It's hard to deny that there are many queens as funny, fierce, original, and inspirational as RuPaul. We are forever grateful for Mother Ru's wisdom, guidance, and humor. She has enlightened the world's mind to the art of drag, and the universe will never be the same. We don't need an excuse to celebrate the one and only Glamazon herself! Free your mind and check out some of Ru's best quotes...
Look at me--a big old black man under all of this makeup, and if I can look beautiful, so can you. Walking with your chest out and your head held high says you have earned the right to stomp and pummel this particular piece of real estate. |  |
It's not the word itself, but the intention behind the word.
 | True wealth is having the knowledge to maneuver and navigate the mental obstacles that inhibit your ability to soar. |
Give a drag queen a fish and you feed her for a day; show her how to be fishy and you feed her for a lifetime. When you become the image of your own imagination, it's the most powerful thing you could ever do. Scam money don't make money but freak money do. |  |
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 | Rise up and be fearless like a Maasai warrior. Stake your claim in this lifetime. Remember who you really are. Unleash the dragon and let these bitches have it! Anybody who can step out of the house with a pair of heels and some lipstick on their lips is my hero. |
Bitch, you need to get stronger!
Whatever you proclaim as your identity here in the material realm is also your drag. You are not your religion. You are not your skin color. You are not your gender, your politics, your career, or your marital status. You are none of the superficial things that this world deems important. The real you is the energy force that created the entire universe! All sins are forgiven once you start making a lot of money. |  |
 | You have to use what you have to get what you want. Emotions don't scare me! I'm six foot four - hello. And with hair, heels, and attitude... I'm through the mother-freakin' roof! |
If you wanna be invited to the party, you must have something to bring. #MetaphorForLife
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It's a sort of piss-take on culture, because a drag queen is a clown - a parody of our society. It's a sarcastic spoof on culture, which allows us to laugh at ourselves - but in a way that is inclusive of everyone. |  |
Mama said "Unless they gonna pay your bills, pay them bitches no mind".
 | When the going gets tough, the tough reinvent. Don't be afraid to use all the colors in the crayon box. I can barely speak english, but I'm fluent in throwing shade. |
Biggest obstacle I ever faced was my own limited perception of myself.
You may not get the role you auditioned for, but make a lasting impression and they will remember you for something else later. We're born naked, and the rest is drag. |  |
Learn to love yourself, 'cause if you can't love yourself, how the hell you gonna love somebody else?
Words to live by. Which of RuPaul's quotes is your favorite?
