Winner of RuPaul Drag Race Tyra Sanchez accused of vandalism


RuPaul Tyra Sanchez’s Drag Race winner has been arrested and charged with vandalism

  • RuPaul’s Drag Race champion Tyra Sanchez, real name James William Ross, has been arrested on charges of vandalism, according to reports
  • Ross won season two of the Emmy-winning show in 2010, but has since ‘retired’ from his drag act
  • Police responded to a call of vandalism after a man was seen spray-painting an apartment building with the words ‘do not move here’

RuPaul’s Drag Race champion Tyra Sanchez, real name James William Ross, was arrested on Thursday on charges of vandalism.

Ross, who is now said to have retired from his drag act, was taken to Fulton County Jail in Atlanta this morning.

A spokeswoman for the Atlanta Police Department said they were responding to a call of vandalism at an apartment complex where someone spray-painted the words “do not move here” across the building, PEOPLE reported.

Busted: RuPaul's Drag Race winner Tyra Sanchez has been arrested and charged with vandalism (pictured above in 2013)

Busted: RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Tyra Sanchez has been arrested and charged with vandalism (pictured above in 2013)

Ross was identified as the suspect by police and accused of criminal damage to the property, per the report.

TMZ reports that Ross lived in the building that he allegedly tagged with graffiti and after months had not paid for his hair.

The reality star won season two of RuPaul Drag Race in 2010, but has since distanced himself from his alter ego Tyra.

Retired: Sanchez, real name James William Ross, is now said to have retired his drag act

Retired: Sanchez, real name James William Ross, is now said to have retired from his drag act

In March, Ross announced that he was retiring from his drag act, according to a report by Instinct Magazine.

In a now deleted post, Ross stated that he has ‘grown the desire to dress’ and added that he ‘wants to muscle, not shave my face anymore, I want to look like ZADDY!’ He also said, ‘MY NAME IS JAMES OR JAY. NET TYRA, SHE, MA’AM, OF QUEEN. ‘

Currently, his Instagram account has deleted all his posts, and has just one video image titled: ‘Verified NEW IG @CREATORIV Tyra Sanchez no longer exists and will never return. Stop hoping. Stop wishing. Stop asking. ‘

Stardom: The reality show is seen at a Drag Race party in New York in 2010

Stardom: The reality show is seen at a Drag Race party in New York in 2010

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