Looking back at RuPaul’s career, it’s clear she done already done had herses.
See all the moments that paved the way for Mama Ru’s pop cultural slay.
RuPaul’s best pop culture moments
Few drag performers have impacted pop culture the wayRuPaulhas.
RuPaul’s best pop cultural moments.Mathu Andersen/LOGO
45 on theBillboardHot 100 in 1992.
The song’s memorable lyrics (including signature phrases like “sashay, shantay!")
cemented the track as a go-to, crossover dance anthem.
He continued: “I don’t know why they paired me with him.
I think it’s so tired.
It’s the obvious, it’s just tired.
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Give me something fresh.
I thought this was going to be a music revolution.”
The pop superstar recorded a new version for his 1994 albumDuets, replacing Dee’s vocals with RuPaul’s.
Sang “Fashion!”
True to their respective brands, the pair crooned through a duet of Gaga’sArtpoptrack “Fashion!”
decked in elaborate getups.
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“I am blessed to know Ru.
We all are.”
“[It’s about] the magic of drag.”
“Thanks to all of our lovely children on our show, from around the world.
“For you kids out there watching, you have a tribe that is waiting for you.
We are waiting for you, baby.
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Come home to Mama Ru!”
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RuPaul at the Time 100 Gala in 2017.Gary Gershoff/WireImage
RuPaul in ‘AJ and the Queen.'.Beth Dubber/Netflix
RuPaul on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 2020.Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
RuPaul accepts the Emmy for Outstanding Competition Program for ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’.Cliff Lipson/CBS via Getty Images
