Maxi Shield, the Australian drag performer who finished in sixth place in the first season of the reality competition series Drag Race Down Under, has died at the age of 51.

The drag world is in mourning following the death of the Australian performer Maxi Shield.

A source close to the situation confirmed the news to EW after a Monday morning social media post by Universal Sydney, one of the Australian city's premier LGBT nightlife venues where Maxi regularly w...