Miss Tyra Sanchez is serving prison fish in her mugshot, which TMZ has posted today along with a report that the Drag Race season 2 winner was allegedly assaulted by a security guard at the venue where she was signing autographs.
Tyra (James Ross) tells TMZ that she was “suddenly slammed to the ground” recently by a security guard for being involved in some kind of altercation with a “heckler.”
She claims that the assault left her with a cut to the head, a sprained shoulder, and bruises on her face.
According to Tyra:
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Tyra Sanchez tells TMZ he was signing autographs at the Rainbow-Cactus Company in Virginia Beach a few weeks ago … when a guy in the crowd started heckling him.
Tyra claims he approached the man to try to calm the situation, but a security guard for the venue suddenly grabbed him, slammed him to the ground, and cuffed him … though he eventually let him go.
Tyra says she plans to “take legal action against the guard.” Apparently she tried to file charges against the venue on Monday, but was arrested on a warrant at the police station. These are the photos she’s supplied TMZ (and presumably the police) with:
This apparently isn’t Tyra’s first time at the Rainbow-Cactus Company. There’s video of her mopping the bar’s stage with dollar bills back in January:
Photos: TMZ/Logo TV
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money718
He is taking legal action, yet is a criminal also.
Black Pegasus
I’m sure there’s three sides to this story, yet we’re only hearing one. Two bad she’s not a NFL wife. Her injuries would make front page news.
Cam
@money718:
Somebody with a warrant out still has the right to file a suit or take legal action if something is done to them.
Masc Pride
@money718: I was thinking the same thing. He went to press charges against someone else and got arrested? Haha serves him good. What a dumba$$.
stanhope
She was full of herself on Drag Race and she was probably full of herself that night. Every day Judge Judy says don’t take your ass over somewhere to “diffuse” the situation….WALK AWAY. So they did a Rodney King on her LOL LOL LOL
Bob LaBlah
I would love to know what was she arrested for. I watched the TMZ clip and it had nothing either on what she had done.
While we are on the subject of a fighting drag queen in a bar and arrest does anyone know what happened to Flotilla DeBarge? She had an episode a few years back that more or less ended her career.
Blackceo
@Cam:
Thank you!!! What the hell does him having a warrant have to do with filing assault charges, which look pretty da,n warranted to me. Sounds like bitter Bettys still pissed she won that season of Drag Race, and deservedly so. Best of luck to Miss Sanchez.
ScaryRussianHeather
@Black Pegasus:
The NFL wife was knocked UNCONSCIOUS with one punch and could have died. And there was video of him dragging her around like a dead body. HARDLY compares to Tyra’s situation. Especially since the wife married him right after. Of course it’s newsworthy.
LOL that little scrape deserves front page news?
Cam
@buffnightwing:
The hypocritical thing about your comment is that I bet you’re one of those sad sack right wingers that sits there and cries because “Gee, the gay community doesn’t accept me because I vote for anti-gay politicians, Waaaaaah, why can’t they just accept me and my beliefs?”
And then there is your comment above…
krystalkleer
@buffnightwing: don’t like it…ummm here’s a hint…buy a clue mr president of the DUCK DYNASTY fanclub…don’t watch it!…and don’t ferget to take the dishes outta the sink before ya pee in it!
Black Pegasus
@ScaryRussianHeather: Sarcasm and satire must have missed you.
Stream
Queerty… you should read the comments on the articles you cite before posting a story about it. This is a completely false story, even Tyra herself said on her personal Facebook account that the TMZ story was completely filled with lies. She did not work that night, she was there as a patron, she was definitely not signing autographs, the club was closed when the incident happened. She charged at a customer that she had words with, security got in between, she assaulted the guard and was therefore put on the ground and cuffed. Also, she moved to this area fairly recently and had been attending the club both as a customer and as an employee frequently before this incident happened.
I was literally five feet away from the whole thing. Stop spreading this false story.
Cam
@Stream:
So if the club was closed, then how was she there as a patron? Get your story straight.
WasThere
@Cam: It had just closed, and the last of the customers were leaving the place – including the customer she had words with. She was there as a patron, but since she was also an employee (she performed there about once a week) she was allowed to stay past closing hours.
WasThere
@Cam: The main point is that she literally charged at this customer and security got in between, also known as doing his job. She assaulted the security guard, which is why she was arrested, now she’s claiming it was the other way around to save face.
Cam
@WasThere:
If that is the case then it sounds like she is going to go down for it.
WasThere
@Cam: Probably, there were plenty of eye witnesses there. It’s so unnecessary to completely fabricate a story like this, especially the part about her signing autographs and about a ‘heckler’. Tyra had a terrible attitude with a lot of people, she rubbed many people the wrong way, especially many regulars at the club. Which is why the verbal fight started in the first place. She took it to a different level when she got out of her seat and charged at the other person though. If security hadn’t stepped in between, who knows what she would’ve done.
MysticOne
I have seen too many times where the security there goes way too far…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6-dCME9eps
VirginiaIsForLoners
@MysticOne: Hello Vonica Warner. So since you want to post a video without any pretense let me explain the history about this individual. The person in the video above has been removed from every gay establishment in Hampton Roads at one time or another for violent behavior. This person is also banned from almost every gay establishment in Hampton Roads. She was banned from The Rainbow Cactus originally for pulling a knife on another entertainer and threatening to stab her. The next time she was kicked out for fighting with a customer, the final time and her lifetime ban was when she allowed someone to stay after hours in the bar without notifying anyone that the person was with her thereby violating club policy. This person featured in the video is Sandra Lopez and is not a victim of anything that was not warranted. Please stop sharing this video without pretense as you make it look as if this incident was an unprovoked situation with a person who does not have a history of violent behavior at many establishments around Hampton Roads. Vonica Warner I am now sure what your personal grudge is with this business or if you are just that bored but its very clear you are spending a lot of your free time from being a transgendered escort to post this video without showing what happened to start this incident.
VirginiaIsForLoners
This story is false, the only accurate statement in this story is there was an altercation. The Rainbow Cactus has never featured Rupaul entertainers on a night with male dancers, which is what goes on Wednesdays every week. Tyra Sanchez was looking to move to the area to establish a new base of operations and had worked at the Rainbow Cactus more than 30 times in the last 2 years. She had a good reputation with the staff and security and security would have no reason to treat one of their entertainers in such a manner. The Rainbow Cactus has featured over 6 different Rupaul entertainers in the last 2 years and none of them have ever had an incident even close to what is being stated here. There has never been an isolated sit-down autograph session for any of the girls from Rupauls Drag Race. Ask yourself this, if this did happen during business hours in a packed and busy line of people waiting for Tyra Sanchez to sign autographs why are there no photos or videos of this incident? With the ease of access and encouraged social media interaction these entertainers offer there is not one person corroborating this story. Why would Tyra who said she was so hurt and beaten up be able to travel and entertain just 3 days after this? Also if Tyra were truly upset and in the right why has she not made any personal statements other than giving this story to TMZ? She didnt contact any LGBT relations or even make a statement on her page, she gave a story to TMZ, let that sink in.