Mo Heart
American drag performer and singer
Mo Heart, formerly Monique Heart, is the stage name of Kevin Leandrew Richardson (born May 22, 1986), an American drag queen, reality television personality, and recording artist best known for competing on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race (2018), the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars (2018–2019), and the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World (2022). Since first appearing on Drag Race in 2018, Mo Heart has appeared in a number of web series produced by World of Wonder, including a starring role in Manic Moments With Monique Heart, and hosted her own podcast, Ace of Hearts with Monique Heart. In January 2019, she released her debut single "Brown Cow Stunning", and later released her debut extended play Beloved SoS 6.3 in 2020.
Early life
Richardson was born on May 22, 1986, on Long Island, New York. He spent time in areas in Long Island which includes Roosevelt, New York and Freeport, New York. He also stayed in Bedford-Stuyvesant with his father when he was growing up. Richardson was often teased at school for being different. He moved to Virginia in 2000 before moving to Kansas City, Missouri after graduating from high school and studied the Bible at the International House of Prayer University in Grandview, where he experienced conversion therapy.
Career
Richardson's original drag name was Monique Kutabetch Heart and later changed to Monique Heart.
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