PEOPLE’s Kim Petras photo shoot.Photo:Nolwen Cifuentes

Kim Petras; Jun 4, 2023 Location: Los Angeles, CA

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Kim Petrasis single and ready to mingle.In the new issue of PEOPLE, the “King of Hearts” singer opens up about her life offstage.“I try to find boys that like me and go on dates and all of that, but that is such a backseat priority for me right now,” Petras, 30, says. “I mean, I’m very happy, but I’ve got to go on a date every now and then to stay sane.TheGrammy winneris also getting real about the challenges of dating as a transgender woman.PEOPLE’s Kim Petras photo shoot.Nolwen Cifuentes“Dating is hardin general for a trans girl,” Petras recently toldThe Los Angeles Times. “Most apps don’t even have the category, so you have to put it in your bio so that people know, because that’s how you get killed if you don’t clarify it.”Aside from dipping her toe into the love game, the singer — who lives in L.A. with her three dogs, Schnitzel, Karl and Matilda — enjoys watching horror movies and practicing archery, which she calls “fun and relaxing.“But these days, Petras is in full gear promoting her major-label debut album,Feed the Beast, which dropped Friday and features herhit single “Alone"featuringNicki Minaj.PEOPLE’s Kim Petras photo shoot.Nolwen Cifuentes“I was going for the biggest pop songs I could possibly make,” Petras tells PEOPLE. “I’m really pushing myself to my limit. I’ve done this for a long time but never on this level. I’ve never been this busy.”Indeed, in September, she’ll kick off herFeed the Beast Global Tour.“The stage is the only place where I really feel like I belong,” she says. “I feel successful whenever I’m onstage selling out a venue, and that’s what I want to do forever.“For more on Kim Petras, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands everywhere now.

Kim Petrasis single and ready to mingle.

In the new issue of PEOPLE, the “King of Hearts” singer opens up about her life offstage.

“I try to find boys that like me and go on dates and all of that, but that is such a backseat priority for me right now,” Petras, 30, says. “I mean, I’m very happy, but I’ve got to go on a date every now and then to stay sane.

TheGrammy winneris also getting real about the challenges of dating as a transgender woman.

PEOPLE’s Kim Petras photo shoot.Nolwen Cifuentes

Kim Petras; Jun 4, 2023 Location: Los Angeles, CA

“Dating is hardin general for a trans girl,” Petras recently toldThe Los Angeles Times. “Most apps don’t even have the category, so you have to put it in your bio so that people know, because that’s how you get killed if you don’t clarify it.”

Aside from dipping her toe into the love game, the singer — who lives in L.A. with her three dogs, Schnitzel, Karl and Matilda — enjoys watching horror movies and practicing archery, which she calls “fun and relaxing.”

But these days, Petras is in full gear promoting her major-label debut album,Feed the Beast, which dropped Friday and features herhit single “Alone"featuringNicki Minaj.

Kim Petras; Jun 4, 2023 Location: Los Angeles, CA

“I was going for the biggest pop songs I could possibly make,” Petras tells PEOPLE. “I’m really pushing myself to my limit. I’ve done this for a long time but never on this level. I’ve never been this busy.”

Indeed, in September, she’ll kick off herFeed the Beast Global Tour.

“The stage is the only place where I really feel like I belong,” she says. “I feel successful whenever I’m onstage selling out a venue, and that’s what I want to do forever.”

For more on Kim Petras, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands everywhere now.

source: people.com