Breakfast with Tayce & Clara Amfo Herself BBC Radio 1 [24]

Web series edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2019 The Gold Rush Herself TrashTV [46]
2021 Cosmo Queens UK Herself Cosmopolitan UK [47]
2022 God Shave the Queens Herself Featured queen [48]
Bring Back My Girls Herself Guest [49]

Discography edit

As lead artist edit

Title Year Peaks Album
UK
[50] 		UK
Big Top 40
[51]
"Swagzilla" [27] 2022 — — Non-album singles

As featured artist edit

List of singles as a featured artist
Title Year Peaks Album
UK
[50] 		UK
Big Top 40
[51]
"UK Hun?"[52]
(among The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Season 2) 		2021 27 3 Non-album singles
"A Little Bit of Love"[53]
(among The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Season 2) 		— —
"For You Only"[54]
(Jan feat. Tayce) 		2023 — — Non-album single

Stage edit

Year Title Promoter Locations Ref
2021 Drive Time Drag The Parking Lot Social Cheltenham, Coventry, and Bristol [10]
2021 United Kingdolls The Tour Klub Kids Torquay, Southampton, Newcastle, Glasgow, Sheffield, Leeds, Cardiff, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and London [11]
2021 MODE Klub Kids Manchester, Cardiff, London, Glasgow, and Amsterdam [55]
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, and Newport [12]
2022 United Kingdolls Tour ITD Events / Klub Kids Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland, and Wellington [56]
2022 Tayce: The Assassination Tour Klub Kids London, Reading, Southampton, Bristol, Torquay, Nottingham, Birmingham, Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Dundee, Glasgow, Newcastle, and Cardiff [57]
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, and Newark, NJ [58]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Szura-Radix uses she/her and he/him pronouns. She/her will be used in this article for consistency.

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