Nicholas Fry[3] (born May 29, 2001), known professionally as Lydia B Kollins, is an American drag performer, filmmaker, and model[4] who competed on the seventeenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, where she finished in 7th place.[5][6] On April 23, 2025, Kollins was announced as one of the contestants competing on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, where she ended up tying for 3rd place with fellow contestant Bosco.
Fry's drag persona Lydia B Kollins is derived from the Beetlejuice character Lydia Deetz. Lydia B Kollins is a filmmaker, and cites Tim Burton, David Lynch, and John Waters as inspirations.[2][4] She started drag in the online drag community at the age of 15,[3] competing on the web series Drag Showdown, as well as winning the third season of The Drag Ball web series. Her first time performing in public was for a Pride event at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in 2021. Prior to performing in drag full-time, she worked as a server at the Duquesne Club in Pittsburgh. She auditioned only once for Drag Race.[8] As a model, she walked for Susanne Bartsch’s "Bartsch Summer Camp Pride" event in 2021.[4] Kollins opened for singer Chappell Roan's Pittsburgh show as a part of The Midwest Princess Tour in April 2024.[9] Her "home bars" are P*Town Bar in Oakland and Blue Moon in Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh. Kollins describes her drag as "grungy", "alternative", "eerie", and "vampy".[3] Her Instagram following grew by 1,283 percent as the show aired.[10] She is the only Drag Race contestant to compete on a second season before their first has aired, sharing that she was invited to participate again 3 weeks after filming of Drag Race Season 17 finished, and that she had about 5 days to prepare for Drag Race All Stars 10.[11]
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