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...Did we get that right??? Queen, multi-hyphenate, fracker: RuPaul André Charles does it all in today’s ep. Can we get an amen??
Books Mentioned: Lettin’ it All Hang Out, Workin' It: RuPaul's Guide to Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Style, GuRu, all by RuPaul.
Resources:
- How RuPaul Ups the Ante for Drag (NYT, 1993)
- At Lunch With RuPaul (NYT, 2011)
- Cover Story: RuPaul on Drag Race’s Future, His Next Great Reinvention, and Why True Drag Will Never Be Mainstream (Vanity Fair, 2019)
- For RuPaul, A Second Act with 'Drag Race' (NYT, 2011)
- RuPaul on his New Netflix Show, Camp, and Having an Open Marriage (Vogue, 2019)
- How RuPaul Became America's Sweetheart (Rolling Stone, 2013)
- RuPaul's Recipe For Success? Love Yourself And Stay Flexible (NPR, 2020)
- Is This the Golden Age of Drag? Yes. And No. (NYT, 2018)
Videos
- Arsenio Hall Interview, 1993 Arsenio Hall 1993
- Cher on Ru's 90's Talk Show
- Bizarre skits with Michelle Visage from 90s show
- On Oprah in 1995
- 10-min biography video
- Long (1-hr-plus) interview at LAPL
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- talks about NY vs LA after 2:10
- Vanity Fair Personal Questions 2019:
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- Describes current drag style early in video
- A bit about his husband and their meet cute
- Very weird picnic anecdote “This is magic”
- Casual mention of 4:30am walk<
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