I started out in this business in rock and roll bands and stumbled into drag. Drag just happened to be my vehicle for my creativity. So, you know, it's afforded me the opportunity to create new shows, to make music. — RuPaul Copy Share Image
I love David Bowie and Cher and Diana Ross. I wanted to follow in their footsteps. So I set out to do that in a rock-'n'-roll band in Atlanta, Georgia. That led me to nightclubs and to the sort of… — RuPaul Copy Share Image
What makes a gay icon is someone who possesses both masculine and feminine qualities simultaneously. — RuPaul Copy Share Image
For both men and women, an eyelash curler is a must. It gives your eye the appearance of being well-rested and wide open. — RuPaul Copy Share Image
Look at me--a big old black man under all of this makeup, and if I can look beautiful, so can you. — RuPaul Copy Share Image
So many times, people are afraid to start something because of fear of failing. But it can be fabulous - because it leads you… — RuPaul Copy Share Image
I do not impersonate females! How many women do you know who wear seven inch heels, four foot wigs, and skintight dresses? — RuPaul Copy Share Image
La Flavour's 'Mandolay' is a disco classic - I dare you to sit still while listening to it. — RuPaul Copy Share Image
I think in times of fear and hysteria in a culture, gender experimentation as it pertains to men has to go underground because it… — RuPaul Copy Share Image
Drag is involved with changing identities and not taking identities too seriously at all. That's why drag is such a hard sell to a… — RuPaul Copy Share Image
You are not your body. You are actually an extension of the power that created the whole universe. — RuPaul Copy Share Image
