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RuPaul Andre Charles is an American drag performer, singer, actor, and songwriter who gained fame in the 1990s; appearing in a wide variety of television programs, films, and musical albums. Working primarily in a drag queen persona, RuPaul has on occasion performed as a man in a number of roles, usually billed as RuPaul Charles.
In 1993 RuPaul recorded dance/house albums which were released through the hardcore rap label Tommy Boy, spawning the dance track hit "Supermodel (You Better Work)". The music video was an unexpected success on MTV, as grunge-rock and gangsta rap were popular at the time. Shortly thereafter, RuPaul was signed to a modeling contract for MAC cosmetics, making him the first drag queen supermodel. Billboards featured him in full drag with the text "I am the MAC girl." At this time he also released his autobiography, Lettin' It All Hang Out.
In 1996, he landed a talk show of his own on VH1, appropriately called The RuPaul Show, where he interviewed celebrity guests and musical acts. On one notable episode, RuPaul brought gay porn culture to Middle America with featured guests Chi Chi LaRue and Tom Chase.
Recently RuPaul began work on RuPaul's Drag Race, a reality television game show to air on Logo in February 2009. Top drag queens will compete to be selected as the number one drag performer in the country.
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