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You don't. Devotee is an English word, not French.

In English, the suffix -ee represents 'one who [is/has/receives]' as the direct object or subject of an intransitive verb in a sentence. For example, an employee is "one who is employed."

Sometimes you will see it misspelled as devotée.

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