A drag queen who was friends with Robert Durst when he was living as deaf, mute woman has revealed how fascinated the scion was with wigs and make-up. The 71-year-old real estate tycoon used to live on Galveston Island, on the Texas Gulf Coast and went by the name of Dorothy in the early 2000s. Clair Schuler, who goes by the stage name Cici Ryder, told Click 2 Houston that when he met Durst he was pretending to be a deaf, mute woman. Clair Schuler, who goes by the stage name Cici Ryder, (pictured) is a drag queen who was friends with Robert Durst when he was living as deaf, mute woman . Clair Schuler told Click 2 Houston Durst was 'very infatuated with the drag queens that performed, and their hair and their make-up, especially the hair and the make-up' Schuler said Durst even carried around a tablet to communicate his thoughts at Garza's Kon-Tiki. He said he was not fooled by Durst's apparent deafness and just thought he was an older divorcee coming to grips with his sexuality. 'He was very infatuated with the drag queens that performed, and their hair and their make-up, especially the hair and the make-up,' said Schuler. "When you saw him in drag honey, eww, it was not pretty. It was blue eye-shadow and red lips, not pretty," said Schuler. He said that Durst was shy and never let anyone touch him or take photos. Schuler (pictured at Garza's Kon-Tiki) said Durst even carried around a tablet to communicate his thoughts.He said he was not fooled by Durst's apparent deafness and just thought he was an older divorcee coming to grips with his sexuality . Schuler said Durst was a generous tipper and although there were some strange things about his nature he did not think of him as a threat. A few months later Durst was arrested for allegedly killing and dismembering his neighbor, Morris Black - he was found not guilty. Last week Durst's first court date culminated in a shouting match after none of his lawyers' witnesses showed up. He is awaiting extradition to face murder charges in California appeared in New Orleans accused of illegal gun possession. Controversial: Robert Durst, 71, (file image pictured) is now facing the death penalty in California, where he is accused of murdering his longtime friend Susan Berman in 2000 . His defense team was expected to challenge the case by accusing police of searching Durst's hotel room in the city without a proper arrest warrant. However, as a shackled Durst appeared to be sleeping in the courtroom, the judge raged at his attorneys for being unprepared as they requested to delay the hearing. Durst was arrested on March 14 on charges of possession of a weapon by a felon and possession of a gun with a controlled substance, which carry a combined maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, but has yet to be formally charged. It was the day before the final HBO episode aired of The Jinx: The Life And Deaths Of Robert Durst. Authorities who searched the room, where Durst stayed under an alias, claim to have found over $42,000 in cash, a revolver, marijuana and a latex mask that could fit over his neck and head. FBI agents arrested Durst over fears he would flee the country, the agency has said. On Thursday, the judge eventually agreed to postpone the hearing until next week, when the witnesses - two FBI agents and a state trooper - could be charged with contempt of court for failing to appear. Long a suspect in the disappearance of his wife, Kathleen Durst, in 1982 in New York, Durst was acquitted in the dismemberment killing of his neighbor in Texas in 2003. He is now facing the death penalty in California, where he is accused of murdering his longtime friend Susan Berman in 2000. The real estate heir was temporarily placed on suicide watch soon after his arrest. His lawyers claim his Asperger's Syndrome led him to erroneously trust the HBO producers, who screened semi-confessional interviews that will now be used against him in trial. Durst, who prosecutors have said is worth up to $100 million, has long been estranged from his powerful family, which has major New York real estate holdings. He has been held without bail at a facility for mentally ill inmates about 70 miles (110 km) from New Orleans, with local authorities having labeled him a suicide risk.
71-year-old tycoon used to live in Texas and went by name of Dorothy .
Clair Schuler, who goes by the stage name Cici Ryder, said that when he met Durst he was pretending to be a deaf, mute woman .
Said that Durst was shy and never let anyone touch him or take photos .
Schuler said Durst was a generous tipper and although there were some strange things about his nature he did not think of him as a threat .