After many nights headlining drag events, working at a coat check in a hotel, and cleaning up his act after getting fired on set, the successful drag-diva we know today decided to watch a lot of Oprah Winfrey, clean up his act, and record a demo. That recording led him to be signed by Tommy Boy Records. And that's when the real power of RuPaul became more noticeable to us admiring outsiders, (via Rolling Stone).
In 1992, RuPaul's hit single, "Supermodel (You Better Work)," topped the charts, which got the cosmetics giant MAC to take notice. MAC offered him a modeling contract (genius!), and from then on the gigs, the exposure, and the money came rolling his way.
Many of us know RuPaul best as the host of "RuPauls Drag Race." And even though this uplifting and enlightening show feels like it has been a part of our lives forever, it didn't premiere until 2009, (per Cade Hildreth). The decades of work RuPaul put in to get to the top certainly shows how deserving he is to have a show (and dare we say, a movement) named after him.
"If I never go drag again after today, I don't care," reveals RuPaul (via Rolling Stone). "It's not that important to me. It never was."
