James William Ross IV, better known by his drag name Tyra-Symoné Sanchez, was born on the 22nd April 1988, in Gainesville, Florida USA, and is a drag queen, probably best recognized for being the winner of the second season of the reality TV competition series “RuPaul’s Drag Race”. He is also known as a singer, and has been an active member of the entertainment industry since 2010.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Tyra Sanchez is, as of late 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of Tyra’s net worth is over $700,000, accumulated through his successful involvement in the entertainment industry as a drag queen and as a singer.
Tyra Sanchez Net Worth $700,000
Tyra Sanchez spent his childhood in his hometown. While he was in high school, the family kicked him out, so he had to find some jobs to survive. Other information is unknown to the media, except that he later decided to move to Orlando, Florida in order to pursue his career as a drag queen and performer.
Speaking about his career, it didn’t begin professionally until 2010, when he decided to compete as a drag queen under the stage name Tyra Sanchez in the second season of the reality TV competition series “RuPaul’s Drag Race” on the Logo channel, becoming one of the youngest cast members. When s/he was crowned as the winner of the season, his popularity grew immensely, and since then his career has only gone upwards, as well as his net worth. S/he was also named America’s Next Drag Superstar.
Subsequently, Tyra was chosen to participate in the second season of the reality TV show’s spin-off entitled “RuPaul’s Drag U” in 2011, as a drag professor and mentor for fashion and beauty, which increased his net worth by a large margin.
Apart from his career in drag, Tyra also became known in the music industry as a singer, who released the debut single “Look At Me Now” in April of 2011, increasing further his net worth.
To speak further about his career as a drag queen, he appeared in the documentary film about his life, entitled “Drag Dad” (2012), which was directed by Bjorn Floki. This project also contributed somewhat to his net worth.
When it comes to talk about Tyra Sanchez’s personal life, he is currently single, but perhaps surprisingly has a son, custody of whom he shares with the boy’s unnamed mother. His current residence is in Los Angeles, California. In his spare time, Tyra is very active across many of the most popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, on which he has a great number of followers. In 2015, he was involved in a scandal, when he told a supposed fan to go and kill himself, after which he refused to apologize!
