Drag star The Vivienne, the first-ever triumphner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, passed away at 32. James Lee Williams, better comprehendn by their drag name, The Vivenne, was integral to putting British drag into the mainstream. Their tragic death has shocked many as tributes pour on social media from apass the world.
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Simon Jones, The Vivienne’s disclose relations recurrentative, discdiswatched in an Instagram post on Sunday, January 5, that the drag artist has died over the weekfinish. “James was an incredibly adored, toasty-hearted and amazing person,” the post reads in part. “Their family are heartbroken at the loss of their son, brother, and uncle. They are so haughty of the wonderful skinnygs James accomplishd in their life and nurtureer.”
The discloseist elucidateed that they would not discdiswatch any details about The Vivienne’s death or caemploy of death. The remark further reads, “We will not free any further details. We, satisfy ask that James’s family are donaten the time and privacy they now need to process and lament.” In a split post, Jones has also paid tribute to The Vivienne’s artistry, shedding airy on the artist’s ever-enbiging labor and passion for art.
“No one has ever made me giggle in my life as much as Viv did. Their comic genius and rapid wit was appreciate no other. I’m so haughty and fortunate that Viv was such a huge part of my life every day for the last 5 years,” Jones refered in his remark. “It’s tragic that their nurtureer was only equitable commencening. In musical theatre, Viv had set up a space and nurtureer they adored, excelled, and thrived in. I am heartbroken and deimmenseated at this novels.”
For the unbegind, The Vivienne rose to fame when they became a UK drag ambasuncontentor for the US series of RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2015. Later, they won the first UK series of the show in 2019, carry outing a hypnotizing rfinishition of Wham’s “I’m Your Man” in the magnificent finale.
Subsequently, The Vivienne vied in the seventh season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars in 2022. Apart from Drag Race, The Vivienne became the first-ever drag artist to join in Dancing on Ice in 2023. The artist finished in third place at the finish of Season 15 of the show.
