Bianca Del Rio ‘Rolodex of Hate’ Saturday, Nov. 14 9 p.m. Lincoln Theatre 1215 U St. N.W. $20-75 ticketfly.com

Though she’s performed at Capital Pride, had a monthly show at Town and brought her show to the Fillmore in Silver Spring in February, this weekend is the first time Bianca Del Rio (aka Roy Haylock), the “RuPaul’s Drag Race” season six winner, will perform her “Rolodex of Hate” show in Washington proper.

During a rare break from the road, we caught up with the famously insulting insult comic. Her comments have been slightly edited for length.

WASHINGTON BLADE: What did you have on your face during the season seven finale? That was quite a look.

BIANCA DEL RIO: Just glitter. I just covered myself in it and thought it was a brilliant idea until that night when I tried to get it all off. It was like that scene in “Silkwood.” … But that’s television, so it’s all good.

BLADE: Tapings can take forever. Did you have to sit around all day in that getup?

BIANCA: It starts out pretty early, like 5 or 6 and I did the pre-show as myself that aired on World of Wonder’s YouTube channel … that I hosted with a live audience. And then we went to the actual taping so I had a couple of hours because they film all of them talking, all the confessionals, you know how TV is. Stop, wait, stop, wait, stop, wait. So I had a couple of hours, but it wasn’t bad. I was backstage schmoozing.

BLADE: Who were you rooting for on season seven?

BIANCA: Well with my schedule and not necessarily being in the U.S. all the time, it was very difficult to watch the show so I just caught up whenever I could.

BLADE: What do you think of Violet Chachki? Is she a worthy successor?

BIANCA: Violet’s a lovely girl. I think before the show, my immediate attraction was to Ginger (Minj) because of her sense of humor, but since then I’ve gotten to meet all three of them and Violet’s quite lovely and, you know, she’s got it together. She’s 23, 24, she’s gorgeous and that’s really the great thing about the show, all of us have a different path so it’s great to see the good things that have come her way.

BLADE: You’re a noticeable absence on the new “Christmas Queens” album. Surely you were approached.

BIANCA: I was asked but I didn’t really want to sing. It’s not my forte. But I hear it’s quite lovely. I bought it but I haven’t listened to it yet.

BLADE: On your season, I got so tired of hearing Adore whine about not being able to sew and, to a lesser degree, Ginger on this last season. Why would anybody go on “Drag Race” and not learn to sew first? Or at least take a crash course after you turned your tape in?

BIANCA: Well, it’s difficult to try to explain other people. It’s like going to the Olympics. You know what you’re going to be doing to get to the medal and so you need to have some level of skill when it comes to singing, dancing, acting, sewing and comedy. Basically, that’s the format of the show. You don’t have to master all of them, but you have to have some proficiency because you know that’s going to be asked of you. … We’ve had people who’ve won or gotten to the finals at least without necessarily having those skills but for me, I tried to be as prepared as possible. But then I’m older than everyone else so I’ve kind of done all those things at different points in my life. … I hated the lip syncing but others couldn’t wait to do that.

BLADE: If you’re good, like you, you might not have to lip sync but you know you’re going to have to sew.

BIANCA: Well that’s true. But not everyone who goes on that show is that smart. You’ve seen that. No names, but yeah.

BLADE: You’re returning to some markets. The tour must be going well, no?

BIANCA: We didn’t expect the show to be as successful as it’s been. I’ve been traveling with it since last November. Because I was new, quote-unquote, the producer would give me dates and if they sold out, we would get more dates. So it’s been over a year almost now and we’ve been all over the world. … We’ll end the show with D.C., El Paso and Oklahoma City, all cities I had not visited. … There are so many cities. I’m like, “Oh shit, have I been there?” I only know by the airports. I’m just there a day or a night and then out the next day so it gets blurred.

BLADE: What’s next?

BIANCA: We’ll leave “Rolodex” on a high note and then there are other projects I’m working on as well. I’ll free up some time and re-focus on what’s coming up next. Then I’m writing my new show, which will premiere next summer in Australia.

BLADE: Tell us about “Hurricane Bianca.”

BIANCA: That was in the works before I did “Drag Race.” A friend of mine, Matt Kugelman, had written a feature film that he wanted to do with me. I didn’t write it. It’s not my movie, quote unquote, but he involved me. We were crowd funding with Go Fund Me and in the middle of that, I got “Drag Race.” So I had to go into seclusion and do the show and I couldn’t talk about it for some time but then once the show started airing, we continued the crowd funding and through the generous support of many people who watched the show and donated, we were able to film this summer, which was a wonderful experience. It was 18 days for me, off and on, to film. There are lots of great people in it. The amazingly talented Rachel Dratch, Alan Cumming, Shangela Laquifa Wadley, RuPaul and Margaret Cho.

BLADE: Are you friends with RuPaul? Do you have his cell number?

BIANCA: No. I don’t think any of us have that kind of relationship with Ru. It’s not like that. I speak with Michelle (Visage) and since the show, we travel a lot and we did “Battle of the Seasons” together, the show with all of us. We’ve become chummy, so we’re closer. Ru’s schedule is pretty intense. He’s on like 45 different TV shows right now. When we see each other, it’s always very cordial and nice. I got to do the podcast and the (season seven) finale and participate in all of that, but chummy? No. That’s not necessarily the way it worked.

BLADE: I sort of picture the winners being in this very exclusive club where you all hang out and have dinner parties at Ru’s house and stuff like that, but I guess that’s not realistic.

BIANCA: I wouldn’t turn it down but what most people fail to realize is when you get on “Drag Race,” your life is set and it’s really taxing. And I’m one of those people who says yes to every gig, every benefit, every bingo, every bar mitzvah, every funeral, whatever. It’s been great for me … but you still have to work. I haven’t stopped. I took one week of vacation for my 40th birthday in June but since then it’s just been a whirlwind, which I’m grateful for, it’s opened many doors and it’s there for the taking if you want it.

BLADE: Obviously you wanted to win, but was there any elimination on season six you hated to see or someone you thought got eliminated too early?

BIANCA: I felt the proper choices were made for what it was. … Now when you watched the show and you say, “Oh, I didn’t know that,” or “I didn’t know she was saying that or that was her problem,” you don’t really get all that information while you’re taping. But I felt everything was justified at the time.

BLADE: You kind of took Trinity K. Bonet under your wing and she bristled somewhat. Have you seen her since the show?

BIANCA: Oh yeah, we all chat. Of course I’m closest with Courtney, Adore and Darienne because we traveled a lot together and get to see each other quite often but with Trinity, every time I’ve been in Atlanta, she comes to see me. I don’t really get to hang out or see any of the shows she’s been in … but every now and then, we check in and find out where everyone is and what’s going on. It’s kind of this odd little misfit group of people that have experiences you can only share with so many people because no one else can really relate to that. Like last summer we did “Battle of the Seasons” with me, Sharon, Jinkx, Alaska. We don’t get to do many of those, but when we do, it’s a wild ride.

BLADE: Has drag been a dating impediment?

BIANCA: I’ve had two very long relationships while doing drag. Not “Drag Race,” but before. It’s not really anything I want in my life at this point. I’m focusing on what I have going on. It’s interesting to see how people treat you. I’m doing exactly what I’ve always done, just on a grander scale. … Maybe if I were 20, I’d be more obsessed with that. I’ve had lovely boyfriends and things didn’t work out for a reason and I’m OK with where I am now. Sometimes you don’t know if they really like you or just want to borrow your dress.