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.

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

The name of the hurricane that Peter gets caught in is named RuPaul which " made his or her way up the coast " as Tom Tucker claimed on the news in reference to the famous drag queen.

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.

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.

With a cast that included Superstar RuPaul, DJ Larry Tee, Lahoma Van Zant, Lady Bunny, Michael Musto, artist Albert Crudo and a bevy of other colorful characters making cameo appearances, it was the epi-center of a creative revolution.

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

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 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 ".

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.

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.

* The RuPaul Show ( 1998 )

* Drag Icon RuPaul covered " Physical " on " The Rupaul " Show When Olivia Newton-John was a guest.

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.

In 1996 Visage became the co-host of RuPaul's VH1 talk show The RuPaul Show.

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

That song's chorus also features RuPaul repeating the phrase " Sashay!

She also appeared on the RuPaul show to promote From Now On ; the album sold about 100, 000 copies in the U. S. by the end of its album's chart run.

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

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

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 March 2010, RuPaul released his second remix album, Drag Race to iTunes.

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

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.

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

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.

While in the store, she is intrigued by a woman ( RuPaul ) and one of the store owners dancing erotically in the store.

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.

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.