world, having won Season 11 in 2019 and competed on the all-winners Season 7 of. However, on Tuesday, the performer made several allegations about treatment from the show’s producersChelsea Guglielmino / Getty Images
While Yvie did not mention specific producers by name, the show is produced by the production company World of Wonder. BuzzFeed has reached out to representatives for World of Wonder andYvie issued a series of tweets in response to catching up on the currently airingShe initially commented on how “remarkable” the season’s drag queens are, noting “the drag artists are and have ALWAYS been the lifeblood of what makes this franchise great.
Yvie then went on to allege the show’s producers “are often the greediest, most-calculating, capitalist culture thieves.” In particular, she claimed the show messes with “real people’s lives, career opportunities, and health.” “They drive themselves home in their luxury cars when their contestants are sleep-deprived, depressed, and DRASTICALLY underpaid for their contributions to the cultural phenomenon,” she said.“Then they tell themselves they’re good people for showcasing queer content and creating opportunities for us while ignoring the irreparable damage they cause, and creating a chokehold monopoly on how drag artists can succeed,” she continued.
Yvie then called attention to the show’s having not featured drag kings as contestants and its controversial history of supporting out trans performers competing on the show.