‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Alums Want Wendy Williams Cut From Live Show for ‘Transphobic’ Comments

Following “RuPaul’s Drag Race’s” move from Logo to VH1, its new home committed to “Fierce Fridays,” a live “Drag Race” viewing party hosted by talk show host Wendy Williams and comedian Ross Matthew.

The talk show host has come under fire from a number of past contestants, who accuse Williams of transphobic behavior that’s at odds with the message of the show.

Williams’ producers later issued an apology, saying that the show had a strict no costumes policy.

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Alaska, another Season 5 contestant and winner of “All-Stars” Season 2, responded in a statement issued to Unicorn Booty, an LGBTQ blog, echoing Detox’s feelings.

“Frankly, I think the decision to make Wendy Williams one of the hosts of the weekly spots framing commercial breaks for ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’s’ weekly broadcast is tone deaf, untimely and incorrect,” Alaska wrote.

Take a look at some of the other reactions from across the LGBTQ community and from past “Drag Race” contestants.