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.

The Vivienne, whose real name was James Lee Williams, had been one of the breakout stars on RuPaul's Drag Race - the BBC reality show in which drag queens compete in front of host RuPaul

Following a lackluster Monopoly-themed design challenge, here's a breakdown of all 13 queens ranked by who's most likely to win the crown.

Starzzz spoke with Blavity’s Shadow and Act about what it was like to leave the competition so early. They compared their elimination to the dramatic twist of an early death in

Lucky Starzzz is RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17’s first casualty, and much like the show’s passionate fan base, we’re trying to understand how this decision was made. We’re sure it wasn’t what Lucky thought was written in the starzzz,