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Tyra Sanchez

1988–

United States

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King Tyra, formerly Tyra Sanchez, is the stage name of James William Ross IV (born April 21, 1988), an American drag queen and reality television personality. A frequent drag impersonator of pop star Beyoncé, Tyra is known as winner of the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race, receiving $25,000. After retiring from his drag character Tyra Sanchez in a public Instagram post in March 2020, Ross announced his return to drag on September 14, 2022, under the name King Tyra via his OnlyFans, before moving all drag content back to Instagram in August 2023.

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