It can be challenging when a drag family, house, or girl group ends up having one person who still hasn't gotten to compete on RuPaul's Drag Race. Though Shontelle Sparkles comes a legendary legend lineage Trinity The Tuck is drag grandmother; Jewels Sparkles is her drag mother she's also carving out her own path in the drag scene.Sign up for the Out Newsletter to keep up with what's new in LGBTQ+ culture and entertainment delivered three times a week straight (well) to your inbox!Today, Shontelle Sparkles released her debut EP, Butterfly Effect, which features five tracks: "Glow Up," "Beauty School Dropout," "Diamond Dust," Butterfly Effect," and "Happy Ending."Shontelle told The Advocate, "I'm so ecstatic for her. I'm so proud of her. Before she got on Drag Race, me and Trin [Trinity The Tuck] took her under [our wing] and were gonna help her build her name. We didn't have this goal for her to audition for Drag Race. We just wanted to genuinely take her under our wing because she had potential.""She auditioned for the show, and she got on, and we helped her with everything we could," Shontelle added. "Every sweat, every blood, every tear to get her where she needed to be. And she did amazing; it's so nice to see someone represent the legacy and the family in its fullest potential, because she got so close to win!"See on InstagramWhen address Drag Race as a topic of her own self, Shontelle gets candid:"In this industry, Drag Race is obviously the pinnacle, and I would love to be on it. It takes your career to the next level," she noted. "But I'm a big believer [that] Drag Race is not a career. It's a stepping-stone to making a career for yourself. It's a platform that is given to you. But at the end of the day, you shouldn't have a goal to get on Drag Race [as] the end goal."That's all lovely, but fans do want to see Shontelle entering Mama Ru's queendom. Hopefully, very soon!Shontelle Sparkles's debut EP, Butterfly Effect, is available on all music streaming platforms.