But perhaps the trailblazer on the controversy front was Willam Belli. The Season 4 contestant was the first ever to be disqualified from the competition. Until his elimination, Willam was a front-runner and even won his last challenge before Ru sent him packing. It's been so long, we had to look into it ourselves to remember what rule did Willam break?

What rule did Willam Belli break on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'? He got lucky.
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Willam came to prominence when he competed on the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race in , during which he became the first ever, and until , only contestant to be disqualified from the series. In June , New York magazine published the results from their panel of judges and writers which ranked her in the top twenty Drag Race superstars. He has continued to perform in a variety of films, television series and web series, often in drag. Since , Willam has recorded three albums of comedy music, mostly consisting of parodies of popular songs. Between and , he recorded several songs as part of the group DWV alongside drag queens Vicky Vox and Detox , including the parodies " Chow Down " and " Boy Is a Bottom " whose music videos found viral success. Willam Belli was born in Philadelphia. He is the younger of two children. Belli states he is of Yugoslav and Italian heritage. His aunt is television director Mary Lou Belli. Belli was overweight when he was young but lost the extra pounds by becoming vegetarian before being emancipated at
He is known for being the first queen in the show to ever be disqualified for breaking the rules. Unlike many of the queens who have appeared on Drag Race , Willam had very little experience as a club performer prior to the show, as his main career focus had been on television acting. In addition to his acting career, Willam also had a musical background prior to his appearance on Drag Race. In spite of his disqualification, Willam is widely regarded as one of the most successful alumni in the history of Drag Race. Unlike many other queens from the show, Willam performs under his real name. He has stated that this is because he works in the film and television industry; it is difficult to obtain work if you go by more than one name. In Frenemies , Willam won the main challenge along with partner Latrice Royale. While Sharon Needles and Phi Phi O'Hara lost the challenge and were still required to lip-sync for their lives, Willam was called back to the stage after the performance and was told that he was in violation of his contract and that he must leave immediately.