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Nicky Doll is a French-American drag artist and one of the Season 12 contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race. She is also the host of Drag Race France.
Nicky later returned as a Lip-Sync Assassin in All Stars 8. She lost her lip-sync to Alexis Michelle.
On March 6, 2025, Nicky was announced as one of the cast members of the second season of Slaycation.[3]
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Drag Name Origin[]
"Nicky" is short for Nicole and "Doll" is because she has different personalities as the week evolves so she wanted a little bit of versatility to her name.[4] In the RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 trailer, Nicky also reveals that her drag name was inspired by Nicki Minaj.[5]
Track Records[]
Statistics | USA Season 12 |
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Ranking: | 11th Place |
Maxi Challenges Won: | 0 |
Mini Challenges Won: | 0 |
Times as Team Captain: | 0 |
Times in Bottom: | 2 (Eps. 3, 5) |
Episode Eliminated: | Episode 5 |
Memorable Quotes[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12[]
- "I think I really became a man once I started to act like a woman" (Meet the Queens)
- "Well, that was a long flight." (entrance quote)
- "Allez on y va!"
- "On est dans la merde."
- "Michelle Visage's nightmare just arrived." (towards Crystal Methyd's entrance look)
- "Hummus! Oh my god." (because of a pronunciation correction)
- ♪" N-I-C-K-Y's in town, the new look queen that brings the house down. Watch me prance my way to the crown. Are you ready? A-are you ready? Style and fashion is what I bring to you. And I guarantee you ain't no mauvais goût. From Paris to New York et me voilà. Fasten your seatbelt, enjoy the ride! (Ah!) " ♪ (verse in "I'm That Bitch")
- "Same, same, same, camp, camp, same. Next!"
- "We love you broccoli." (referring to Dahlia Sin upon erasing her farewell message)
- "I feel like Ellen DeGeneres." (because she was wearing a short blonde wig)
- "Next week, I'm gonna walk the runway as Quasimodo."
- "Work Dr. Bitch!" (In the Gay's Anatomy challenge)
- "Salut, mes amis!" (exit quote)
Drag Race France Season 1[]
- "1, 2, 3, Kam!"
- "So-So-So-Soa!"
- "Bonsoir à toutes et à tous et bienvenue sur la grande scène de Drag Race France!"
- "Ladies and gentlemans and everyone in between. La France!"
- "Pour certaines, on dit oui, et pour d'autres, on di-verge."
- "Silence ! J'ai pris ma décision. Qu'on me ramène mes reines."
- "Il reste deux reines sur scène. Mes chères queens, c'est maintenant ou jamais. C'est votre dernière chance de nous impressionner, avec un lip-sync lé-gen-daire. Bonne chance, et ne merdez pas!"
- "Aimez-vous comme vous êtes et la vie sera toujours une fête! Et n'oubliez pas. Au glam, citoyennes! Musique!
- "Les filles, c'était... Époustouflant. Je crois qu'on est tous estomaqués par... Par l'émotion que vous avez délivrée, donc merci pour tout." (after the lip-sync between La Big Bertha and Lolita Banana)
Drag Race France Season 2[]
- "Je tenais à vous dire que je suis extrêmement fière de vous. Je sais à quelle point vous avez travaillé. Cette compétition elle n'est pas facile, mais vous vous donnez à fond chaque semaine. Mais là, aujourd'hui, c'est des stars que j'ai eu en face de moi. Bravo!" (To the queens after the Rusical)
Drag Race France Season 3[]
- "Liberté, égalité, perruque pailletée."
- "Un, deux, trois, Fashion!"
Farewell Message[]
"I may not have gotten a crown. But I have gotten a sisterhood. I♥U. Your French sister! (I'm still the prettier) 💋"
Trivia[]
- Nicky is the first French contestant in the Drag Race franchise.
- Nicky resided in Morocco for seven years.[4]
- Nicky started doing drag in 2009 and moved to New York City in 2015.[citation needed]
- Nicky was cast on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 as a replacement for Tamisha Iman, who had to drop out due to cancer.[citation needed]
- After the "Problem" lip sync on the third episode of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12, Ariana Grande commented on how Nicky and Dahlia Sin were her favorites and how sad she was to see them in the bottom two. She then followed them both social media.[6]
- Nicky planned to impersonate Marie Antoinette for Snatch Game.[7]
- RuPaul asked Nicky to do Pete Davidson's drag makeup for Saturday Night Live.[8]
- Nicky expressed having an "immigrant inferiority complex" on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 which led her to many insecurities in the competition.[9]
- Nicky is the lowest placing Drag Race contestant to later become a host of her own series of the show, placing 11th overall.
