RuPaul

Science

A Shimmering Rainbow Fly Has Been Named In Honor Of RuPaul

3:20pm September 15, 2021

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

The colorful, iridescent soldier fly in question has "legs for days," Australian researcher Bryan Lessard said. He hopes that pop culture names will help attract attention for vulnerable species.

"It's all a lie — this world is a lie," says RuPaul Charles. "So don't base your value on the lie." RuPaul is shown above in London on Jan. 18, 2020.

Arts

RuPaul's Recipe For Success? Love Yourself And Stay Flexible

11:00am March 11, 2020

by Terry Gross

The host of RuPaul's Drag Race describes his drag look as "one-part Cher, two-parts David Bowie, one-part Diana Ross and two heaping spoonfuls of Dolly Parton."

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"I mean for a cross-dresser selling folk music, I was like, if I can sell that, plugging the guitars in isn't going to be that farfetched," Trixie Mattel says of her third album, Barbara.

Music & Culture

Trixie Mattel Balances Genre, History And Humor On 'Barbara'

8:04pm February 04, 2020

The drag performer and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars champion talks to NPR's Ari Shapiro about her folk and country music icons and performs a song from her new album.

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Drag Queen Cloud performs at Wigstock in New York in 1994.

Arts

How Drag Queens Have Sashayed Their Way Through History

5:09pm June 27, 2019

Drag is experiencing a golden age, thanks to TV's RuPaul's Drag Race. But the tradition of drag performance has its roots as far back as Greece and has gone through a radical evolution in the U.S.

RuPaul, host of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, says the show isn't intentionally setting out to change minds; its goal is just to entertain and celebrate drag.

Arts

'Flats Are For Quitters': RuPaul Talks Drag, 'All Stars' And Identity Politics

10:44am January 28, 2018

by Danny Nett

Guest judges on this season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars include designer Marc Jacobs and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

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Sasha Velour competed against 13 other drag queens in season nine of RuPaul's Drag Race to snatch the crown and a prize of $100,000.

Arts

'RuPaul's Drag Race' Winner Sasha Velour Cut From A Different Fabric

4:44pm June 25, 2017

by Danny Nett

"I try to tune out all the drag that's out there and tap into the drag I was doing when I was a little kid — when I didn't even know the word 'queer' or that gay people were out there," Velour said.