The Vixen (drag queen)

Taylor started doing drag at a local bar called the Jeffery Pub in April 2013. His drag mother is Savannah Westbrooke.[7] The drag name "The Vixen" comes from his love of 1920s vintage wear, and the word "vixen" comes in those searches.[8]

The Vixen is known for blending political activism and queer advocacy into her drag performances.[9][10] She has been an outspoken critic about anti-black sentiment in America, including in white queer communities, stating, “you [often] have to choose between calling out racism or homophobia”.[10]

In November 2016, Taylor co-founded "Black Girl Magic", a drag show consisting of only African-American queens. Drag Race alumni Dida Ritz and Shea Couleé are part of this show.[11][12] Her fellow season ten contestants Asia O'Hara, Monét X Change and Monique Heart were added to the line-up of the "Black Girl Magic" cast in June 2018.[13][14]

The Vixen was announced as one of fourteen contestants for season ten of RuPaul's Drag Race on February 22, 2018.[15] She won the episode two main challenge.[16] In the third episode, she engaged in a verbal back-and-forth with fellow contestant Aquaria, which left Aquaria crying and The Vixen noting that the exchange “created the narrative [of] an angry black woman who has scared off the little white girl".[4] Although Aquaria eventually conceded the point and later came to her defense, the Vixen received online death threats from Drag Race fans afterwards.[17] She faced more backlash after quarreling with competitor Eureka O'Hara in multiple episodes, most notably in episode 4 of Untucked.[18][19][20] She was eliminated in seventh place after losing a lip sync to "Groove Is in the Heart" against Asia O'Hara.[21] During the final reunion episode, she walked offstage after feeling cornered by moderator RuPaul who kept pressing her to revisit past confrontations with Aquaria and Eureka.[22] Season six alum Courtney Act later criticized RuPaul for a lack of compassion during the exchange.[23][24]

Outside of Drag Race, The Vixen had a booth covered with the Black Girl Magic logo for the first annual Wakandacon in August 2018.[25]

She became a sponsor for Grindr's "Kindr" public service announcement in September 2018, in an effort to stop racial discrimination in the app.[26]

On March 5 and 6, 2020 Vixen performed alongside fellow drag race alum Bebe Zahara Benet, Bob The Drag Queen, Monique Heart, Peppermint, and Shea Couleé in Nubia tour, a live drag show featuring and produced by Black Drag Queens.[27][28]

In 2020 Taylor started a career in pornography, selling sexually explicit videos and images via OnlyFans.[29]

The Vixen is openly gay.[37] Her drag daughter is Delikate Doll.[38]

• Official website
• Anthony Taylor at IMDb