1087:
224:
34:
175:
324:
208:
has similar family experiences of rejection, and talked about those stories inspiring the viewers in dealing with their own problems. RuPaul sees LGBTQ people allegorically as
261:
The growth is identified with human life, born in earth but desiring elevation to the air; representing the middle stage between animals and the ultimate reality.
194:. RuPaul’s parents divorced when she was very young and the experience scarred her for years, during which she had to grow through the pain. In an interview with
546:
936:
316:
1143:
420:
191:
449:
294:
1158:
1148:
354:
904:
890:
862:
384:
767:
1118:
686:
479:
1063:
897:
521:
1113:
848:
834:
679:
163:, included are quotes, phrases, advice and insight to help readers navigate the “chaos of modern life”, such as
1138:
781:
693:
640:
120:
212:
growing through adversity; born under mud, growing through water, and then to reach air and light of the sun.
1128:
971:
753:
242:
1123:
1003:
732:
1021:
739:
989:
169:
1153:
1133:
950:
876:
647:
570:
1051:
591:
563:
412:
1056:
1046:
760:
1038:
929:
922:
827:
788:
441:
204:
199:
20:
286:
802:
514:
8:
943:
774:
707:
346:
869:
841:
541:
795:
714:
485:
475:
115:
964:
883:
746:
633:
598:
577:
376:
442:"RuPaul Reveals the Worst Advice He Ever Received: 'Get a Job at the Post Office'"
131:
Workin' It! RuPaul's Guide to Life, Liberty, and the
Pursuit of Style (2010)
1090:
820:
700:
584:
507:
262:
167:, harnessing one’s inner critic, and finding your tribe. Her previous books were
1069:
654:
413:"RuPaul On Childhood, The Power Of Drag And The 'Tenacity Of The Human Spirit'"
237:
198:, RuPaul notes the reason she wrote the book was to give young LGBTQ people a
1107:
489:
209:
190:
and rejection from their parents and families, and society, because of their
156:
144:
82:
68:
57:
229:
661:
626:
619:
377:"RuPaul's New Book 'GuRu' Is Here, a How-To Guide for Living One's Truth"
957:
605:
160:
148:
855:
187:
176:
Workin' It! RuPaul's Guide to Life, Liberty, and the
Pursuit of Style
164:
72:
612:
530:
202:
for their lives. She explained that the queens who competed in
152:
47:
33:
183:
347:"Here's What Fans Can Expect From RuPaul's New Book, 'Guru'"
16:
Autobiography and life guide from
American drag queen RuPaul
195:
499:
317:"Here Are 5 Life Lessons From Rupaul, The Mother Of Drag"
472:
The lotus quest : in search of the sacred flower
219:
265:is an annual celebration commemorating the story.
1105:
937:To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
469:
407:
405:
403:
401:
287:"RuPaul's 'Guru' Tells You All You Need to Know"
374:
344:
1022:RuPaul's What's the Tee? with Michelle Visage
515:
398:
368:
182:She was inspired to write the book to reach
522:
508:
32:
159:, with a foreword by actress and author
1106:
863:Gay for Play Game Show Starring RuPaul
503:
1144:LGBT literature in the United States
905:RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World
891:RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race
314:
13:
14:
1170:
687:RuPaul Presents: The CoverGurlz 2
1159:2018 LGBT-related literary works
1149:African-American autobiographies
1086:
1085:
1064:Mural of Dolly Parton and RuPaul
474:. New York: St. Martin's Press.
222:
680:RuPaul Presents: The CoverGurlz
452:from the original on 2019-05-13
423:from the original on 2019-06-11
387:from the original on 2020-08-15
357:from the original on 2019-06-12
327:from the original on 2019-06-13
297:from the original on 2018-11-22
782:Looking Good, Feeling Gorgeous
775:It's Raining Men... The Sequel
694:Remember Me: Essential, Vol. 1
463:
434:
375:Hornet Networks (2018-10-23).
345:Hornet Networks (2018-04-24).
338:
308:
279:
255:
173:(1995), an autobiography, and
155:. Released in October 2018 by
1:
972:The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
898:RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
272:
243:Social construction of gender
192:sexuality and gender identity
147:and life guide from American
1004:The House of Hidden Meanings
849:RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
835:RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
733:Supermodel (You Better Work)
7:
215:
10:
1175:
754:Don't Go Breaking My Heart
529:
18:
1079:
1031:
1013:
981:
914:
812:
724:
671:
555:
537:
470:Griffiths, Mark. (2013).
