• 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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