Shortly after the news emerged, however, US drag queen Tyra Sanchez, who won the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race in the US, shared a post that sparked outrage on social media. In 2020, The Vivienne had written on X/Twitter,

Drag Race host RuPaul responded to Tyra Sanchez's disgusting comments after The Vivienne's death in the form of a video posted to Instagram with no caption

Season Two winner Tyra Sanchez (King Tyra) attracted ire on social media after tweeting a repulsive comment against another drag performer who recently passed away. Fellow Drag Race contestant Kandy Muse and RuPaul rebuked Tyra’s statement.