RuPaul says she has a ‘broken heart’ in first statement following The Vivienne’s death

RuPaul’s Drag Race host RuPaul has paid tribute to James Lee Williams, AKA The Vivienne, following the drag star’s death over the weekend.

“With a broken heart, I join the entire Drag Race universe in mourning the loss of The Vivienne,” RuPaul wrote in a statement on Instagram, posted alongside a photo of herself and Williams on the Drag Race main stage, taken prior to their appearance on the UK spin-off in 2019.

The TV star rounded off her tribute by calling The Vivienne “an incredibly talented queen and a lovely human being.”

RuPaul and The Vivienne became acquainted long before she would go on to win the inaugural season of Drag Race UK, as the host had personally anointed her as the official “RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Ambassador” in

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