RuPaul just became the most Emmy-awarded person of color in history. With his show "RuPaul's Drag Race," the legendary TV personality and drag queen has created a space for LGBTQ+ representation in the media and beyond.
This is the story of the world's most successful drag queen.
This is the story of the world's most successful drag queen.
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00:00Who would have thought that a 6'4 black drag queen with blonde hair would be an international star?
00:07Well, I would have thought that, and that's what happened.
00:31One last thing for you to remember.
00:35If you can't love yourself, how in the hell are you going to love somebody else?
00:39Can I get an amen up in here?
01:00I love this man very much. I've just gotten to know him and it's been one of the big pleasures of my life.
02:00I've always said, and I say this to the girls, every time I bat my false eyelashes I'm making a political statement.
02:11What is the statement?
02:13Live your life. Love yourself. Be free. Don't let anybody tell you how to do your own thing.
02:18Do your own thing for your own self. You know what I'm saying?
02:30Who do you represent?
02:41I think I represent anyone who's got a heartbeat. RuPaul stands for the individual in every human alive.
02:48RuPaul's Drag Race All-New Ratings No. 1
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03:26We debuted our show, Drag Race, ten years ago and a lot has changed then.
03:31In fact, our show came along with Obama. It came along at the exact same time.
03:37And I think viewers have stuck with us because there's such diversity on our show.
03:42I think our show is actually the most diverse show on television.
03:47And we celebrate the outsider. And this is something that is long past due.
03:53And we're really just getting started, baby.
04:17RuPaul's Drag Race All-New Ratings No. 1
04:21I am overcome with so much emotion right now. You know, as a kid, I'm from San Diego.
04:26As a kid, we'd come up here and they'd drop me off right here on Hollywood Boulevard.
04:32So I can look at all the stars and dream that one day I could be one of the stars on Hollywood Boulevard.
04:41RuPaul's Drag Race All-New Ratings No. 2
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05:55Everybody say love!
05:58Everybody say love!