Nini Coco

Nini Coco is an American drag performer who grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas and moved to Denver, Colorado during the COVID-19 pandemic, where she quickly became a fixture at Tracks Denver and X Bar. She competed on Season 18 of RuPaul's Drag Race and finished as runner-up — a high-fashion, high-concept diva known for costume-designing much of her own looks and mixing theatrical, character-driven runways with high-energy performance. Her drag name is a play on her real first name, Nico, and is also an anagram of Icon Icon. Before going full-time in drag she worked as a mechanical engineer. She won the opening challenge of Season 18's premiere.