Zaldy

Zaldy Goco (born 1966), also known mononymously as Zaldy, is a Filipino-American fashion designer. In 1995, he was featured as a model in a British television advertisement for Levi's. He would eventually collaborate with Cirque du Soleil in two productions centered around Jackson's music, Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour and Michael Jackson: One, as well as the touring circus show Volta.

RuPaul In the late 1980s, Zaldy met the American drag queen RuPaul at a nightclub in Union Square, Manhattan.

RuPaul's Drag Race

Zaldy designs the gowns for RuPaul on RuPaul's Drag Race. He works with three other team members and an assortment of other craftspeople, including painters, beaders, and graphic designers.

For his work on Drag Race, Zaldy has received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning three times in the category of Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming. He was first nominated for the 68th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for the season 8 premiere, "Keeping It 100!" He received a second nomination, alongside Perry Meek, for the 69th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for the season 9 premiere, "Oh. My. Gaga!" Zaldy and Meek won this Emmy. He received a third nomination in this category in 2018 for the season 10 premiere "10s Across the Board". In 2019, he won an Emmy for the episode "Trump: The Rusical" alongside Art Conn, who designed Michelle Visage's outfit.

Zaldy appeared as a guest judge alongside Kesha on season 9, episode "Makeovers: Crew Better Work," and made a guest appearance in the season 12, episode "You Don't Know Me." He also appeared as a guest judge on the RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 6, episode "Show Up Queen".