126:
114:
106:
98:
88:
78:
64:
53:
43:
31:
1119:American autobiographies
248:
990:Lettin' It All Hang Out
564:Supermodel of the World
170:Lettin' It All Hang Out
1114:2018 non-fiction books
547:Awards and nominations
1139:2010s LGBT literature
1039:Drag Race (franchise)
951:But I'm a Cheerleader
930:The Brady Bunch Movie
923:RuPaul Is: Starbooty!
877:RuPaul's Drag Race UK
648:You're a Winner, Baby
186:youth who often face
21:Guru (disambiguation)
1129:LGBT autobiographies
803:Jealous of My Boogie
768:A Little Bit of Love
19:For other uses, see
1124:HarperCollins books
944:A Very Brady Sequel
708:Essential Christmas
28:
828:RuPaul's Drag Race
672:Compilation albums
205:RuPaul's Drag Race
26:
1101:
1100:
1043:RuPaul's DragCon
796:People Are People
715:Essential, Vol. 3
315:Montero, Roytel.
151:and entrepreneur
136:
135:
99:Publication place
1166:
1089:
1088:
965:Hurricane Bianca
884:AJ and the Queen
747:Back to My Roots
524:
517:
510:
501:
500:
494:
493:
467:
461:
460:
458:
457:
438:
432:
431:
429:
428:
409:
396:
395:
393:
392:
372:
366:
365:
363:
362:
342:
336:
335:
333:
332:
312:
306:
305:
303:
302:
283:
266:
259:
232:
227:
226:
225:
127:Preceded by
90:Publication date
36:
29:
25:
1174:
1173:
1169:
1168:
1167:
1165:
1164:
1163:
1154:Self-help books
1134:Works by RuPaul
1104:
1103:
1102:
1097:
1096:
1075:
1027:
1009:
977:
910:
842:RuPaul's Drag U
821:The RuPaul Show
808:
720:
701:Queen of Queens
667:
641:Christmas Party
551:
533:
528:
498:
497:
482:
468:
464:
455:
453:
440:
439:
435:
426:
424:
411:
410:
399:
390:
388:
373:
369:
360:
358:
343:
339:
330:
328:
313:
309:
300:
298:
285:
284:
280:
275:
270:
269:
263:White Lotus Day
260:
256:
251:
228:
223:
221:
218:
91:
39:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1172:
1162:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1099:
1098:
1095:
1094:
1081:
1080:
1077:
1076:
1074:
1073:
1070:Opaluma rupaul
1066:
1061:
1060:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1041:
1035:
1033:
1029:
1028:
1026:
1025:
1017:
1015:
1011:
1010:
1008:
1007:
1000:
993:
985:
983:
979:
978:
976:
975:
968:
961:
954:
947:
940:
933:
926:
918:
916:
912:
911:
909:
908:
901:
894:
887:
880:
873:
866:
859:
852:
845:
838:
831:
824:
816:
814:
810:
809:
807:
806:
799:
792:
785:
778:
771:
764:
757:
750:
743:
736:
728:
726:
722:
721:
719:
718:
711:
704:
697:
690:
683:
675:
673:
669:
668:
666:
665:
658:
651:
644:
637:
630:
623:
616:
609:
602:
595:
588:
581:
574:
567:
559:
557:
553:
552:
550:
549:
544:
538:
535:
534:
527:
526:
519:
512:
504:
496:
495:
480:
462:
433:
397:
367:
337:
307:
293:. 2018-11-12.
