Nicky Doll

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Nicky Doll
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Nicky Doll in 2022
Born
Karl Sanchez

(1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 33)
Marseille, France
NationalityFrench
Occupations
  • Drag queen
  • television personality
  • musician
Years active2009–present
Known for Drag Race France
Les Voyages de Nicky
RuPaul's Drag Race (season 12)
Website www.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 .

Contents

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]

Career

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, [2] Cosmopolitan [3] and Volition Magazine [4] among others. Sanchez developed his drag persona by himself. He does not have a drag mother, nor does he belong to any drag family. [5] 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. [6]

Nicky Doll's participation on season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race was announced on January 23, 2020. [7] She is the first French contestant on the US version of the show. [8] She was described as a ‘look queen’ [5] and has spoken openly about “deep insecurities when it comes to the language barrier” [5] [9] that she experienced during the show. She 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 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 his life" against Dahlia Sin in episode 3, to Problem by Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea. In episode 5, she was unsuccessful in his 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. [10]

In March 2022, Nicky Doll was announced as the host of Drag Race France . [11] The first season of Drag Race France premiered on June 25, 2022. [12] Nicky Doll will provide commentary for the French broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 semi-finals on Culturebox. [13]

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

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2020 RuPaul's Drag Race HerselfContestant (11th Place)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Je t'aime etc.Guest [14]
QuotidienGuest [15]
2022–present Drag Race France Host/Judge
2022Countdown to All Stars 7: You're A Winner BabyGuest, VH1 special [16]
C à vousGuest [17]
On est en directGuest with Drag Race France cast [18]
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 8)Lip Sync AssassinEpisode: "You're A Winner Baby!" [19]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked! HerselfEpisode: "All Stars Untucked: You're A Winner Baby!"
Les voyages de Nicky Documentary [20]
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Special guest; Episode: "Tickety-Boo"
2024 Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Commentator (semi-finals, on Culturebox) [13]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2020Miz Cracker's Review with a Jew - S12 E05HimselfGuest [21]
Whatcha Packin' - S12 E05 [22]
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Makeup TutorialHerself [23]
Gap Chat [24]
Get Ready With Me by Vogue Paris [25]
The X Change Rate [26]
Beauty Call by Vogue Paris [27]
The A.V. Club [28]
Extra-Ordinaire [29]
Bring Back My Ghouls [30]
2021Brut. Footage [31]
The Pit Stop - S13 E10 [32]
What's My Game? [33]
Fashion Photo Ruview [34]
Out of the Closet [35]
El bolso de: Nicky Doll [36]
2022La Boîte à Questions [37]
Bring Back My Girls [38]
2023Give It to Me Straight [39]

Music videos

YearTitleDirected
2022"Attention" [40] Julian Roca-Chow
"Toxic" [41] Dylan Perlot
2023"Fashion Freak" [42] Dylan Perlot

Discography

YearTitleArtist
2020"I'm That Bitch" [43] The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12
"The Shady Bunch" [44]
2022"Attention" [45] Nicky Doll
"Toxic" [46] Nicky Doll
2023"Fashion Freak" [47] Nicky Doll

Accolades

AwardYearCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)ResultRef.
La Cérémonie des Têtu 2023 2023Prix des LecteursHerselfWon [48]

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