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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Biography from TMDB.
- September 24, 1982 (44)
- Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
- Actor, director, producer and writer
- 7 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Known for
What are Benjamin Putnam's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 2
Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 4
Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 4
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Benjamin Putnam's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Benjamin Putnam's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
15 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 15 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show 2025 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show 2024 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show 2023 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Dr. Jackie(2022)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
The Return of the Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show Live! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
So Vam(2021)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Happiest Season(2020)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Capitol Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Daily Show(1996)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show 2024 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 38th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles, 14 of them dated from 1996 to 2025.
Film career
- 2020Screen debut· Happiest Season
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Benjamin Putnam's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 47/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 12. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Benjamin Putnam work with?
People who share at least 2 of Benjamin Putnam's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jinkx Monsoon shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Jinkx MonsoonShared titles: Maxxie LaWow: Drag Super-shero (2024), The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Special (2020), Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Jinkx Monsoon
Producers
- Fenton BaileyShared titles: Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch (2021), Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Fenton Bailey
- Randy BarbatoShared titles: Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch (2021), Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Randy Barbato
