Fans Demand RuPaul Remove Tyra Sanchez’s Drag Race Title
metroweekly.comRuPaul’s Drag Race fans are calling on host RuPaul Charles to strip Season 2 winner Tyra Sanchez of her title following nasty remarks she posted on social media.Sanchez, formerly known as “King Tyra,” whose real name is James Ross, made the comments on January 5, in response to news that The Vivienne, the winner of the inaugural season of Drag Race UK, had died.The Vivienne, whose real name was James Lee Williams, tragically died at age 32 over the weekend at a residence in Chorlton-by-Backford, England.
The cause of death is not yet known. Upon hearing the news, Sanchez dragged up a past tweet of The Vivienne’s from 2020 in which the drag queen wrote, “Bet Tyra was fuming when she Realized Netflix Spoiled the win Too.
Sorry gal. You Tried though.”The post appears to reference Netflix using a different drag queen’s photo as the thumbnail for the 2010 season of Drag Race won by Sanchez when the streaming platform began making episodes available outside of the United States.“Yet it doesn’t compare to the fumes of the crematorium,” Sanchez wrote, quote-tweeting the five-year-old post.Yet it doesn’t compare to the fumes of the crematorium.
https://t.co/DGSYkRovzJ— Tyra (@thatdamntyra) January 5, 2025The nasty comment received a deluge of criticism from fans of the franchise, who chastised Sanchez for her response, and began to call for RuPaul to strip her of her title for badmouthing a fellow winner after their untimely death. “Dear @WorldOfWonder, Producers, RuPaul, and to whom it may concern.
