A biography for Bianca Del Riohasn’t been written yet.
“It's very awkward to watch yourself on TV because I hate the sound of my voice. It's those moments where you're like, 'I do that?'”
“The average person assumes that you're a drag queen so you're a nelly and you want to be a girl, which is not the case, and I think Drag Race has changed that for us.”
“Well, I've realized I can function with no sleep!”
“Oh I ain't going anywhere. You can't get rid of me.”
“TV's a pretty powerful thing.”
“I've done drag many, many years, but TV is a huge, powerful thing.”
“I am a walking joke.”
“I mean, there's enough people who have a job for years and are not good at it, so you should be skilled at what you do.”
“I think it's great that 'Drag Race' is mainstream.”
“We live in a country that elected Trump. Clearly you have a sense of humor.”
“I don't dream. I'm not a person who makes a list of things that need to happen in my life. It just evolves, and you roll with the punches.”
“Most humor comes from truth. In the end, if I can laugh about it, who cares?”
“Things in life just happen and then you make the best of the situation and you keep moving.”
“I think every city and every drag queen has a different aesthetic or set up, but in the end, it's mutual respect for one another.”
“Sometimes if you're dealing with straight interviewers they're a little more excited if you're in drag: 'Oooh! Aaaah! Eeeee!' But if you're just sitting there out of drag, they think you're just a bitter queen.”
“Amsterdam's my favourite place to visit.”
“The thing with the comedian is you can make all the jokes you want and not every joke it going to be a winner, and not every joke is going to land, there'll be some that somebody doesn't laugh at, but that's just part of the deal.”
“Back in the day, when a man in a wig had to 'lip sync for their life,' they relied on a wig reveal, rose petals or picking up their opponent and twirling them around.”
“There's drag queens who lip sync brilliantly. There's drag queens who sing live brilliantly - none of those are me.”
“I try to find humor in everything.”