In February 2015, just 4 days before Valentine's Day, Layton came out as a lesbian, saying "I have tried to hide my sexuality through music, but just know that whenever I sang about a boy, I really was thinking of a girl." Layton announced that she was dating dancer Kallie Charles. In August 2016 after over a year of dating, Rachel and Kallie confirmed their split. Rachel clarified that the break up was caused by commitment issues and a proposal rejection, but did not clarify who proposed and who rejected. Helena Fasesha defended Layton by claiming that Kallie was the one with commitment issues, backing up her story as Helena is close to the Charles family, having married and divorced Kallie's brother Dan.