The fifth-annual "RuPaul's DragCon UK" event is going above and beyond to celebrate the life and work of The Vivienne.

Sadly, over the years several stars of the franchise have sadly passed away, with RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 1 champion, The Vivienne, dying on 5 January 2025. Tributes have flooded in for the Welsh-born star including from her competitors and show presenter RuPaul.

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.

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.

RuPaul and longtime judge Michelle Visage joined "Drag Race" alums — including The Vivienne's "All Stars 7" sisters Jaida Essence Hall and Raja — in mourning the queen.

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.

James Lee Williams, better known as the winner of 'RuPaul's Drag Race U.K.' season one The Vivienne, has died, with show judge Visage paying tribute to "a beacon to so many."

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

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 drag and theater communities are penning tributes to James Lee Williams, better known as The Vivienne, who died at age 32.

RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner James Lee Williams, popularly known as The Vivienne, has died at the age of 32, according to their publicist Simon Jones.