In Atlanta, RuPaul often performed at the Celebrity Club ( managed by Larry Tee ) as a bar dancer or with his band, Wee Wee Pole, which included the late Todd Butler.

Initially participating in genderfuck-style performances, RuPaul performed solo and in collaboration with other bands at several New York nightclubs, most notably the Pyramid Club.

Because of his strong fan base within the gay community, RuPaul has performed at gay pride events and numerous gay clubs.

RuPaul made appearances on The Rosie Show and The Chew, and also attended a Drag Race NY Premiere party at Patricia Fields store in New York.

The video for the song was put into heavy rotation on MTV ; this was a huge surprise to RuPaul and her record label as, at the time, the music being heavily played on MTV was grunge, gangsta rap, and rock.

* 1994: RuPaul released a version of the song as a single on Tommy Boy Records which bubbled under the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at number 113.

The club became a hangout for “ a new breed of politicized drag performers ” like Lypsinka, Lady Bunny, and RuPaul, whose first New York City show was at the Pyramid Club in 1982.

In 1993, RuPaul recorded dance / house albums which included Supermodel of the World.

Supermodel of the World is the debut studio album by American drag queen RuPaul, released on June 8, 1993 by Tommy Boy Records.

* " House of Love " ( RuPaul song ), a 1993 RuPaul song

Wild Orchid spent most of 1996 – 1997 promoting their debut album, making appearances on Ricki Lake, Access Hollywood, MTV, Wild On !, The RuPaul Show, Hard Copy, Vibe, Mad TV, Soul Train, Pat Bullard, Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends, Terry Bradshaw, Crook and Chase, Jenny Jones, MuchMusic's Electric Circus, as well as a guest appearance on the UPN sitcom Goode Behavior.

They made appearances on Ricki Lake, Access Hollywood, MTV, Wild On !, The RuPaul Show,

It was around this time that RuPaul co-hosted the BRIT Awards in London, also with Elton John.

Logo's second annual NewNowNext Awards in 2009 were hosted by RuPaul.

RuPaul Andre Charles ( born November 17, 1960 ), best known as simply RuPaul, is an American actor, drag queen, model, author, and recording artist, who first became widely known in the 1990s when he appeared in a wide variety of television programs, films, and musical albums.

The two had conflicts back-stage, and when Berle touched RuPaul's false breasts, RuPaul ad-libbed the line " So you used to wear gowns, but now you're wearing diapers.

In the ' 90s, RuPaul was known in the UK for his appearances on the Channel 4 series Manhattan Cable, a weekly series produced by World of Wonder and presented by American Laurie Pike about New York's wild and wacky public-access television system.

" The press portrayed the exchange as a crack in the " love everyone " message RuPaul presented, and as a young newcomer treating a legend poorly.

RuPaul and Milton Berle, who had had conflicts backstage, presented an award together.

With the theatrical drag queen presented not as a " female impersonator " but as a drag queen ( for example, Danny La Rue or RuPaul ), drag changed conventions, meaning and audience.

She also presented with RuPaul on WKTU's morning show from 1996-2002.

During this time RuPaul helped launch the return of WKTU radio in New York City and would serve as host ( with Michelle Visage ) of the morning show until 1998.

In 1997, RuPaul teamed with Martha Wash to remake the classic disco anthem, " It's Raining Men ".

" Despite his apparent dissatisfaction with the release, Red Hot showed RuPaul returning to the top of the dance charts in the US with the lead off single " Looking Good, Feeling Gorgeous " hitting number two on the dance chart.

In April 2011, coinciding with the finale of season 3 of RuPaul's Drag Race, RuPaul released his fifth studio album Glamazon, produced by Revolucian, who previously worked with RuPaul on his album Champion.

Season 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on Logo ( TV Channel ) on January 30, 2012, with RuPaul returning as the main host and judge.

Lady Bunny began her career alongside Larry Tee and RuPaul as a fixture on the Atlanta gay scene and appeared in a variety of low budget films with them, including the Starbooty series.

Many of the plots revolved around silly action genre clichés and movie parodies, with many of the feature roles played by actors and celebrities such as Mark Hamill, Alan Thicke, Erik Estrada, Gary Coleman, John Salley, Joey Buttafuoco, Patty Hearst, Adam Carolla, Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, George Takei, Gilbert Gottfried, Walter Koenig, Pat Morita, Anson Williams, Christopher Darden, Maureen McCormick, Lee Majors, David Arquette, Musetta Vander, Angelica Bridges, Ian Ziering, RuPaul, and Dweezil Zappa.

The album's cover features three scantily-clad versions of RuPaul, and the back cover features her legs with panties around the ankles ; these are the " three ho's ".

It was covered by Martha Wash ( of The Weather Girls ) as a duet with RuPaul in 1997, Geri Halliwell in 2001 and by Young Divas in 2006.

Cover stories ranged from the use of methamphetamine in the gay community to an interview with RuPaul.

Drag performer RuPaul co-hosted mornings with Michelle Visage and Freddie Colon around this period, further helping their ratings.

RuPaul and Kip Addotta both recorded versions with changed lyrics titled " I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus ".

Visage later co-hosted a VH1 talk show show, the The RuPaul Show with RuPaul, and eventually went on to become a popular on-air personality for New York radio station WKTU.

* 1998 " It's Raining Men ... the Sequel " (# 54 AUS ) ( duet with RuPaul )

Visage went on to become a talk show host, along with RuPaul on the cable channel VH1.

* RuPaul, drag performer, singer-songwriter, actor

* RuPaul Andre Charles, American actor, drag queen, model, author, and singer-songwriter.

When Berle touched RuPaul's breasts, RuPaul ad-libbed the line " So you used to wear gowns, but now you're wearing diapers.

Under Polsky's direction, the club became renowned as one of centers of new wave music in New York and was frequented by many musicians and artists who became famous during the decade, such as Madonna, New Order, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, Sade, Wham !, The Smiths, Squeeze, Cyndi Lauper, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Run-DMC, Depeche Mode, Butthole Surfers, The B-52's, Samhain, Bauhaus, RuPaul, Berlin, Romeo Void, Sonic Youth, Swans, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Cult, Violent Femmes, Soft Cell, The Jesus and Mary Chain, the Beastie Boys, and LL Cool J.

RuPaul has on occasion performed as a man in a number of roles, usually billed as RuPaul Charles.