Fenton Bailey

Biography

Fenton Bailey is a director and producer who co-founded the independent media powerhouse World of Wonder and co-created the global phenomenon Drag Race.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

73

Known For

• 

  Party Monster
• 

  Stonewall Outloud
• 

  In Vogue: The Editor's Eye
• 

  30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
• 

  Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking
• 

  RuPaul's Christmas Ball

Credits

• production (41 credits)

  • Stop! That! Train!

    producer

    production
    2026
  • Heals

    executive producer

    production
    2026
  • Manhood

    executive producer

    production
    2026
  • Dear Viv

    executive producer

    production
    2025
  • The Little Pageant That Could

    executive producer

    production
    2024
  • Frybread Face and Me

    executive producer

    production
    2023
  • Yes I Am: The Ric Weiland Story

    producer

    production
    2023
  • The Bitch Who Stole Christmas

    executive producer

    production
    2021
  • Jimbo vs. Peas

    executive producer

    production
    2021
  • The Eyes of Tammy Faye

    executive producer

    production
    2021
  • Going to Pot: The High and Low of It

    executive producer

    production
    2021
  • RuPaul's Drag Race: Bring Back My Ghouls

    executive producer

    production
    2020
  • Freedia Got a Gun

    producer

    production
    2020
  • Wojnarowicz: Fuck You Faggot Fucker

    producer

    production
    2020
  • Liberty: Mother of Exiles

    producer

    production
    2019
  • Stonewall Outloud

    producer

    production
    2019
  • Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts

    executive producer

    production
    2019
  • RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular

    executive producer

    production
    2018
  • When the Beat Drops

    producer

    production
    2018
  • Menendez: Blood Brothers

    executive producer

    production
    2017
  • Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric

    executive producer

    production
    2017
  • Out of Iraq: A Love Story

    producer

    production
    2016
  • Dressed as a Girl

    executive producer

    production
    2014
  • Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking

    producer

    production
    2010
  • Reverend Death

    executive producer

    production
    2008
  • Hitler: The Comedy Years

    executive producer

    production
    2007
  • Miss Navajo

    executive producer

    production
    2007
  • Tammy Faye Death Defying

    executive producer

    production
    2005
  • Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

    executive producer

    production
    2004
  • The Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality

    executive producer

    production
    2004
  • Party Monster

    producer

    production
    2003
  • Kidneys for Jesus

    producer

    production
    2003
  • The Truth About Gay Sex

    executive producer

    production
    2002
  • The Double Life of Jonathan King

    producer

    production
    2002
  • Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines

    producer

    production
    2001
  • Lesbians Go Mad In Lesbos

    executive producer

    production
    2001
  • 101 Rent Boys

    producer

    production
    2000
  • The Eyes of Tammy Faye

    producer

    production
    2000
  • Nelson Sullivan's World Of Wonder

    producer

    production
    1994
  • RuPaul's Christmas Ball

    producer

    production
    1993
  • Videos, Vigilantes and Voyeurism

    producer

    production
    1993

• actors (3 credits)

  • PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Wig

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Away We Stay

    Photo Assistant 1

    actor

    actors
    2010

• directing (27 credits)

  • Going to Pot: The High and Low of It

    director

    directing
    2021
  • 30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Liberty: Mother of Exiles

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Stonewall Outloud

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Menendez: Blood Brothers

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Every Brilliant Thing

    director

    directing
    2016
  • Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

    director

    directing
    2016
  • I Am Britney Jean

    director

    directing
    2013
  • In Vogue: The Editor's Eye

    director

    directing
    2012
  • The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Becoming Chaz

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking

    director

    directing
    2010
  • When I Knew

    director

    directing
    2009
  • Heidi Fleiss: The Would-be Madam of Crystal

    director

    directing
    2008
  • The Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality

    director

    directing
    2004
  • Party Monster

    director

    directing
    2003
  • Monica in Black and White

    director

    directing
    2002
  • Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines

    director

    directing
    2001
  • 101 Rent Boys

    director

    directing
    2000
  • The Eyes of Tammy Faye

    director

    directing
    2000
  • Party Monster: The Shockumentary

    director

    directing
    1998
  • Shantay

    director

    directing
    1997
  • Drop Dead Gorgeous (A Tragicomedy): The Power of HIV Positive Thinking

    director

    directing
    1997
  • The Real Ellen Story

    director

    directing
    1997
  • Nelson Sullivan's World Of Wonder

    director

    directing
    1994
  • RuPaul's Christmas Ball

    director

    directing
    1993
  • Videos, Vigilantes and Voyeurism

    director

    directing
    1993

• crew (1 credits)

  • Can You Keep a Secret?

    thanks

    crew
    2019

• writing (1 credits)

  • Party Monster

    screenplay

    writing
    2003