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
Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United States and the 18th ...
. 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 raised on
Long Island, New York
Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United States and the 18th ...
.
Drag career
Sugar and Spice gained prominence on
Vine as teenagers. On
TikTok, the duo had more than 3.8 million followers by early 2021 and 7.4 million followers by 2023.
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
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", before Sugar was eliminated. Charlie Grey of
Queerty
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History
''Queerty'' was founded by David ...
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." Out of 16 competitors, Sugar and Spice finished in 14th place and 9th place, respectively.
Personal life
Both Cooper and Luca are gay. The twins
came out to their mother online. In 2022, they relocated from Long Island to the
greater Los Angeles area.
Filmography
Television
Web series
Music videos
Discography
Featured singles
See also
*
List of Long Islanders
This is a list of notable people either born in, from or connected to Long Island. List
Born on Long Island
* 50 Cent (rapper, actor)
* Hoodie Allen (rapper)
* Donatella Arpaia (restaurateur and a television personality)
* Ashanti (Singer) (sin ...
References
External links
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{{RuPaul's Drag Race
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American drag queens
American identical twins
American TikTokers
Duos
Gay entertainers
Identical twin males
LGBT people from California
LGBT people from New York (state)
LGBT TikTokers
People from Greater Los Angeles
People from Long Island
RuPaul's Drag Race contestants