277:
276:
274:
271:
268:
267:
253:
252:
250:
247:
246:
245:
240:
238:Performativity
234:
233:
217:
214:
134:
133:
128:
124:
123:
118:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
100:
96:
95:
92:
89:
86:
85:
80:
76:
75:
66:
62:
61:
55:
51:
50:
45:
41:
40:
37:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1171:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1111:
1109:
1093:
1092:
1083:
1082:
1078:
1072:
1071:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1044:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1036:
1034:
1030:
1024:
1023:
1019:
1018:
1016:
1012:
1006:
1005:
1001:
999:
998:
994:
992:
991:
987:
986:
984:
980:
974:
973:
969:
967:
966:
962:
960:
959:
955:
953:
952:
948:
946:
945:
941:
939:
938:
934:
932:
931:
927:
925:
924:
920:
919:
917:
913:
907:
906:
902:
900:
899:
895:
893:
892:
888:
886:
885:
881:
879:
878:
874:
872:
871:
867:
865:
864:
860:
858:
857:
853:
851:
850:
846:
844:
843:
839:
837:
836:
832:
830:
829:
825:
823:
822:
818:
817:
815:
811:
804:
800:
797:
793:
790:
786:
783:
779:
776:
772:
769:
765:
762:
758:
755:
751:
748:
744:
741:
740:House of Love
737:
734:
730:
729:
727:
723:
717:
716:
712:
710:
709:
705:
703:
702:
698:
696:
695:
691:
689:
688:
684:
682:
681:
677:
676:
674:
670:
664:
663:
659:
657:
656:
652:
650:
649:
645:
643:
642:
638:
636:
635:
631:
629:
628:
624:
622:
621:
617:
615:
614:
610:
608:
607:
603:
601:
600:
596:
594:
593:
589:
587:
586:
582:
580:
579:
575:
573:
572:
568:
566:
565:
561:
560:
558:
556:Studio albums
554:
548:
545:
543:
540:
539:
536:
532:
525:
520:
518:
513:
511:
506:
505:
502:
491:
487:
483:
481:9781429964524
477:
473:
466:
451:
447:
443:
437:
422:
418:
414:
408:
406:
404:
402:
386:
382:
378:
371:
356:
352:
348:
341:
326:
322:
318:
311:
296:
292:
288:
282:
278:
264:
258:
254:
244:
241:
239:
236:
235:
231:
220:
213:
211:
210:lotus flowers
207:
206:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
180:
178:
177:
172:
171:
166:
162:
158:
157:HarperCollins
154:
150:
146:
145:autobiography
142:
141:
132:
129:
125:
122:
119:
117:
113:
109:
105:
102:United States
101:
97:
93:
87:
84:
83:Dey St. Books
81:
77:
74:
70:
69:autobiography
67:
63:
59:
58:autobiography
56:
52:
49:
46:
42:
38:First edition
35:
30:
22:
1084:
1068:
1020:
1002:
996:
995:
988:
970:
963:
956:
949:
942:
935:
928:
921:
903:
896:
889:
882:
875:
868:
861:
854:
847:
840:
833:
826:
819:
713:
706:
699:
692:
685:
678:
660:
653:
646:
639:
632:
625:
618:
611:
604:
597:
590:
583:
576:
569:
562:
471:
465:
454:. Retrieved
445:
436:
425:. Retrieved
417:www.wbur.org
416:
389:. Retrieved
380:
370:
359:. Retrieved
350:
340:
329:. Retrieved
320:
310:
299:. Retrieved
290:
281:
257:
230:LGBTQ portal
203:
181:
174:
168:
139:
138:
137:
130:
94:October 2018
915:Filmography
662:Black Butta
627:Butch Queen
620:Slay Belles
542:Discography
1108:Categories
958:Starrbooty
813:Television
606:Born Naked
456:2019-05-21
446:PEOPLE.com
427:2019-05-21
391:2019-05-21
361:2019-05-21
331:2019-05-21
301:2019-05-21
291:PopMatters
273:References
200:touchstone
161:Jane Fonda
149:drag queen
143:is a 2018
121:0062862995
856:Skin Wars
571:Foxy Lady
490:865098724
188:ostracism
165:self-love
79:Publisher
73:self-help
1091:Category
1014:Podcasts
761:Snapshot
634:American
613:Realness
599:Glamazon
592:Champion
578:Ho Ho Ho
450:Archived
421:Archived
385:Archived
355:Archived
325:Archived
295:Archived
216:See also
179:(2010).
60:, advice
1032:Related
789:WorkOut
725:Singles
585:Red Hot
54:Subject
870:RuPaul
655:Mamaru
531:RuPaul
488:
478:
381:Hornet
351:Hornet
321:Forbes
153:RuPaul
48:RuPaul
44:Author
982:Books
249:Notes
184:LGBTQ
107:Pages
65:Genre
27:GuRu
997:GuRu
486:OCLC
476:ISBN
196:WBUR
140:GuRu
116:ISBN
1052:NYC
110:194
1110::
1057:UK
1047:LA
484:.
448:.
444:.
419:.
415:.
400:^
383:.
379:.
353:.
349:.
323:.
319:.
289:.
71:/
805:"
801:"
798:"
794:"
791:"
787:"
784:"
780:"
777:"
773:"
770:"
766:"
763:"
759:"
756:"
752:"
749:"
745:"
742:"
738:"
735:"
731:"
523:e
516:t
509:v
492:.
459:.
430:.
394:.
364:.
334:.
304:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.