by Twunty McSlore
Ladies and gentleman, start your engines, RuPaul's Drag Race is here!
Next week, a fabulous new show that combines the glamour of America's Next Top Model, the talent of American Idol, and the design acumen of Project Runway will debut on the Logo Channel. RuPaul, along with his production staff at World of Wonder has narrowed down thousands of drag hopefuls down to a lucky nine contestants who are set to wow us with their gender illusionist skills and hopefully, no definitely, prima donna behaviour. I, for one, cannot wait. He is famous for his VH1 telivision show, his hit song "Supermodel," his duet with Elton John of "Don't Go Breking My Heart" and his movie roles in "The Brady Bunch," Too Wong Foo.." and "Starrbooty." The winner will receive $20,000 from Absolut Vodka, a spot on their upcoming "Real Fruit" tour, MAC cosmetics, a spread in Paper Mag and a shoot with greg Gorman for l.a. Eyeworks.
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing the most famous drag queen in the world and someone I am lucky to call a friend, the incomparable RuPaul. Let me first state for the record that he is one of the nicest people ever to put on a pair of nine inch heels and he walks better in them than I ever could dream of. He applies his make-up better, his wigs pack more punch than my real hair ever could and with the proper push-up bra, his boobs look bigger than mine. He is also intelligent and thoughtful with a quick wit and a kind heart. (and I am a world class suck-up) On to the Interview, shall we?