Mo Heart (born Kevin Richardson on May 22nd 1984), formerly known as Monique Heart, is an American Drag Queen and recording artist. She rose to popularity when she appeared on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and its spin-off, RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars for the fourth season.
Mo is originally from Long Island, New York however, she spent time in Brooklyn growing up with her father. Mo has often spoken about experiencing bullying during school and the difficulties of being from a religious family whilst being gay. She later moved to Missouri where she studied the Bible.
Mo's first gig in drag was at Hamburger Mary's in 2011. She auditioned for the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race but didn't make it. She then auditioned two years later and was successfully cast on the tenth season. During her run, Mo was known for her positive attitude, crafty fashion and her catchphrases which are often repeated in later seasons. Mo was eliminated from the competition and placed eighth overall, after losing the lip sync.
In 2018, Mo was confirmed as a cast member on the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars. She did extremely well during the season, celebrating three main challenge wins and reaching the top four. She placed runner-up in the final episode.
Mo would later tour with fellow RuPaul's Drag Race alumni in the Nubia tour during March of 2018.
She has also released several singles and appeared in music videos from other drag queen contestants.
Filmography:
- RuPaul's Drag Race (2018)
- Untucked (2018)
- RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars (2018-2019)
- AJ and the Queen (2020) as Miss Terri Tory
- RuPaul's Celebrity Drag Race (2020)
- Magic Moments with Monique Heart (2020)
- RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs the World (2022)
Discography:
- "Brown Cow Stunning" (Single)
- "SUKM (Kiss Me)" (Single)
- Beloved SoS 6.3 (EP)
- "Hot Sauce & High Heels (Kinky Boots remix)" (Single)
- "Redemption" (Single)
