Nicky Doll

Nicky Doll is the stage name of Karl Sanchez (born 14 March 1991), a French drag queen based in New York City, known for being a competitor on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race ultimately placing 11th.

Nicky Doll
Born
Karl Sanchez

(1991-03-14) 14 March 1991
Marseille, France
OccupationDrag queen, entertainer
Known forRuPaul's Drag Race (season 12) 11th place
Websitewww.nickydoll.com

Early life

Sanchez was born in Marseille, France,[1] but also travelled quite a bit as a child, living in St. Martin and Morocco.[1]

Career

Sanchez trained to be a makeup artist. He created his drag persona in 2009[1] and has modelled extensively as Nicky Doll, appearing on the pages of Féroce Magazine,[2] Cosmopolitan[3] and Volition Magazine[4] among others. Sanchez grew his drag persona by himself. He does not have a drag mother, nor does he belong to any drag family.[5] Her drag name “Nicky” is a tribute to Nicki Minaj and “Doll” is because she has different personalities hence she wanted a little bit of versatility to her name. He describes Nicky Doll as a self-described 90’s life-size doll.[6] He relocated from Paris to San Francisco, before moving to New York in 2015.[1]

RuPaul's Drag Race

Sanchez's appearance on season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race was announced on January 23, 2020.[7] He is the first French contestant on the US version of the show.[8]

Sanchez was descried as a ‘look queen’[5] and has spoken openly about “deep insecurities when it comes to the language barrier”[9][5] that he experienced during the show. He made attempts to change that impression by applying silly makeup and hamming it up as the baby in the Gay’s Anatomy acting challenge.[9]

Ultimately it wasn’t enough and he was eliminated at the end of episode 5. During his time on the show, Sanchez was in the top once, and in the bottom two times. He successfully lip-synced for his life against Dahlia Sin in episode 3, to Problem by Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea. In episode 5, he was unsuccessful in his performance against Heidi N. Closet to the song "Heart to Break" by Kim Petras.

As a consequence of his appearance on Drag Race, Sanchez 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.[10]

Personal life

Sanchez came out as gay at the age of 18.[1]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2020 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Contestant (11th Place)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2020 Miz Cracker's Review with a Jew - S12 E05 Himself Guest [11]
Whatcha Packin' - S12 E05 Himself Guest [12]
2020 Bring Back My Ghouls Herself Guest [13]

Discography
Title Year Album
"I'm That Bitch"[14]
(with The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12)		 2020 non-album single
"The Shady Bunch"
(with The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12)

References
  1. thotyssey (2019-09-18). "On Point With: Nicky Doll". Thotyssey. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  2. "OCT VOL 1 2017". Féroce Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  3. Khorma, Celina (2019-07-03). "Time to Watch Nicky Doll Turn Into a Literal Ice Queen". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  4. "ISSUE 14 MARCH 2018". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  5. "'Drag Race's Nicky Doll Could Be Our Next Fashion Queen". www.out.com. 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  6. "Nicky Doll is the Barbie We Want to Party With". www.out.com. 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  7. Amanda Mitchell (2020-01-23). "See the "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 12 Queens Competing to Take Home the Crown". Oprah Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  8. "Meet Nicky Doll, the first French queen in RuPaul's Drag Race | Get Ready With Me | Vogue Paris". YouTube. March 16, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  9. March 30, Joey Guerra; March 30, 2020Updated; 2020; Pm, 2:26. "'Drag Race' diva Nicky Doll talks French stereotypes and the Michelle Visage death stare". Preview | Houston Arts & Entertainment Guide. Retrieved 2020-05-07.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. "This 'Drag Race' Season 12 Queen Put Pete Davidson in Drag for 'SNL'". www.out.com. 2020-02-10. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  11. "Miz Cracker's Review with a Jew - S12 E05". YouTube. April 2, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  12. Visage, Michelle (March 27, 2020). "Whatcha Packin': Nicky Doll | S12 E5 | RuPaul's Drag Race". YouTube. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  13. Bring Back My Ghouls: RuPauls Drag Race Season 12 Queens. YouTube. May 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  14. "I'm That Bitch - Single". iTunes.
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