biography

Lydia Butthole Kollins, better known simply as Lydia B Kollins (born May 29, 2001), is an American drag performer, filmmaker, and model competing on the upcoming seventeenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Her in-drag first name, Lydia, is derived from Beetlejuice character Lydia Deetz. She is a filmmaker, and cites Tim Burton, John Waters, and David Lynch as inspirations. As a model, she walked for Susanne Bartsch’s "Bartsch Summer Camp Pride" event in 2021. She opened for Chappell Roan’s Pittsburgh show as apart of The Midwest Princess Tour in April 2024.