Tyra Sanchez biography: 13 things about ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 2 winner

James William Ross IV is a drag queen and a devout Christian born in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, United States. When he was young, he moved from Gainesville to Orlando, Florida.

Initially, Ross was professionally known as Tyra Sanchez. He later changed his stage name to King Tyra.

Ross has two children. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. In 2005, his son Jeremiah Ross was born.
2. In 2007, he tried drag for the first time. He was inspired by Beyoncé Knowles.
3. He won “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 2, which aired on Logo TV from February 1, 2010 to April 26, 2010, besting 11 other contestants.
4. In April 2011, he released his first dance single titled “Look at Me“.
5. On August 25, 2014, he allegedly assaulted Daniel Alonso while he was signing autographs at the Rainbow-Cactus Company in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. On September 9, 2014, he was arrested in Virginia and charged with misdemeanor assault. On October 8, 2014, the case was dismissed.
6. On October 13, 2016, he released his second single titled “Vogue“.
7. On July 11, 2017, he released a spoken word extended play titled “Dear Drag Race Fans Book I“. On August 26, 2017, he wrote on Twitter, “Someone’s becoming a father for the second time.”
8. On October 8, 2019, he took to social media to say, “I humbly apologize for the online behavior I have displayed in recent years. Though it represents emotions I may have felt, it does not represent my true character. I have failed you and I know that I am much better than that.”
9. In March 2020, he announced his retirement from drag.
10. On August 20, 2020, he was arrested by Atlanta Police Department officers, booked into the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia, USA and charged with criminal damage to property. He allegedly spray-painted “Don’t Move Here Ever” on the side of a building in Atlanta.
11. On September 14, 2022, he announced his return to drag under the name King Tyra exclusively on OnlyFans.
12. On January 26, 2023, he announced “Club Tyra“, his comeback tour visiting 19 cities across the U.S. In April 2023, he told Joseph Shepherd in an “Exposed” interview that he has accepted people calling him Tyra Sanchez even with his new drag name being King Tyra.
13. He was 35 years old when he got into a minor car crash in May 2023 with another driver in Starke, Florida. He allegedly yelled at a police officer who arrived on the scene and threatened to shoot the officer, who tried to arrest him. He was charged with assault on a law enforcement officer and resisting without violence.

'RuPaul's Drag Race' Winner Tyra Sanchez Arrested For Assaulting Cop https://t.co/YEULPeOqN0

— TMZ (@TMZ) June 10, 2023