RuPaul

RuPaul

CountryUnited States United States
GenderMale
BirthdayNov 17, 1960
BiographyRuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960) is an American drag queen, television host, singer, producer, writer, and actor. He produces, hosts, and judges the reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race and has received several accolades, including 14 Primetime Emmy Awards, three GLAAD Media Awards, a Critics' Choice Television Award, two Billboard Music Awards, a Tony Award, and a Guinness World Records title. He has been dubbed the "Queen of Drag" and is considered the most commercially successful drag queen in the United States, with Fortune saying that he is "easily the world's most famous drag queen." In 2017, RuPaul was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.

Born and raised in San Diego, California, RuPaul studied performing arts in Atlanta, Georgia, before relocating to New York City, where he became a popular fixture on the LGBTQ nightclub scene. He achieved international fame as a drag queen with the release of his debut single, "Supermodel (You Better Work)" (1993). RuPaul was a spokesperson for MAC Cosmetics in 1994, raising money for the Mac AIDS Fund and becoming the first drag queen to land a major cosmetics campaign.

RuPaul's Drag Race was created in 2009 and has gone on to produce eighteen seasons in the United States. The show has also seen success internationally and there are several international variants of the show, including RuPaul's Drag Race UK (2019–present) and Canada's Drag Race (2020–present). There are also several spin-offs of the main show, such as RuPaul's Drag U (2010–2012), RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, (2012–present), and RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race (2020–2022). His other television work includes The RuPaul Show (1996–1998), Skin Wars (2014–2016), Good Work (2015), Gay for Play Game Show Starring RuPaul (2016–2017), and RuPaul (2019). In 2018, RuPaul received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the television industry.

RuPaul has made appearances in films, including Crooklyn (1994), The Brady Bunch Movie (1995), and But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), as well as television series, including Girlboss and Broad City (both 2017). He created and starred in the Netflix original series AJ and the Queen (2020). As a recording artist, RuPaul has released fifteen studio albums. He has also published four books: Lettin' It All Hang Out (1995), Workin' It! RuPaul's Guide to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Style (2010), GuRu (2018), and The House of Hidden Meanings (2024).

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Canada's Drag Race
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Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs the World
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Drag Race Brasil
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Drag Race España
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Drag Race France All Stars
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Drag Race Holland
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Drag Race México
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Drag Race Philippines
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Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale
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Painted with Raven
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RuPaul's Drag Race
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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked!
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RuPaul's Drag Race Live Untucked
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RuPaul's Drag Race UK
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RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
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RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars
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RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked!
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Drag Race Down Under vs The World
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Drag Race Down Under
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Drag Race Thailand
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AJ and the Queen
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Dancing Queen
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Drag Race Belgique
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Drag Race España: All Stars
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Drag Race France
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Drag Race Germany
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Drag Race Italia
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Drag Race Philippines: Untucked
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Drag Race Sverige
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Gay for Play Game Show starring RuPaul
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Lingo
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Not Today Bianca
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Queen of the Universe
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RuPaul's Drag Race: Global All Stars
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RuPaul's Drag Race: RuVealed
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RuPaul's Drag Race: Vegas Revue
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RuPaul's Drag U
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RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race
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Skin Wars: Fresh Paint
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The Trixie & Katya Show
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Werq the World
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