RuPaul, many previous contestants, and followers of RuPaul’s Drag Race mourned the lack of UK Season 1 fan favourite The Vivienne yesterday. The tv host and legendary drag queen took to her Instagram to publicly bear in mind the Welsh drag performer.
The Vivienne’s, often known as James Lee Williams, passing got here as a shock to the drag neighborhood. Many went to social media to pay their respects to the Season 1 UK winner, together with Ru. The 64-year-old’s Instagram publish was easy and candy and concerned everything of the present neighborhood in lacking the great queen. Test the publish out for your self beneath:
The publish is a candy throwback of RuPaul with The Vivienne out of drag. Feedback from followers and different queens are full of affection and reflectiveness in remembering the All Stars Season 7 alum. At the same time as a more recent fan of the present (and nonetheless working by the entire US materials) I really feel the loss that is for everybody who knew or cherished them. Williams shall be missed and the neighborhood mourning the lack of them will solely strengthen everybody’s bonds, the feedback are proof:
The Vivienne had successes past her Drag Race roots. They had been a famous singer/performer with an album Bitch on Heels amongst different non-album singles. Inside the previous couple of years, that they had begun a promising stage profession, together with roles in The Wizard of Oz in addition to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on tour within the UK. They’re cherished and remembered fondly inside their stage and drag profession, and past.
The information of the 32-year-old’s tragic passing comes through the seventeenth Season of the American Drag Race, part of our 2025 TV schedule. It has simply turn into certainly one of the most effective actuality reveals due to the queens who depart all of it on the market. That and the ultimate format continues to evolve to suit the wants of the present, maintaining with what surprises and pursuits the followers most–Season 16 included.
The Vivienne shall be missed significantly however has left a legacy showcasing how great the drag neighborhood will be and is. It’s nice to see RuPaul and others paying tribute to Williams publicly and with a lot love. I’ll be doing the identical by rewatching a few of my favourite Drag Race moments and some of my favourite drag performances in motion pictures.
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