Drag queen and insult comic Bianca Del Rio in Hong Kong debut, so audiences beware
When Roy Haylock won reality TV show RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2014 it changed his life. He has already starred in two feature films and he is finally coming to Hong Kong on his third world tour with his caustic brand of humour
The larger-than-life drag queen and insult comic Bianca Del Rio makes her debut Hong Kong appearance on November 25 with her hilarious “Blame It On Bianca” tour.
Bianca, the alter ego of comic Roy Haylock, shot to worldwide attention in 2014 when she won season six of the reality TV show RuPaul’s Drag Race. She is known for her sharp wit, foul mouth and unapologetic humour.
“It’ll be my first time in Hong Kong, I’m excited. I’ve got a couple of days before the show and my friends have given me a list of things to do – eating and shopping is high on the list, along with a cocktail or two,” says Haylock, speaking from Bali where he is taking a few days break between the Australian and Asian legs of his tour.
Haylock grew up in Gretna, Louisiana, with his Cuban-born mother and Honduran-born father. The fourth of five children, he had three older sisters and a younger brother, and from the age of about 12 he remembers doing his mother’s and sister’s hair and make-up. He was so good that his sisters began paying him to get them ready for a date.