A drag performer and actor who appeared on several iterations of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” passed away over the weekend, their manager announced on social media.

The Vivienne, who won the first series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK and came third on the 2023 edition of Dancing On Ice, died over the weekend aged 32

Tributes have started pouring in after James Lee Williams, the popular British drag performer, actor and singer who went by the name The Vivienne, has died aged 32. RuPaul’s Drag Race judge Michelle Visage said they were a “beacon to so many” who was always laughing and would be “so missed”.

James Lee Williams, the "Drag Race" icon known as The Vivienne, has died at the age of 32, according to publicist/manager Simon Jones.

DRAG queen ‘The Vivienne’ who won a series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK and starred on Dancing on Ice has died aged 32. The news of James Lee Williams’ death was confirmed on

James Lee Williams, the popular British drag performer, actor and singer who went by the name The Vivienne, has died aged 32. The news was announced by their publicist, Simon Jones, who shared a statement from social media.

The Vivienne, the inaugural winner of 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK,' has died at the age of 32, publicist and manager Simon Jones confirmed

The Vivienne, Season 1 winner of “Rupaul’s Drag Race UK,” died over the weekend. The drag performer, whose real name was James Lee Williams, was reportedly 32. A cause of death was not revealed in a social media post announcing the death.