Lexi Love
Lexi Love | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Lexi V. Love[1] |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Years active | 2024–present |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 17) |
Lexi Love is an American drag performer competing on the upcoming seventeenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race (2025).
Early life
[edit]Lexi Love was raised in Florence, Kentucky.[2]
Career
[edit]Lexi Love is a drag performer best known for appearing on season 17 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. She was appointed as the official American ambassador to the United Kingdom-based House of Versace by Drag Race UK winner Krystal Versace. One of her mentors is 2016 Mr. Continental winner Mykul Jay Valentine.[3] She cites her drag inspirations to be Y2K fashion, the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, and America's Next Top Model.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Lexi Love is based in Louisville, Kentucky.[4] She grew up in Florence, a Kentucky suburb near Cincinnati, Ohio.[5][2] Prior to Drag Race, she worked as one of the Louisville Playmates at Play Dance Bar. Before beginning to work at Play in 2021, she had previously performed within the Cincinnati metropolitan area for nearly a decade.[2] She is most well known for performing in roller skates, billing herself as a "Roller Derby Doll".[6]
Love is a transgender woman.[7]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Title | Year | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHAS-TV | 2024 | Guest | [8] |
| RuPaul's Drag Race | 2025 | Contestant | [9] |
References
[edit]- ^ "From brunch to burlesque, here's where you can see a drag show in Louisville". courier-journal.com. Courier Journal. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Garcia, Joseph. "'A long time coming': Louisville's Lexi Love ready to bring 'Kentucky realness' to RuPaul's Drag Race". msn.com. WHAS-TV. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey. "RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 queens promise 'profane imagery' on runway, loads of drama, and twisty 'panic' ahead". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Announces Season 17 Cast, Updated 'Rate-a-Queen' Twist". Variety. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ https://ew.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-17-queen-interviews-8756802
- ^ Stultz, Caleb. "Louisville's Lexi Love Joins Season 17 Cast Of RuPaul's Drag Race". leoweekly.com. Louisville Eccentric Observer. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ https://www.tiktok.com/@mslexilove/video/7055145125713923333
- ^ "Meet Lexi Love, Kentucky drag queen starring on next season of RuPaul's Drag Race" (Interview). Louisville, Kentucky: WHAS-TV. December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey (December 4, 2024). "RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 cast revealed as Rate-a-Queen returns with a major twist: 'The game is new'". Entertainment Weekly. Dotdash Meredith. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
