Nicky Doll

Nicky Doll
Nicky Doll in 2022
Born (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 33)
Marseille, France
NationalityFrench
Occupations
  • Drag queen
  • television personality
  • musician
Years active2009–present
Known forDrag Race France
Drag Race France All Stars
Les Voyages de Nicky
RuPaul's Drag Race (season 12)
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
Labels
Websitewww.nickydoll.com

Karl Sanchez (born 14 March 1991), known by the stage name Nicky Doll, is a French drag queen, television personality, and musician based in New York City. He is best known as the main host of Drag Race France and a competitor on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Sanchez co-created, co-wrote, and stars in Les Voyages de Nicky, a documentary that explores gender expression, the art of drag, and LGBT activism in different countries.

Early life

Sanchez was born on March 14, 1991, in Marseille, France,[1] but also travelled quite a bit as a child, living in St. Martin and Morocco.[1] His mother is Spanish.[2]

Career

Career beginnings

Sanchez trained to be a make-up artist. He created his drag persona in 2009[1] and has modeled extensively as Nicky Doll, appearing on the pages of Féroce Magazine,[3] Cosmopolitan[4] and Volition Magazine[5] among others. Sanchez developed his drag persona by himself. He does not have a drag mother, nor does he belong to any drag family.[6] The name Nicky Doll is a tribute to Nicki Minaj and is meant to evoke versatility and reflect the different personalities Sanchez's drag persona exhibits. Sanchez self-describes Nicky Doll as a 90's life-size doll.[7]

2020: RuPaul's Drag Race

Nicky Doll's participation on season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race was announced on January 23, 2020.[8] She is the first French contestant on the US version of the show.[9] She was described as a ‘look queen’[6] and has spoken openly about “deep insecurities when it comes to the language barrier”[6][10] that she experienced during the show.

Nicky Doll was eliminated at the end of episode 5 and placed eleventh overall. During her time on the show, Nicky Doll was in the top once, and in the bottom two times. She successfully lip-synced "for her life" against Dahlia Sin in episode 3, to Problem by Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea. In episode 5, she was unsuccessful in her performance against Heidi N Closet to the song "Heart to Break" by Kim Petras. As a result of his appearance on Drag Race, Nicky Doll was hand-picked by RuPaul to do Pete Davidson's makeup for a pre-recorded sketch on an episode of Saturday Night Live which was hosted by RuPaul.[11]

2022-present: Drag Race France, Les Voyages de Nicky and other TV appearances

In March 2022, Nicky Doll was announced as the host of Drag Race France.[12] The first season of Drag Race France premiered on June 25, 2022.[13] Drag Race France All Stars was announced in November 2024, after 3 seasons of Drag Race France.[14] In addition to hosting the show, Nicky Doll has headlined the Drag Race France Live tour after the airing of each season, with performances in most major French cities as well as a few stops in Belgium and Switzerland.[15][16]

In 2023, Sanchez co-created and released a 4-part documentary series entitled Les Voyages de Nicky, which follows Nicky Doll as she explores queer communities around the world. The first season showcases India, Greece, Mexico, and Japan.[17] The documentary had its international premiere on October 20, 2024 at the Chelsea Film Festival in New York City.[18]

In May 2024, Nicky Doll provided commentary for the French broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 semi-finals on Culturebox.[19] That same month, Nicky took part in the 2024 Summer Olympics torch relay in Arles, France, becoming the second drag queen to carry the Olympic torch.[20]

On July 26, 2024, Nicky Doll was a part of the fashion runway and dance (Festivité) segment for the televised opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics and performed her newly released single, "I had a dream".[21] Following remarks made by Laurence Fox calling Nicky Doll and other drag performers "deviant little pedos" on Twitter during the opening ceremonies, Sanchez filed a complaint in defamation towards Fox and other social media users on August 2nd. Sanchez commented "I’m about to sue you again for defamation – the same exact topic that you were sued on and lost," in reference to a case won by Canadian-British drag performer Crystal against Fox for similar remarks.[22]

Personal life

Sanchez came out as gay at the age of 18.[1] He relocated from Paris to San Francisco in 2015, before moving to New York in 2017.[1]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2020 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Contestant (11th Place)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Je t'aime etc. Guest [23]
Quotidien Guest [24]
2022–present Drag Race France Host/Judge
2022 Countdown to All Stars 7: You're A Winner Baby Guest, VH1 special [25]
C à vous Guest [26]
On est en direct Guest with Drag Race France cast [27]
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 8) Lip Sync Assassin Episode: "You're A Winner Baby!" [28]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked! Herself Episode: "All Stars Untucked: You're A Winner Baby!"
Les voyages de Nicky Documentary [29]
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Special guest; Episode: "Tickety-Boo"
2024 Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Commentator (semi-finals, on Culturebox) [19]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2020 Miz Cracker's Review with a Jew - S12 E05 Himself Guest [30]
Whatcha Packin' - S12 E05 [31]
RuPaul's Drag Race: Makeup Tutorial Herself [32]
Gap Chat [33]
Get Ready with Me by Vogue Paris [34]
The X Change Rate [35]
Beauty Call by Vogue Paris [36]
The A.V. Club [37]
Extra-Ordinaire [38]
Bring Back My Ghouls [39]
2021 Brut. Footage [40]
The Pit Stop - S13 E10 [41]
What's My Game? [42]
Fashion Photo RuView [43]
Out of the Closet [44]
El bolso de: Nicky Doll [45]
2022 La Boîte à Questions [46]
Bring Back My Girls [47]
2023 Give It to Me Straight [48]

Music videos

Year Title Directed
2022 "Attention"[49] Julian Roca-Chow
"Toxic"[50] Dylan Perlot
2023 "Fashion Freak"[51] Dylan Perlot
2024 "I had a dream"[52] Dylan Perlot

Discography

Year Title Artist
2020 "I'm That Bitch"[53] The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12
"The Shady Bunch"[54]
2022 "Attention"[55] Nicky Doll
"Toxic"[56] Nicky Doll
2023 "Fashion Freak"[57] Nicky Doll
2024 "Don't Cha"[58] Nicky Doll
"I had a dream"[59] Nicky Doll
"Oublier"[60] Nicky Doll

Bibliography

  • Reines, l'art du drag à la française. Hors Collection. 2023. ISBN 9782701403977.

Accolades

Award Year Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
La Cérémonie des Têtu 2023 2023 Prix des Lecteurs Herself Won [61]

See also

References

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