section_path: Personal life/Death
section_name: Death
paragraph_text: Death
  
  On 5 January 2025, Cheshire Constabulary were called to an address located in Chorlton-by-Backford, following a report of a sudden death. It was announced later that evening that Williams had died at the age of 32. Their agent released a statement confirming that Williams had died over the weekend and that their family would not be releasing any further details at present. Initially, local police said the death was not suspicious. The area coroner later revealed that Williams was discovered in the home’s bathroom from an "unnatural death" and requested further investigation.
  
  The RuPaul's Drag Race social media accounts paid tribute to Williams, memorialising as a "beacon of creativity and authenticity" who "embodied what it to be a true champion." Several Drag Race co-stars spoke in their honor, including Baga Chipz, who described them as their "bestest friend in the whole wide world," Michelle Visage, who said they were a "beacon to so many" who would be "so missed," and RuPaul, who said that his heart was "broken," describing them as an "incredibly talented queen" and a "lovely human being." The next day's performance of RuPaul's Drag Race Live! was dedicated to The Vivienne. Tributes appeared on RuPaul's Drag Race episode " Drag Queens Got Talent – Part 2 " and on the first episode of the seventeenth series of Dancing on Ice.
  
  Williams' funeral took place on 27 January 2025 at St. Margaret's Church in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, North Wales, and was attended by a number of British celebrities. The coffin arrived by horse-drawn carriage, pulled by black horses with green plumes. Floral tributes spelled "Vivienne", "James," and "Son"; the crown and sceptre awarded to RuPaul's Drag Race winners was carried into the church ahead of the coffin.
  
  It was announced on 17 March 2025 that The Vivienne had died from a cardiac arrest, associated with a ketamine overdose. Their family have said that they will be working with charity Adferiad to campaign to having opening conversations about substance abuse. An inquest is set to take place later this June.
  
  On 5 January 2025, Cheshire Constabulary were called to an address located in Chorlton-by-Backford, following a report of a sudden death. It was announced later that evening that Williams had died at the age of 32. Their agent released a statement confirming that Williams had died over the weekend and that their family would not be releasing any further details at present. Initially, local police said the death was not suspicious. The area coroner later revealed that Williams was discovered in the home’s bathroom from an "unnatural death" and requested further investigation.
  
  The RuPaul's Drag Race social media accounts paid tribute to Williams, memorialising as a "beacon of creativity and authenticity" who "embodied what it to be a true champion." Several Drag Race co-stars spoke in their honor, including Baga Chipz, who described them as their "bestest friend in the whole wide world," Michelle Visage, who said they were a "beacon to so many" who would be "so missed," and RuPaul, who said that his heart was "broken," describing them as an "incredibly talented queen" and a "lovely human being." The next day's performance of RuPaul's Drag Race Live! was dedicated to The Vivienne. Tributes appeared on RuPaul's Drag Race episode " Drag Queens Got Talent – Part 2 " and on the first episode of the seventeenth series of Dancing on Ice.
  
  Williams' funeral took place on 27 January 2025 at St. Margaret's Church in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, North Wales, and was attended by a number of British celebrities. The coffin arrived by horse-drawn carriage, pulled by black horses with green plumes. Floral tributes spelled "Vivienne", "James," and "Son"; the crown and sceptre awarded to RuPaul's Drag Race winners was carried into the church ahead of the coffin.
  
  It was announced on 17 March 2025 that The Vivienne had died from a cardiac arrest, associated with a ketamine overdose. Their family have said that they will be working with charity Adferiad to campaign to having opening conversations about substance abuse. An inquest is set to take place later this June.