Joey Nolfi / Entertainment Weekly: RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under season 1 queen Maxi Shield dies at 51 - "My beautiful sister, you are not in pain anymore," wrote "Drag Race" icon Cynthia Lee Fontaine in an online tribute. - RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under season 1 queen, actor, and activist Maxi Shield has died at age 51, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed.