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

The premise of the program has several drag queens compete to be selected by RuPaul and a panel of judges as " America's next drag superstar ".

* Entertainer RuPaul has long been a fan and supporter of Knipp.

Orman has also been featured on the Food Network's Paula's Party alongside RuPaul.

Famous drag queen, RuPaul has also sampled a few of the quotes from the documentary in her movie " Starrbooty ", as well as on her TV show " RuPaul's Drag Race "

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 next year he landed a talk show of his own on VH1, called The RuPaul Show, interviewing celebrity guests and musical acts.

In 2004, RuPaul released his fourth album, Red Hot on his own RuCo Inc. label.

" 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 mid 2008, RuPaul began producing RuPaul's Drag Race, a reality television game show which aired on Logo in February 2009.

In publicity preparation for the new show, RuPaul made appearances as a guest on several other shows in 2008 including as a guest judge on episode 6 of season 5 of Project Runway and as a guest " chef " on Paula's Party.

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.

In July 2011, RuPaul released another remix EP on iTunes entitled SuperGlam DQ, which features remixes of tracks from Glamazon, remixes of the " Drag U Theme Song ", and a new song, " Sexy Drag Queen ".

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.

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.

RuPaul asked Lady Bunny to be a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race.

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.

That year she also appeared on Soul Train, The RuPaul Show, and VIBE to promote Think Like a Girl.

Ho, Ho, Ho ( officially titled VH1 Presents RuPaul Ho Ho Ho ) is an album of Christmas music by American drag queen and singer RuPaul, released on October 28, 1997 by Rhino Records.

The album was tied-in to a television Christmas special from The RuPaul Show on VH1.

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

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.

RuPaul caused a controversy at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards when he presented an award with actor Milton Berle, who performed an altogether different type of drag early in his career.

* 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.

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.

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.

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

RuPaul is noted among famous drag queens for his indifference towards the gender-specific pronouns used to address him — both " he " and " she " have been deemed acceptable.

RuPaul was born in San Diego, California.

RuPaul struggled as a musician and filmmaker in Atlanta, Georgia during the 1980s.

In the early 1990s, RuPaul worked the Georgia club scene and was known by his full birth name.

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

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.

" 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 would later describe the situation in his autobiography, describing Berle's behavior backstage as sexually inappropriate and rude.

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

RuPaul ( left ) seen out of drag in March 2009.

RuPaul was signed to a modeling contract for MAC Cosmetics, making him the first drag queen supermodel.

On one episode, RuPaul featured guests Chi Chi LaRue and Tom Chase speaking about the gay porn industry.

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.