Career To Present
In the years following the release of Boomerang, Swain became a vocalist on records by various house musicians in the United States and Europe. She returned to acting with an appearance in the gay-themed art film Citizens of Perpetual Indulgence and a "special non-sexual appearance" in the gay porn film Playing the Odds. She later appeared with director Geoffrey Karen Dior on the compilation album Porn to Rock and Dior's 2001 album S E X, and also recorded an unreleased remix album including new versions of "Two of Hearts" and songs from Boomerang. In 2000 she returned to theater in "The Life of Padmasambhava", a musical dramatization of one of the most revered characters in Buddhism, produced by the San Francisco-based Namsay Dorje Theater Company. Swain played the lead female character, Yeshe Tsogyal, in a multicultural cast of actors and musicians.
In 2002 Swain appeared on the short-lived VH1 version of Never Mind the Buzzcocks as a guest star on the show's "Identity Parade" round. Her vocals were featured on "Hear The Feeling", a 2003 single by DJ Simply Jeff (credited as "Divine Frequency featuring Stacey Q") used for the soundtrack of a documentary on raves. In 2004 Swain became a voice actor by providing the voice of "Karin Kikuhara" on the English-language version of Stratos 4, a Japanese anime series. Later she appeared as one of the female singers on the debut album of the Echo Junkies, a duo formed in 2004 by Jon St. James and Skip Hahn.
"Two of Hearts" has been featured on the soundtracks of three recent motion pictures: Little Nicky, Party Monster and the Andy Samberg comedy Hot Rod.
In 2008 Swain provided guest vocals on Liquid, the debut album of the Australian-American rock duo Hydra Productions. The album featured appearances by other dance-pop artists of the 1980s, including Tiffany and Gioia Bruno of Exposé. In November of that year she performed "Two of Hearts" on CBS's The Early Show as part of the show's 1980s flashback segment.
Stacey Q's "Two of Hearts" appeared as the "Lipsynch for Your Life" elimination, between Morgan McMichaels and Sonique, challenge on the February 22, 2010 episode of RuPaul's Drag Race. She appeared as a student on the second season finale of RuPaul's Drag U on August 29, 2011.
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