Aside from being a recording artist, RuPaul also dabbled into hosting. Her show called The RuPaul Show had a good run from 1996 to 1998. She's also an entrepreneur, having introduced several products from perfume to chocolate bars.
Since 2009, RuPaul has hosted her own reality show called RuPaul's Drag Race. In Drag Race, young queens compete against each other to snag the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar." As of this writing, the show just ended its sixth season.
Why should you watch the show?
Aside from picking a favorite and rooting for her to win the crown, the show is both a revelation and a learning experience.
If you want to learn and understand drag, Drag Race won't disappoint. You'll see how the queens transform themselves from ordinary looking boys into glamorous queens. You'll also see the passion these queens have doing what they do. You'll sympathize and perhaps relate to their stories, and you'll understand that it's not easy being a drag queen.
There's something we don't agree with Mama Ru, though -- that Drag Race is the "Olympics of Drag." Well, it isn't yet. At least not until the best drag queens in the world compete against each other.
Watch one episode of Drag Race Season 6 here.
