Ray Fry, known to RuPaulâs Drag Race fans as Widow VonâDu from the showâs twelfth season, was arrested and taken into custody by the Kansas City Police Department Monday after an altercation over the weekend. Per TMZ, Fryâs boyfriend told authorities that the drag performer became upset after discovering him asleep in his home Friday. Fry then allegedly âproceeded to punch his face 4 to 5 times, strangle him, drag him across the floor, and eventually push him into a bed frame.â According to People, Fry was charged with one count of domestic assault in the first degree, and three counts of domestic assault in the second degree. He was released from custody on Tuesday after posting $5,000 of a $50,000 bond.
However, video of Fryâs arrest posted to Twitter by user @cyndollx shows the drag star asserting it was he who was âassaulted in my own apartmentâ and that the altercation was him âdefending myselfâ from his boyfriend. âYouâre taking me down because I was assaulted in my apartment, as someone else would not understand that his privilege does not extend to my apartment,â Fry, in drag, tells police as a small crowd gathers on the street.
âAs a Black man in this city, I am being arrested for defending myself in my apartment,â he continues. âAnd just because his ass got beat up because he would not leave when I asked five times, Iâm being arrested. So what I want everyone to see, is that I am being arrested right now, for defending myself in my apartment, instead of someone being arrested for violating me.â
Fry is reportedly due to appear in court on June 7.