Making RuPaul

Making

WBEZ Chicago

Society & Culture

4.6 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

When RuPaul’s mother was pregnant, she went to a psychic who said RuPaul would be famous. That psychic was right. With Emmys, Tonys and 14 studio albums, RuPaul Andre Charles has become the world’s most famous drag queen. But before superstardom, Ru was just a kid in the big city, go-go dancing to make ends meet. “null of us had any money back then. We were all shopping at thrift stores,” said friend and legendary drag queen Lady Bunny. “We were all kind of artsy-fartsy bums.” Joining Lady Bunny are DJ and songwriter Larry Tee, author and drag historian Simon Doonan and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars winner Shea Couleé in conversation with host Brandon Pope. A dive into the critical years that turned RuPaul into a supernova.

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0:00.0	Heads up, this episode of Making Contains Some Explicit Themes and Unbleached Swear Words. Enjoy!
0:07.0	I mean, who would have thought that 6'4 Black Drag Queen with blonde hair would be an international star?
0:14.0	Well, I would have thought that, and that's what happened.
0:20.0	Listen up, honey!
0:21.0	From WBZ Chicago.
0:26.0	This is Making. I'm Brandon Poe.
0:29.0	Today.
0:30.0	Wake up, hurl. Good luck, and don't f*** it up.
0:34.0	I'll be the judge of that.
0:38.0	It's Making RuPaul.
0:42.0	He's arguably the most famous drag queen in the world.
0:46.0	With Emmys, Tonys, and 14 studio albums, RuPaul's work is well known.
0:52.0	But his legacy reaches far beyond Hollywood Awards.
0:55.0	He's opened doors for the queer community and brought drag to a whole new stage.
0:59.0	The most influential queer show that has ever existed.
1:03.0	Of course, Ru, because she's the mother of everything.
1:06.0	You have changed the world of drag forever.
1:11.0	What does it take to change a culture?
1:14.0	What were the making use for RuPaul on-ray charts?
1:18.0	A drag queen!
1:20.0	A drag queen!
1:23.0	I am the queen of drag!
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