Chester Lockhart

Chester Lockhart (born 1997) is an American musician and actor.

Early life Lockhart was born on April 3 in Riverside County, California. Their mother is from South Korea, and their father is of Danish heritage. Lockhart grew up in a very Christian household.

Career Lockhart has been described as an actor, dancer, and musician, and as a "California alt-pop artist".

Lockhart had a small part in the original cut of the 2013 film The Purge, but did not make it into the theatrical release.

In 2018, Lockhart released a video for a cover version of "I Put a Spell on You". They were featured in the music video for Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" in 2019.

In July 2020, Lockhart joined Monique Heart, Jay Jurden, and Patrick Rogers in hosting The Rearview podcast by Grindr and the Forever Dog Network, a queer roundtable where each week, all four hosts and a guest come together to discuss pop culture, sex, dating, and politics. On September 16, 2020, Lockhart released an EP titled Wet Metal, taking on a hyperpop sound.

In 2021, Lockhart created a satirical parody talkshow titled Girlboss Today which critiques queerphobic elements of Christianity as well as rainbow capitalism. The series is broadcast live on Lockhart's Twitch channel, Lockhart plays a wine-loving Karen character that is obsessed with being an independent business owner.

On September 3, 2021, Lockhart appeared on Lady Gaga's Dawn of Chromatica album, remixing "Sine from Above" featuring Elton John along with Mood Killer and Lil Texas. The remix peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. as well as choreographed the music video for "My Agenda" by Dorian Electra.

Personal life Lockhart identifies as queer, uses singular they pronouns as well as she, and described themselves as non-binary.

Discography

Extended plays Title Details Wet Metal Released: September 16, 2020

Singles Title Year Album "Kiss" 2016 "Save Me from Myself" 2017 "In Loving Memory" 2018 "Spell on You" "The Night" 2019 "Cry" 2020 Wet Metal "Bound" "Our God Is an Awesome God" 2021rowspan="2" "Firework"

Other charted songs Title YearPeakchartpositions Album USDance "Sine from Above" 2021 39Dawn of Chromatica

Filmography

Television Year Title Role Notes 2018 RuPaul's Drag Race Sonny Bono Episode: "The Unauthorized Rusical" 2019 Into the Dark Zachary Episode: "Midnight Kiss" 2019 Glamorous Dizmal TV movie 2020 Shameless Cole Episode: "Now Leaving Illinois"