- This was a fact joked about by The Vivienne during the press for the RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 7, unaware of the fact Nicky was in the audience.[10]
- Nicky was added to the Season Pass of RuPaul's Drag Race Superstar in May 2023, alongside the tag "Couture".
- For the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Nicky carried the Olympic flame wearing 15cm heels in Bouches-du-Rhône.[11] On July 26, 2024, Nicky was also featured during the runway and dance segment for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games.[12]
Gallery[]
Videos[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12[]
Filmography[]
TV[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2020 | RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 | Self | Contestant (Placed 11th) | |
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11 Untucked | ||||
2022- | Drag Race France | Host/Judge | ||
2023 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (Season 8) | Lip Sync Assassin | ||
2025 | Drag Race France All Stars | Host/Judge | ||
Slaycation (Season 2) | Contestant (Placed TBA) |
Web Series[]
- (2020) Miz Cracker's Review with a Jew – S12 E05
- (2020) Whatcha Packin' – S12 E05
- (2020) Untucked, on Season 12
Discography[]
Non-Album Singles[]
- (2022) "Attention"
- (2023) 'Fashion Freak"
Appearances[]
- (2020) "I'm That Bitch" by RuPaul ft. RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 Cast
External Links[]
References[]
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Winner | Jaida Essence Hall |
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Runners-Up | 2nd & 3rd: Crystal Methyd & Gigi Goode |
Other Contestants | 4th: Sherry Pie (Disqualified) • 5th: Jackie Cox • 6th: Heidi N Closet (Miss Congeniality) • 7th: Widow Von'Du • 8th: Jan • 9th: Brita • 10th: Aiden Zhane • 11th: Nicky Doll • 12th: Rock M. Sakura • 13th: Dahlia Sin |
Host | RuPaul |
Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Ross Mathews |
Pit Crew | Jason Carter • Bruno Carvalho • Bryce Eilenberg |
Winner | Paloma |
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Runners-Up | 2nd & 3rd: La Grande Dame & Soa de Muse |
Other Contestants | 4th: Lolita Banana • 5th: La Big Bertha • 6th: Elips (Miss Sympathie) • 7th: Kam Hugh • 8th: La Briochée • 9th: Lova Ladiva • 10th: La Kahena |
Host | Nicky Doll |
Judges | Daphné Bürki • Kiddy Smile • Nicky Doll |
Pit Crew | Clyde Devoh • Jérôme Prun • Lazaro Cuervo Costa • Pierre-Antoine Brunet • Simon Vendeme • Yassin Chekkouh |
Winner | Keiona |
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Runners-Up | 2nd: Sara Forever • 3rd & 4th: Mami Watta & Punani |
Other Contestants | 5th: Piche • 6th: Cookie Kunty • 7th: Moon (Quit + Miss Sympathie) • 8th: Ginger Bitch • 9th: Kitty Space • 10th: Vespi • 11th: Rose |
Host | Nicky Doll |
Judges | Daphné Bürki • Kiddy Smile • Nicky Doll |
Pit Crew | Clyde Devoh • Jérôme Prun • Lazaro Cuervo Costa • Pierre-Antoine Brunet • Silvano Frere • Yassin Chekkouh |
Winner | Le Filip |
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Runners-Up | 2nd: Ruby On The Nail • 3rd & 4th: Leona Winter & Lula Strega |
Other Contestants | 5th: Misty Phoenix • 6th: Perseo • 7th: Norma Bell (Miss Sympathie) • 8th: Edeha Noire • 9th: Magnetica • 10th: Afrodite Amour |
Host | Nicky Doll |
Judges | Daphné Bürki • Kiddy Smile • Nicky Doll |
Pit Crew | Jérôme Prun • Lazaro Cuervo Costa • Pierre-Antoine Brunet • Silvano Frere • Léon Chappuis |
Winner | TBA |
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Runners-Up | TBA |
Other Contestants | Elips • Kam Hugh • La Big Bertha • Magnetica • Mami Watta • Misty Phoenix • Moon • Piche • Punani • Soa de Muse |
Host | Nicky Doll |
Judges | Daphné Bürki • Loïc Prigent • Nicky Doll • Shy'm |
Pit Crew |