RuPaul is remembering the late drag queen The Vivienne, who tragically passed away last week. James Lee Williams, better known as The Vivienne, was just 32 when he passed away on Sunday, January

RuPaul's Drag Race U.K.' winner the Vivienne has died at 32, her publicist confirmed. Here's how other 'Drag Race' stars are remembering the Season 1 champ.

James Lee Williams was best known as The Vivienne, a drag queen who competed in the British TV show "Dancing on Ice."

RuPaul is seemingly weighing in on Tyra Sanchez joking about The Vivienne’s unexpected death. RuPaul, 64, shared a throwback video from the season 2 finale of The RuPaul Drag Race via his Instagram on Wednesday.

Dancing On Ice is set to pay tribute to former contestant The Vivienne following their tragic death last week aged 32. The passing of the drag artist - whose real name was James Lee Williams and originally shot to fame as the inaugral winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK - was confirmed by their publicist on Sunday.

James Lee Williams, a drag performer and winner of the inaugural season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race UK” who was best known by the stage name The Vivienne, died over the weekend. They were 32. Williams’s death was announced in a statement by their manager, Simon Jones, which did not cite a cause.

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

Opening RuPaul’s DragCon UK the American actor said he was “here to celebrate life, to celebrate love”, adding "we’re going to remember our dear, The Vivienne". | ITV News Granada

Shortly after the news emerged, however, US drag queen Tyra Sanchez, who won the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race in the US, shared a post that sparked outrage on social media. In 2020, The Vivienne had written on X/Twitter,

RuPaul hit back against a drag queen’s offensive joke following the recent death of Drag Race U.K. winner, The Vivienne. Tyra Sanchez, 36, who won the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, sparked an outcry when she responded to an old tweet by The Vivienne.