Inside Drag Race crisis after The Vivienne's death as RuPaul 'considers quitting' The future of RuPaul's Drag Race hangs in the balance following the devastating death of show winner The Vivienne.
Finally, 24 hours later, the show's creator wrote a statement to his six million Instagram followers: "With a broken heart, I join the entire Drag Race universe in mourning the loss of The Vivienne - an incredibly talented queen and a lovely human being.".
They were remembered as the trailblazing, breakthrough star of the first UK season of the US's famed drag show, led by RuPaul, in 2019.
The drag queen superstar, whose real name was James Lee Williams, died last weekend aged just 32.
Shortly after the heartbreaking announcement on Sunday evening, the official social media account of the popular BBC show shared a moving tribute, saying they were "deeply saddened.".
