Bianca Del Rio
| Bianca Del Rio | |
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Rolodex of Hate Tour 2015
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| Born |
Roy Haylock June 27, 1975 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Actor, insult comedian, costume designer, and drag queen. |
| Years active | 1993–Present |
| Known for | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 6) winner |
| Home town | Gretna, Louisiana |
| Predecessor | Jinkx Monsoon |
| Successor | Violet Chachki |
| Website | thebiancadelrio.com |
Roy Haylock (born June 27, 1975), better known by his stage name Bianca Del Rio, is an American actor, insult comedian, costume designer, and drag queen. He is a fixture in the New Orleans and New York City club scenes, often working with Lady Bunny, and is best known for being the winner of the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Haylock grew up in Gretna, Louisiana. He is of Cuban and Honduran descent and is the fourth of five children. He started acting and designing costumes for plays at West Jefferson High School. After high school, Haylock moved to New York City and worked at Bloomingdale's for nine months, but later returned to Louisiana.
Haylock has primarily worked as a costume designer. In 1993, he won a Big Easy Entertainment Award for Best Costume Design for Snow Queen at the age of 17. He has been nominated for 13 Big Easy Entertainment Awards for costume design, winning six. Haylock has also made costumes for New Orleans Opera.
In New Orleans, Haylock started performing as a drag artist in 1996 in the play Pageant. The local drag queen Lisa Beaumann saw him in the play and later cast him in shows at the nightclub Oz. Haylock won the New Orleans Gay Entertainer of the Year for three years as drag queen Bianca Del Rio.
In 2001, Bianca Del Rio was selected as co-grand marshal, with Pat "Estelle" Ritter and Rick Thomas for Southern Decadence XXIX.
Haylock moved to New York City after Hurricane Katrina. In addition to performing in drag, Haylock builds costumes for Broadway shows, ballet and opera having worked for Barbara Matera, Ltd. Del Rio performs weekly in various NYC nightclubs including in cabaret with Lady Bunny at XL Nightclub. Notable events include a roast of Patricia Krentcil, better known as "Tan Mom."
Haylock starred in the first regional production of Rent (following its initial Broadway closing) at Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans, playing the role of 'Angel' opposite Christopher Bentivegna as Collins.
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