RuPaul

RuPaul Andre Charles (born 17 November 1960), best known mononymously as RuPaul, is an American actor, drag queen, model, author, and recording artist.

He was a support act for Duran Duran in 1994.

Background information
RuPaul was born and raised in San Diego and later moved to Atlanta to study performing arts. He settled in New York City where he became a popular fixture on the nightclub scene.

RuPaul achieved international fame as a drag queen with the hit song "Supermodel (You Better Work)" from his album Supermodel of the World (1993) and later dueted with Elton John on the song "Don't Go Breaking My Heart".

In 1996, he became a spokesperson for MAC Cosmetics, raising money for the Mac AIDS Fund and becoming the first drag queen supermodel. The same year, he landed his own talk show The RuPaul Show which ran for two years on VH-1 before co-hosting the morning radio show on WKTU with Michelle Visage.

He has since released the albums Foxy Lady (1996), Ho, Ho, Ho (1997), and Red Hot (2004).