"You're born naked & the rest is drag."
- Born and raised in San Diego, CA. Moved to Atlanta, GA at 15
- Studied theatre at the North Atlanta School of Performing Arts
- Lead singer of rock band Wee Wee Pole before moving to NYC mid-eighties
- Crowned The Queen Of Manhattan in 1989
- Achieved international fame with hit song Supermodel (You Better Work)
- 1st feature film: Spike Lee’s Crooklyn
- Appears in more than 50 films & TV sitcoms
- Recorded a duet with Sir Elton John that reached #7 on the UK charts
- Awarded a 7-year contract as the first face of M.A.C Cosmetics
- Filmed 100 episodes of TV talker The RuPaul Show on VH1
- NYC morning radio veteran: WKTU
- Currently hosts the podcast RuPaul: What’s The Tee? w/Michelle Visage
- Published two books: Lettin’ It All Hang Out & Workin’ It
- Singer/Songwriter of 14 solo albums including the latest American
- A wax portrait of RuPaul is displayed at Madame Tussauds Museum in NYC
- RuPaul pop up shop at Hollywood and Highland
- Merchandise includes, apparel, accessories, fragrance, chocolate and candles
- There are a series of dolls, statuettes and a Funko Pop in RuPaul’s likeness
- Host and Executive Producer of the world-wide hit reality competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race
- 1 million watched RuPaul’s Drag Race – Season 9 premiere
- Host of Skin Wars: Fresh Paint (GSN), Good Work (E!), and Gay for Play (Logo)
- Two-time Emmy Award winner: Outstanding Host for a Reality Competition Program
- Critics Choice Award winner: Best Reality TV Host
- MTV 2017 Movie and TV Award winner: Best Reality Competition
- Named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2017
- Cover of Entertainment Weekly June 2017
- Cover of New York Times Magazine January 2018
- Bad Robot / J.J. Abrams is developing a Hulu scripted tv series based on RuPaul’s life
- 75K people attend RuPaul’s DragCon annually
- Recent guest on: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Hollywood Game Night, Project Runway: All Stars, Ellen, Late Late Show with James Corden
- Portrayed Queen of Hearts in 2018 Pirelli Calendar
- Hollywood Walk of Fame star recipient March 2018
- 4+ million followers on social media
- Splits time between New York, California & Wyoming
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