Nicky Doll

Nicky Doll is the stage name of Karl Sanchez, 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. Early life Sanchez was born on March 14, 1991, in Marseille, France, but also travelled quite a bit as a child, living in St. Martin and Morocco. Career Sanchez trained to be a makeup artist. He created his drag persona in 2009 and has modeled extensively as Nicky Doll, appearing on the pages of Féroce Magazine, Cosmopolitan and Volition Magazine among others. Sanchez grew his drag persona by himself. He does not have a drag mother, nor does he belong to any drag family. Her drag name “Nicky” is a tribute to Nicki Minaj and “Doll” evokes versatility and reflects the different personalities Sanchez's drag persona exhibits. Sanchez self-describes Nicky Doll as a 90's life-size doll.