RuPaul Quotes

There are only two types of people in the world. There are the people who understand that this is a matrix, and then there are the people who buy it lock, stock and barrel.

If you look at their voting habits and their eating habits, you realize people are stupid.

I’ve lived my whole life in the life – I’ve lived my whole life doing the thing, I’ve been doing my own thing. And I think my life speaks volumes about what one must do.

my goal is to always come from a place of love …but sometimes you just have to break it down for a motherfucker

My love life has never been of interest to people. Of course I have a love life; I have a real life outside of show business.

When I go out, I’m always dressed up. Not in drag but always prepared to be ‘on.’ Just in case somebody’s going to take a picture. Everyone has a Facebook page, so no matter what, I’m prepared to service the public.

Everyone gets drunk and makes out with the wrong guy sometimes.

It’s true in everything, not just in drag: To be a success, you have to understand the landscape. You have to know thyself, and you have to know your history so that you can draw from people who have figured out the equation you are faced with. It’s not rocket science.

I’ve always been interested in what else is here, what lies beneath.

Life is dangerous. There are no guarantees.

Usually, people who don’t have a broad perspective see gay people as servants – as people who are there to make them look good.

Anybody who can step out of the house with a pair of heels and some lipstick on their lips is my hero.

Haters gonna hate, but here are the only words you need for them. Sashay, away.

I’ve always idolized people who can write songs.

I remember being 14 years old, making a pact with myself. I would never join into the matrix, never join into the status quo, and I would always fight it. It always felt like I was on an operating table and the anesthesia never worked.

In our subconscious, we all know we’re playing roles.

We as gay people get to choose our family and the people we’re around. I am your family. We are a family here.