RuPaul may be one of the country\u2019s best-known drag queens but the show biz veteran has said that drag wasn\u2019t always in the plans when he envisioned his path to stardom. It\u2019s a point RuPaul made more than 20 years ago when he appeared as a guest on the \u201cThe Oprah Winfrey Show\u201d in 1995. While he\u2019d fully embraced his uniqueness, RuPaul had assumed he would follow a well-trodden path to fame when he was young through the mainstream media. \u201cI always wanted to be a star ever since I was a little drag queen growing up in Georgia,\u201d he told Oprah back then. So, RuPaul began taking acting classes. Then, when he was 21, the budding entertainer wrote into a public access variety show. Appearing on free-spirited \u201cThe American Music Show\u201d was RuPaul\u2019s television debut and he was hooked.<\/p>\n
Emerging on the drag scene, however, still wasn\u2019t top of his mind at the time. \u201cThe drag thing, so, it really happened by accident,\u201d RuPaul said. \u201cI was doing punk and I\u2019d had a mohawk and I\u2019d play with makeup and stuff. Then, some people on a lark said, \u2018Why don\u2019t you do drag and see what it looks like?\u201d As RuPaul quickly discovered, switching from his punk rock style to drag-queen glam drew rave reviews. \u201cHoney. The reaction I got from people was amazing!\u201d he said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t believe it!\u201d As RuPaul experimented with his identity, he found not just success but more! He\u2019s the charismatic host of the award-winning \u201cRu-Paul\u2019s Drag Race \u201cbut he also found more of himself. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot of fun,\u201d he said of dressing in drag. \u201cI think everybody ought to get in some type of drag. It brings out different aspects of your personality and I think when you\u2019re on this planet, in this lifetime, it\u2019s important to try different things. Life is a banquet and most people are starving to death.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ru-Paul Has Definitely Given Flamboyant Drag Queens An Opportunity To Bring Out Their Alter Ego Party Girl! <\/b><\/p>\nSusan Z\u2019s Conclusion:<\/h2>\n
Ru-Paul\u2019s drag queen career is a perfect example of being at the right time and at the right place and the universe putting it all together for you in sync. It\u2019s not his drag queen persona that makes him so successful but his outrageous personality that goes with it. Having spot on humor and a \u201ctude\u201d that forces you to see life from a different viewpoint.<\/p>\n
Temperance: <\/b> Inverted (Upside Down)
\nThis card is harmony and balance. Since pulled inverted, this supports my above statement of how Ru-Paul challenges one\u2019s definition of gender bending.<\/p>\n
Five of Pentacles: <\/b>
\nThis card is one of low self-esteem and sometimes poverty mentality. My guess is if you dig deeper into his life bio, you would find some incidents of judgement and humiliation that still stay with him.<\/p>\n
Knight of Swords:<\/b>
\nThis is a card of disruptive energy. I would say that is exactly what Ru-Paul wants to do with society\u2019s definition of what is female and male identities. I believe he has a wonderful attitude that \u201canything goes\u201d and if it offends you, it is your issue, which of course it is. Lol!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
RuPaul Explains How He Became A Drag Queen \u2018By Accident\u2019 RuPaul may be one of the country\u2019s best-known drag queens but the show biz veteran has said that drag wasn\u2019t always in the plans when he envisioned his path to stardom. It\u2019s a point RuPaul made more than 20 years ago when he appeared as<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":6724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1244],"class_list":{"0":"post-6722","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celeb-news","8":"tag-rupaul"},"yoast_head":"\n