Nicky Doll | |
Birth Name: | Karlize Zaitane Sanchez |
Birth Date: | 14 March 1991 |
Birth Place: | Marseille, France |
Nationality: | French |
Years Active: | 2009–present |
Known For: | Drag Race France Les Voyages de Nicky RuPaul's Drag Race (season 12) |
Karlize Zaitane Sanchez[1] (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.
Sanchez was born on March 14, 1991, in Marseille, France,[2] but also travelled quite a bit as a child, living in St. Martin and Morocco. His mother is Spanish.[3]
Sanchez trained to be a make-up artist. He created his drag persona in 2009 and has modeled extensively as Nicky Doll, appearing on the pages of Féroce Magazine,[4] Cosmopolitan[5] and Volition Magazine[6] among others. Sanchez developed his drag persona by himself. He does not have a drag mother, nor does he belong to any drag family.[7] 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.[8]
Nicky Doll's participation on season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race was announced on January 23, 2020.[9] She is the first French contestant on the US version of the show.[10] She was described as a ‘look queen’ and has spoken openly about “deep insecurities when it comes to the language barrier”[11] 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 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.[12]
In March 2022, Nicky Doll was announced as the host of Drag Race France.[13] The first season of Drag Race France premiered on June 25, 2022.[14] Nicky Doll provided commentary for the French broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 semi-finals on Culturebox.[15] On July 26, 2024, Nicky Doll was a part of the fashion runway and dance segment for the televised opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics.[16] 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.[17]
Sanchez came out as gay at the age of 18. He relocated from Paris to San Francisco in 2015, before moving to New York in 2017.
Sanchez identifies as non-binary and uses both he/him and she/her pronouns. [18]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2020 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself | Contestant (11th Place) | |
Je t'aime etc. | Guest | [19] | ||
Quotidien | Guest | [20] | ||
2022–present | Drag Race France | Host/Judge | ||
2022 | Countdown to All Stars 7: You're A Winner Baby | Guest, VH1 special | [21] | |
C à vous | Guest | [22] | ||
On est en direct | Guest with Drag Race France cast | [23] | ||
2023 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 8) | Lip Sync Assassin | Episode: "You're A Winner Baby!" | [24] |
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked! | Herself | Episode: "All Stars Untucked: You're A Winner Baby!" | ||
Les voyages de Nicky | Documentary | [25] | ||
RuPaul's Drag Race UK | Special guest; Episode: "Tickety-Boo" | |||
2024 | Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | Commentator (semi-finals, on Culturebox) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2020 | Miz Cracker's Review with a Jew - S12 E05 | Himself | Guest | [26] |
Whatcha Packin' - S12 E05 | [27] | |||
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Makeup Tutorial | Herself | [28] | ||
Gap Chat | [29] | |||
Get Ready With Me by Vogue Paris | [30] | |||
The X Change Rate | [31] | |||
Beauty Call by Vogue Paris | [32] | |||
The A.V. Club | [33] | |||
Extra-Ordinaire | [34] | |||
Bring Back My Ghouls | [35] | |||
2021 | Brut. Footage | [36] | ||
The Pit Stop - S13 E10 | [37] | |||
What's My Game? | [38] | |||
Fashion Photo RuView | [39] | |||
Out of the Closet | [40] | |||
El bolso de: Nicky Doll | [41] | |||
2022 | La Boîte à Questions | [42] | ||
Bring Back My Girls | [43] | |||
2023 | Give It to Me Straight | [44] |
Year | Title | Directed | |
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2022 | "Attention"[45] | Julian Roca-Chow | |
"Toxic"[46] | Dylan Perlot | ||
2023 | "Fashion Freak"[47] | Dylan Perlot |
Year | Title | Artist | |
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2020 | "I'm That Bitch"[48] | The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 | |
"The Shady Bunch"[49] | |||
2022 | "Attention"[50] | Nicky Doll | |
"Toxic"[51] | Nicky Doll | ||
2023 | "Fashion Freak"[52] | Nicky Doll |