RuPaul

RuPaul has spent decades pursuing queer representation in mainstream media with fearlessness and flair, and he’s still not slowing down. The multitalented artist is known as the mother of commercial drag, hosting an eponymous television talk show and morning radio show in the 90s before launching the reality competition series “RuPaul’s Drag Race” in 2009. The show, which RuPaul, 64, both produces and hosts, has since earned 27 Primetime Emmy Awards and aired its 16th season this year. RuPaul also published his fourth book in 2024, a memoir titled “The House of Hidden Meanings” that covers the first 40 years of his life before his hit show began.