The Vixen (drag queen)

Taylor was born to Sheri Jones.[8] He started doing drag at a local bar called the Jeffery Pub in April 2013. His drag mother is Savannah Westbrooke.[9] The drag name "The Vixen" comes from his love of 1920s vintage wear, and the word "vixen" comes in those searches.[10]

The Vixen is known for blending political activism and queer advocacy into her drag performances.[11][12] She has been an outspoken critic about anti-black sentiment in America, including in white queer communities, stating, “you [often] have to choose between calling out racism or homophobia”.[12]

In November 2016, Taylor co-founded "Black Girl Magic", a drag show consisting of only African-American queens. Drag Race alumni Dida Ritz and Shea Couleé are part of this show.[13][14] Her fellow season ten contestants Asia O'Hara, Monét X Change and Monique Heart were added to the line-up of the "Black Girl Magic" cast in June 2018.[15][16]

The Vixen was announced as one of fourteen contestants for season ten of RuPaul's Drag Race on February 22, 2018.[17] She won the episode two main challenge.[18] In the third episode, she engaged in a verbal back-and-forth with fellow contestant Aquaria, which left Aquaria crying and The Vixen noting that the exchange “created the narrative [of] an angry black woman who has scared off the little white girl".[5] Although Aquaria eventually conceded the point and later came to her defense, the Vixen received online death threats from Drag Race fans afterwards.[19] She faced more backlash after quarreling with competitor Eureka O'Hara in multiple episodes, most notably in episode 4 of Untucked.[20][21][22] She was eliminated in seventh place after losing a lip sync to "Groove Is in the Heart" against Asia O'Hara.[23] During the final reunion episode, she walked offstage after feeling cornered by moderator RuPaul who kept pressing her to revisit past confrontations with Aquaria and Eureka.[24] Season six alum Courtney Act later criticized RuPaul for a lack of compassion during the exchange.[25][26]

Outside of Drag Race, The Vixen had a booth covered with the Black Girl Magic logo for the first annual Wakandacon in August 2018.[27]

She became a sponsor for Grindr's "Kindr" public service announcement in September 2018, in an effort to stop racial discrimination in the app.[28]

On March 5 and 6, 2020 Vixen performed alongside fellow drag race alumni Bebe Zahara Benet, Bob the Drag Queen, Monique Heart, Peppermint, and Shea Couleé in the Nubia tour, a live drag show featuring and produced by black drag queens.[29][30]

In 2020 Taylor started a career in pornography, selling sexually explicit videos and pictures via OnlyFans.[31]

The Vixen is openly gay.[39] Her drag daughter is Delikate Doll.[40] In 2023, she announced that she had moved from Chicago to New Orleans, Louisiana.[41]

• Official website
• Anthony Taylor at IMDb