2020Nominee
Best Performance
Happiest Season
BenDeLaCreme
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
September 24, 1982
Biography
BenDeLaCreme, also known as DeLa, is the drag persona of Benjamin H. Putnam (born September 24, 1982), an American drag queen, burlesque performer, actor and comedian. BenDeLaCreme is best known as a two-time contestant on the RuPaul's Drag Race series. She was crowned “Miss Congeniality” on Season 6 and later competed on the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, where she garnered more challenge wins than any other competitor in the show’s history, among other series records. She runs the theatrical production company BenDeLaCreme Presents.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2021Nominee
Best Performance
The Return of the Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show Live!
2020Nominee
Best Performance
The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Special
Career Highlights
2022Highlight
Best Performance
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
2024Highlight
Best Performance
Maxxie LaWow: Drag Super-shero
Video
Happiest Season
The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Special
Maxxie LaWow: Drag Super-shero