RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Champion The Vivienne Has Died, Aged 32

On Sunday evening, the former Drag Race champion’s publicist announced on social media: “It is with immense sadness that we let you know our beloved James Lee Williams – The Vivienne, has passed this weekend.

“James was an incredibly loved, warmhearted and amazing person. Their family are heartbroken at the loss of their son, brother and uncle. They are so proud of the wonderful things James achieved in their life and career.

“We will not be releasing any further details. We please ask that James’s family are given the time and privacy they now need to process and grieve.”

The Vivienne competed on the inaugural series of Drag Race UK back in 2019, eventually winning the crown. They later returned for an all-winners season of the American reality show.

They and their professional skating partner Colin Grafton made it all the way to the final, where they finished in third place overall.

As well as Drag Race and Dancing On Ice, The Vivienne competed with fellow drag queen Courtney Act on That’s My Jam and appeared on Celebrity Karaoke Club, Celebrity Mastermind and Saturday Night Takeaway, where she and her fellow Drag Race UK winners helped hosts Ant and Dec unveil their own drag alter-egos.

Last year, The Vivienne also her West End debut, playing the Wicked Witch Of The West in a new revival of the musical The Wizard Of Oz.