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 trained to be a make-up artist. He created his drag persona in 2009[2] 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’[7] and has spoken openly about “deep insecurities when it comes to the language barrier”[7][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 her 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]
Personal life
Sanchez came out as gay at the age of 18.[2] He relocated from Paris to San Francisco in 2015, before moving to New York in 2017.[2]
Sanchez identifies as non-binary and uses both he/him and she/her pronouns. [18]