A biography for RuPaulhasn’t been written yet.
“Mainstream's never appealed to me, really. I mean, I've become popular over the years in certain areas. But mainstream, you know, I would rather the mainstream come to me.”
“Having an automobile in Los Angeles enables me to change clothes at least three times a day: I will go from western wear to nautical to Savile Row in the course of 12 hours.”
“The only time you will ever see me in drag is when I am - What? Getting paid. It is my job.”
“All sins are forgiven once you start making a lot of money.”
“Life's journey - it unfolds for you as you are ready for it.”
“Drag queens have always taken on that role of spilling the tea - and the tea is the emperor has no clothes!”
“I've never personally differentiated a person who dressed up in a three-piece suit and goes to Wall Street from a person who dresses up in a polyester uniform and works at McDonalds. I think it's all drag.”