Twins Luca and Cooper Coyle, aka Sugar & Spice, have over 3.8 million followers.
Sugar & Spice Are TikTok’s Favorite Drag Duo
TikTok’s drag community is on the rise. All the world’s most famous drag superstars are already on the app—Plastique Tiara has over 6 million followers, and Trixie Mattel over 4 million—and there’s tons of emerging queens on it, too. Big or small, drag performers are using TikTok to express their unique style in the absence of live shows. But there’s an up-and-coming drag act that TikTok is particularly obsessed with at the moment: Meet Sugar & Spice, the sibling duo who is obsessed with all things Y2K style.
Luca and Cooper Coyle are 22-year-old identical twins based in Long Island, New York, who have loved drag since they were little kids. “We were obsessed with dolls growing up,” says Luca. “In middle school, we turned our dolls into our little models and would photograph them. Now, we do the same thing, except we’re the canvas.” Cooper adds, “It was more of us realizing that we’ve been doing drag our whole lives without realizing it. We practically popped out of the womb with plastic heels on and blankets wrapped around our head, pretending it was our own hair.”
After joining TikTok in December 2018, the twins developed the characters of Sugar & Spice. Now, they have over 3.8 million followers, and are full time queens. Their fans are fascinated by their 2000s aesthetic, complete with loads of mini skirts, feathery and meshed tops, and even Juicy Couture sweatsuits. But while their personal styles are complementary, each have their own distinct look. “I’m Spice, so she has the edgier, darker aesthetic—and she’s also the hotter twin, duh,” says Luca. “Sugar is a total bimbo with a girlier aesthetic—think of her as the mean, popular girl in high school that you’re scared of, while Spice is the angsty rebellious teen that skips class to go thrifting.”
Of course, working with your sibling has its obvious drawbacks, and Sugar & Spice’s fans also find much entertainment in seeing the two drag stars bicker and banter in their videos. They’ve made a whole series out of their playful arguments, and even host “competitions,” where they create two separate looks to see which one of them gets more likes. “Growing up as identical twins, people tend to group you in as one unit, so our drag has allowed us to express ourselves as individuals,” says Cooper.
This story originally appeared on: Vogue - Author:Christian Allaire
